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harvey007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-10 05:14 PM
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Sullenberger opposes airport body scanners
Source: ABC News

Hero Bay Area pilot Sully Sullenberger is adding his voice to growing opposition among pilots and flight attendants to those airport body scanners.

They're concerned about the radiation they're exposed to each time they go through the devices. The levels are much lower than a normal X-ray, but if you travel a lot, it can build up.

"I think it's unnecessary for the flight crew to go through them first, and second, I think it poses some radiation risk," said Sullenberger.

Read more: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/national_world&id=7785108



Related news:

http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/12/protesting-airport-body-scanners-privacy-group-sues-tsa/
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theoldman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-10 05:17 PM
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1. How about a pat down for crew?
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-10 05:18 PM
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2. First he testified on congress reg. pilot working conditions. Now this? I get the feeling
the media will drop him like a bad habit.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-10 06:01 PM
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3. The repukes tried to recruit him to run in CA11
and he spurned them. :thumbsup:

Dem Jerry McNerney has apparently won re-election over the district-hopping slimeball they ended up with by around 1,000 votes. Sully likely would have won.
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Joe Chi Minh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-10 07:53 PM
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4. By the mere fact of their constantly flying, they are already being constantly
bombarded with abnormally high levels of radiation.
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awoke_in_2003 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-10 08:02 PM
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5. which is why one would not want...
more added to the mix.
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