L. Neil Smith's
THE LIBERTARIAN ENTERPRISE
Number 187, August 19, 2002
IN MEMORIAM, SAMMY AND VICKI

BARNEY'S BULLET

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For years, the government touted federal air marshals as the best of the best -- an "elite corps" of undercover officers trained to stop hijackings on commercial flights.
[...]
But today, after rushing to hire thousands of new marshals, the program is so beset with problems that sources say at least 80 marshals have quit, and other marshals say they are considering a class-action lawsuit over working conditions that they fear put travelers at risk.

Air marshal program in disarray, insiders say
By Blake Morrison, USA TODAY

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