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U.S. Aims to Reduce Air Marshalls
The Transportation Security Administration wants to reduce the number of air marshals to save money, even as the government is warning about the possibility al-Qaida may try more suicide hijackings.Good timing, guys. The TSA is seeking approval from Congress to cut $104 million from the air marshal program to help offset a $900 million budget shortfall. Itâs unclear how many of the estimated several thousand air marshal jobs would be affected. "When we are faced with more priorities than we have funding to support, we have to go through a process of trying to address the most urgent needs," TSA spokesman Robert Johnson said. Sounds like a ploy to get even more money. News of the air marshal program cutbacks come as the Department of Homeland Security is warning of the possibility of hijackings. Like I said, timing. Posted by: Steve 2003-07-30 |
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