Becky Davis
06-11-2002, 10:43 PM
Almost 150 years ago, President Lincoln found it necessary to
hire a private investigator, Alan Pinkerton, for protection.
That was the beginning of the Secret Service.
Since that time the federal police authority has grown to a
large number of multi-letter agencies - FBI, CIA, INS, IRS,
DEA, BATF, etc.
Now comes the "Federal Air Transportation Airport Security
Service."
Can't you see them now, these highly trained men and women in
their black outfits with their initials emblazoned in large white
letters across their backs: 'FATASS'?
hire a private investigator, Alan Pinkerton, for protection.
That was the beginning of the Secret Service.
Since that time the federal police authority has grown to a
large number of multi-letter agencies - FBI, CIA, INS, IRS,
DEA, BATF, etc.
Now comes the "Federal Air Transportation Airport Security
Service."
Can't you see them now, these highly trained men and women in
their black outfits with their initials emblazoned in large white
letters across their backs: 'FATASS'?