9/11 Responders To Be Warned They Will Be Screened By FBI's Terrorism Watch List

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9/11 Responders To Be Warned They Will Be Screened By FBI's Terrorism Watch List (EXCLUSIVE)

Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- A provision in the new 9/11 health bill may be adding insult to injury for people who fell sick after their service in the aftermath of the 2001 Al Qaeda attacks, The Huffington Post has learned.

The tens of thousands of cops, firefighters, construction workers and others who survived the worst terrorist assault in U.S. history and risked their lives in its wake will soon be informed that their names must be run through the FBI’s terrorism watch list, according to a letter obtained by HuffPost.

Any of the responders who are not compared to the database of suspected terrorists would be barred from getting treatment for the numerous, worsening ailments that the James Zadroga 9/11 Health And Compensation Law was passed to address.

It’s a requirement that was tacked onto the law during the bitter debates over it last year.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/21/911-responders-screened-for-terror-ties_n_852198.html

Bush's head of the EPA was Christine Todd Whitman.
She lied and told the rescue workers the air was safe when she knew it wasn't.
Now she lies for the nuclear industry.
She is a paid shill who works for a front company called CASEnergy (Clean And Safe Energy).
Fukushima has made it obvious that nuclear energy is neither clean nor safe.

[Lorien]

1. How can ANYONE who would do this to first responders have any chance at reelection?

Seriously; if you are a politician who doesn't use this against an opponent or opponent's party during your bid for office, then you deserve to lose.

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2. Yep. It's remarkably typical of the so-called 'post 911' world

the government has made it very clear that they view the US populace with disdain, and that we should just shut up and submit to whatever non-sense they happen to be peddling that day.

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6. It was a Republican amendment

Rep. Cliff Stearns(Fla)

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3. Spot the Terrorist!

Another exciting round of....Spot the Terrorist!

Now I ask the studio audience: Who's the terrorist?

Behind Door #1, we have the men and women who were the first responders to the 9/11 tragedy. Many of these people worked for months amid the wreckage at the disaster site. Many also lost close relatives and/or friends on that day.

Behind Door #2, we have a cabal of freaks, cowards, and garden variety scum of the earth who question not only the most basic of civil rights of these responders, but also the political, religious, or ethic heritage of the same.

Well, ladies and Gentlemen! Spot the Terrorists!

[Old and In the Way]

4. I guess I just don't understand the political mindset of those that would propose and vote for this

POS. What possible motive do they have to punish these people? Absolutely shameful. The message here is, if they'd be willing to do this to these people, there's no one safe from the petty vindictiveness of these people.

[CoffeeCat]

5. I'll tell you EXACTLY why they're doing this...

(my earlier response in a thread about this)

...to get us accustomed to "terrorism screening becoming a part of how the US government disseminates monies or services
with ALL entitlement programs.

Because ultimately, they want to do this to people who receive money from social programs--such as
welfare, food stamps, unemployment, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

This is part of how the safety net comes tumbling down, my friends. We're accustomed to innocent, everyday
citizens ending up on the no-fly lists. That same thing will happen to entitlement recipients--and just like
the no-fly list--you will be denied and there will be no recourse.

So, you're right. It doesn't make sense. Why in the hell would our government assume that selfless ambulance drivers
or courageous firefighters would be terrorists who rushed in to save lives at Ground Zero?

OUR GOVERNMENT DOESN'T ASSUME THAT, BECAUSE IT'S RIDICULOUS.

Very soon, it will start happening to other social programs.

You want your unemployment check--ooops, you have to go through anti-terrorist screening first! And if you
have ANY problem whatsoever, our government will be able to say this to you:

"THOSE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SAVED LIVES ON 9/11 DIDN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SCREENING, WHY IN THE
HELL ARE YOU? THOSE COURAGEOUS FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS WHO PRACTICALLY FOUGHT FOR THIS
COUNTRY TO FIGHT TERRORISM ON 9/11 ARE OK WITH THIS SCREENING---BUT YOU (LOWLY UNEMPLOYED WORKER,
LAZY FOOD STAMP RECIPIENT OR SOCIAL SECURITY HANDOUT RECIPIENT) HAVE THE GALL TO QUESTION THIS?"

Anyone daring to question this will be pinned as a low-life scumbag, pro-terrorist jerk with something
to hide.

This is how they begin dismantling it all. Oh we chuckled that Ted Kennedy was on it, or that an eight-year old was
mistakenly listed as a known terrorist and prevented from going to Disneyland. We're accustomed to everyday US citizens
erroneously being included on terrorist lists.

This is how they will deny entitlements to a certain percentage of US citizens.