Australian Government secretive on airport radiation scanners
public health and security experts remain divided on the risks of radiation exposure and whether the machines provide anything more than “security theatre”….no material has been released for public discussion.
Controversial body scanners set for airport security Karen Dearne The Australian February 22,THE Gillard government is preparing to introduce virtual strip-search scanners at airports despite unresolved privacy issues and fears about the $28.5 million program.
The Office of Transport Security has revealed the controversial backscatter X-ray machines used to screen air travellers are considered fit for use despite an international backlash after embarrassed passengers realised staff were examining the “naked” images.
While the technology is being used in several US and British airports, public health and security experts remain divided on the risks of radiation exposure and whether the machines provide anything more than “security theatre”.
In Australia, the government has yet to decide whether body scanners will be used on children, while passengers with physical difficulties “preventing them holding the required pose for a specified period of time” cannot be screened.
“The Transport department is liaising with the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency about body scanners using backscatter X-ray,” the OTS has told Senate estimates hearings……
The OTS did not address questions put by NSW Liberal Senator Bill Heffernan about claims that body scanners “gave the illusion of safety without actually making us safer”…..
the program has not been rolled out in a rush to meet the original January deadline.
The federal Information Commissioner’s office has been paid more than $200,000 to conduct consultations and provide advice to the OTS.
But although some stakeholder forums have been held, no material has been released for public discussion.
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I am Australian and so far we don’t have the scanners, but the plan to install them across the country is going to be past in parliament; if , WE the PEOPLE don’t stop them.
I am asking for help from everyone to organise national rallies and partition signing.
So we can actually get off our …and do something about our choices to SAY NO TO further humiliation, molestation, health destruction and the giving up of our power to the NWO governments.
I am sick and tired of the SHEEPLE who continue to talk about how the Gov is protecting us against terrorists when it is as clear as day that the GOV has masterminded 911, London Bombings, ETC… and are using weather modification technology to create a false terror, perpetual wars, Global warming/disasters and WE THE SHEEPLE, simply baaa!!!! BAAAA!!! and roll into line to take any form of abuse.
Please let’s get together now and organise nationwide rallies and partitions.
PS: The question is not even about the amount of radiation exposure anymore, it is much bigger than the obvious health implications; it is about conditioning us to and get used to authority whilst be subserviant. One just needs to look at the horro cases coming out of the US on how people are being treated, when they choose to OPT out of the scanner. Take teh john Tyner case as a simple example. I rest my case!
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Why is no one doing anything? Why has there been no public consultation? Or even talk about these scam machines? They are going to make them compulsory in Sydney in 3 weeks from now. And compulsory in Melbourne 3 weeks after the 1st of September. Why is no one doing anything? We all laughed at the Americans being fondled because they wouldn’t go through them. Now they are going to do it here? This is corruption to the extreme.
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