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“Sometimes something just makes you think holy cow, why didn’t I suspect something was up?” Juanita says among the curlers, hair dryers, and hair spray of the beauty salon on a busy Friday afternoon.

“Come to find out, Michael Chertoff – yes, THAT Michael Chertoff – is making money off these full body scanners at the airport.  We should have known, dammit,” she stomps.

Heading up the renewed push for those controversial, clothes-penetrating scanners at airports is former homeland security secretary Michael Chertoff. His consulting firm represents companies who make the scanners, but you wouldn’t know it from reading the papers.

“Okay, so Chertoff is pushing for the scanners and Chertoff is making money every time one is bought.  No wonder people think there’s a conspiracy around ever corner.  Come to find out, most times there is,” she says.

Thanks to T.K. for the heads-up on this one.