And remember, readers, this is all based on a damnable lie!
"High-tech ID cards rolling out at ports; Devices aid security at sensitive areas" by Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff | October 6, 2008
New England's ports will become the first in the nation to phase in high-tech identification cards for port workers, adding another layer of security to areas once considered this country's most vulnerable to terrorism.
Security = TYRANNY! See: The Language of Zionism
"The concept itself provides a great level of assurance that the people who have unescorted access to our ports have met federal standards," said George Naccara, the Boston-based federal security director for the Transportation and Security Administration. Those standards include an extensive background check carried out by the TSA.
While the Transportation Worker Identification Credential card is in use in ports in Louisiana, Florida, and other parts of the country, New England's ports have the earliest compliance deadline, Oct. 15. Beginning that date, workers who don't carry the card will either be turned away or escorted to their destinations, officials with the TSA and the Massachusetts Port Authority said last week.
The scannable card serves as proof that a background check has been performed and it contains features aimed at preventing misuse. In addition to a photograph, the card contains a smart chip that carries a copy of the holder's fingerprint. Port and delivery workers, cargo handlers, and other employees who must venture into sensitive or secure areas will be required to submit to a fingerprint scan before entering those locations. The scanning machine will automatically perform a match analysis with the fingerprint embedded in the smart chip.
The TSA, an agency under the Department of Homeland Security, is working to get the system operational across the country by April 15, the national compliance deadline. Jim McNamara, spokesman for the International Longshoreman's Association, which represents about 45,000 cargo loaders and other port workers from Maine to Texas, said concerns raised by union workers about the cards have been "hammered out" in talks with Homeland Security officials. --more--"
