Truth is Stranger than (Science) Fiction

Surgically implanting explosives and weapons? Sounds more like sci-fi than reality, but the TSA doesn't subscribe to this reality thing. What a bunch of thugs. I hope the US defaults and crashes hard if only to see these power-hungry control freaks taken down.

Bad news for those of you who've recently had surgery and are planning on flying soon, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has gained a renewed interest in implanted explosive devices:

Terrorists intent on striking commercial aircraft have shown renewed interest in surgically implanting explosives or explosive components in humans to conduct attacks, a U.S. security official tells CNN.
The idea of implanting bombs has been discussed in the past, but the United States has obtained fresh intelligence about the desire of terrorists, and there is new intelligence about a possible technique that could be used, according to the official, who declined to elaborate.

The officials declined to elaborate because there full of shit by the way. What's really ironic here is the fact that those fancy expensive naked body scanners can't pick up implanted devices. To me that indicates once again that any security device you implement can be bypassed because humans are ingenuity creatures and will find ways around any system designed by other humans. So what will the new method of screening for implanted devices be? Who knows, the TSA certainly isn't giving any details:

"As a precaution, passengers flying from international locations to U.S. destinations may notice additional security measures in place. These measures are designed to be unpredictable, so passengers should not expect to see the same activity at every international airport," Kimball said.
Measures may include interaction with passengers, in addition to the use of other screening methods such as pat-downs and the use of enhanced tools and technologies, he said.

At least they're making up excuses for their inconsistencies now. Either way they apparently are going to start doing exactly the same thing they've been doing, violating your civil rights to put on their security theater.
The TSA isn't happy until you've been humiliated and beaten down into complete and docile obedience. Agents working for the TSA are generally people with a desire to have power over others but lack the motivation, education, or skills required to become a police officer. Instead of putting work into becoming an actual police officer TSA agents take the easy road to fulfill their authoritarian desires. They offer not security as evident by the numerous incidents of people getting onto planes with firearms, explosives, and other verboten goods.
Establishing the TSA was yet another classic example of the government doing something easy instead of fixing the problem. It's easier to dump a shit ton of money into hiring actors and obtaining stage props for security theater than it is to secure airplanes against attack. I'm just waiting for the day when the TSA decides they're going to randomly perform cavity searches on airline customers, or maybe some on the spot invasive surgery to check for implanted explosives.

More: http://christopherburg.com/2011/07/07/dont-fly-if-youve-recently-had-surgery/