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'''Michael Chertoff''' (born November 28, 1953) was the Secretary of [[Homeland Security | U.S. Homeland Security]] including jurisdiction over [[FEMA]] for national disaster management, appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] on January 11, 2005 to succeed [[Tom Ridge]].  Previously, he served as a judge on the [[United States Court of Appeals]] as a [[Federal Prosecutor]], and as Assistant U.S. Attorney General under the [[Bush Administration]].  

'''Michael Chertoff''' (born November 28, 1953) was the Secretary of [[Homeland Security|U.S. Homeland Security]] including jurisdiction over [[FEMA]] for national disaster management, appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] on January 11, 2005 to succeed [[Tom Ridge]].  Previously, he served as a judge on the [[United States Court of Appeals]] as a [[Federal Prosecutor]], and as Assistant U.S. Attorney General under the [[Bush Administration]].  

Michael Chertoff's father Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, was the former leader of the B'nai Israel Congregation in Elizabeth, NJ and his mother, Livia Chertoff, was an El Al flight attendant .  His grandfather was a [[Talmud]]ic scholar.

Michael Chertoff's father Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, was the former leader of the B'nai Israel Congregation in Elizabeth, NJ and his mother, Livia Chertoff, was an El Al flight attendant .  His grandfather was a [[Talmud]]ic scholar.

According to [[Reuters]]:

According to [[Reuters]]:

* On May 29, 2008 Secretary Chertoff said that he would seek to adopt novel Israeli methods, like behavior-detection technologies, to better secure America's airports.

* On May 29, 2008 Secretary Chertoff said that he would seek to adopt novel Israeli methods, like behavior-detection technologies, to better secure America's airports.

* Ben-Gurion International Airport relies heavily on techniques that detect suspicious behavior among travelers. <ref>[http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29854328.htm INTERVIEW-Chertoff keen on Israeli airport security technology, Reuters, May 29, 2008]</ref>

* Ben-Gurion International Airport relies heavily on techniques that detect suspicious behavior among travelers.<ref>[http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29854328.htm INTERVIEW-Chertoff keen on Israeli airport security technology, Reuters, May 29, 2008]</ref>

Chertoff is a high profile advocate for airport [[body scanners]] to protect the flying public from future terror attacks. In a conflict of interest, he never did not volunteer that he is a consultant to a company that makes such equipment. <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/opinion/17pubed.html?ref=todayspaper The Sources’ Stake in the News, New York Times, January 16, 2010]</ref>

Chertoff is a high profile advocate for airport [[body scanners]] to protect the flying public from future terror attacks. In a conflict of interest, he never did not volunteer that he is a consultant to a company that makes such equipment.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/opinion/17pubed.html?ref=todayspaper The Sources’ Stake in the News, New York Times, January 16, 2010]</ref>

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==See Also==

==See also==

:[http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/biography_0116.shtm Department of Homeland Security biography]

:[http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/biography_0116.shtm Department of Homeland Security biography]

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