"I flatly reject the premise that we care at all about the latest Tom Clancy novel a traveler is reading," Knocke said.
Um, no one premised that!
This spokesman offers no explanation why anyone is RECORDING the information; he only explains why they must BE MINDFUL of the information. And the only reason given for being mindful is that Customs is "charged by Congress" to do so. However, he doesn't explain why this is beneficial to anyone's security; I guess such such explanations are the job of the legislative branch, hmm?
Um, no one premised that!
This spokesman offers no explanation why anyone is RECORDING the information; he only explains why they must BE MINDFUL of the information. And the only reason given for being mindful is that Customs is "charged by Congress" to do so. However, he doesn't explain why this is beneficial to anyone's security; I guess such such explanations are the job of the legislative branch, hmm?