Oakland airport "found legitimate" in troop treatment

[Little-Acorn]

Meaning, they didn't actually break any laws while treating our troops like dirt.

You can always count on people of the southpaw persuasion, to hide behind "laws" when doing something especially reprehensible. Their devotion to Big Government as the center of their lies, is complete and pervasive.

"Since the government didn't FORCE me to treat them any better than that, that means it's perfectly fine. I don't need to worry about anything else."

If a bunch of terrorists in Gitmo had been denied food, bathroom facilities etc. after a long flight, want to guess how these people would have reacted? How many think the leftist screamers would have simply let it go with "Well, the Gitmo guards didn't break any laws, no big deal."?

And these people think they are the best ones to run our country (including the military)?

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http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/...35/1002/NATION

Airport found legitimate in troop treatment

By Audrey Hudson
January 31, 2008

The Oakland International Airport did not break any laws or regulations when it denied 200 Marines and soldiers access to the passenger terminal during a layover last year from Iraq to the troops' home base in Hawaii, the Transportation Department says.

Calvin L. Scovell III, the department's inspector general, blamed the mix-up on security concerns and a communication failure between the Defense Department and the Homeland Security Department.

The contract to allow military layovers at the California airport "did not require that military personnel have access to the airport terminal; it only required that military personnel be allowed to deplane and stretch their legs on stops lasting over one hour," said a report released yesterday to House lawmakers who requested an investigation into the matter.

The Sept. 27 layover was the last stop for fuel and food, but the troops, who were returning from a tour in Iraq, were denied access to food and bathroom facilities.

A Marine reported the incident to Rep. John L. Mica, Florida Republican and ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and said it "felt like being spit on."

Airport officials were concerned that the flight's ground staff could not provide "an adequate level of escort and control of such a large group of military personnel in or around the terminal area," the inspector's report said.

The report also said the Homeland Security and Defense departments have no coordinated policy to conduct security screenings or a communications process to allow the Marines and soldiers in passenger terminals.

The review also found "miscommunication about the proper storage and safeguarding of weapons carried on board aircraft during the layover" and that the airport "could not confirm that weapons [on the plane] would be secured and safeguarded in accordance with Department of Defense regulations and that the Marines and soldiers would leave their weapons on board."

[uscitizen]

Liberals run our airports ?
On another thread we were just discussing how dereg had helped the airlines and such.

[cawacko]

Liberals run our airports ?
On another thread we were just discussing how dereg had helped the airlines and such.

The Port of Oakland, which is run by the city, owns the Oakland Airport. The airlines do not own the Oakland Airport. This is not an example of deregulation. But to answer your other question liberals run Oakland and therefore they do run the Oakland Airport.

[Blackflag]

cry more?

[uscitizen]

The Port of Oakland, which is run by the city, owns the Oakland Airport. The airlines do not own the Oakland Airport. This is not an example of deregulation. But to answer your other question liberals run Oakland and therefore they do run the Oakland Airport.

And of course the oakland ariport is exempt from FAA and Homeland security regs and such ?

I read the article and it seems that consusion over weapons storage and homeland security concerns were the issue. Yep all liberal things.

seems like the military could take better care of their own.

[Bonestorm]

That's a pretty awkward headline. Oakland airport "found legitimate?" Was legitimate lost? And what the fuck was legitimate doing in troop treatment in the first place? I told him a million times to stay out of there!

[Epicurus]

That's a pretty awkward headline. Oakland "found legitimate?" Was legitimate lost? And what the fuck was legitimate doing in troop treatment in the first place? I told him a million times to stay out of there!

LOL.

My thoughts exactly.