Grant Goodman, an 81-year-old retired University of Kansas history professor, drew attention to the policy after a letter he received from a colleague in the Philippines was opened and resealed by Customs and Border Protection, and only then sent on to him.
“[A]ll mail originating outside United States Customs territory that is to be delivered inside U.S. Customs territory is subject to Customs examination,” says the Customs and Border Protection’s website, according to Reuters.
“We respect privacy and always keep that at the forefront, but at the same time we need to make sure we do our job in keeping U.S. citizens safe,” said Suzanne Trevino, a spokeswoman for the customs agency, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, Reuters reported.
In the words of Ari Fleischer: watch what you say, watch what you do.
That there are no comments on this posting … no outrage, no commentary. Then again, I don’t have any substantive things to say other than I’m more depressed now than I was before reading it.