Sunday, November 28, 2010

Body scanners are more dangerous than Feds admit...

The growing outrage over the Transportation Security Administration’s new policy of backscatter scanning of airline passengers and “enhanced pat-downs” brings to mind these wise words from President Ronald Reagan: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.’”

So, what is all the concern really about — will these radiation scanners increase your risk of cancer or other diseases? A group of scientists and professors from the University of California at San Francisco voiced their concern to Obama’s science and technology adviser John Holdren in a well-stated letter back in April.

The group included experts in radiation biology, biophysics, and imaging, who expressed “serious concerns” about the “dangerously high” dose of radiation to the skin. More...

Don't miss:
  1. Airport body scanners 'could give you cancer', 
  2. Body-scanner makers spent millions on lobbying...
  3. TSA officer parades traveller through handcuffed... 
  4. Dr. Russell Blaylock: forced vaccinations, government and the public interest.

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