From DRUDGE "Thought Police" in Russia

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2005: "'Thought police' patrol Russian transport hubs Wed Jun 08 2005 11:35:43 ET Police officers specializing in mental and physical profiling of criminal suspects will patrol airports and train stations in Russia under measures against terrorist and other crimes during the summer tourist season, ITAR-TASS news agency said Wednesday. 'Dozens of plainclothes officers are currently on duty at airports and train stations and public gathering places,' the news agency quoted First Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Chekalin as saying following a meeting of law enforcement officers in the southern Russian city of Tuapse. 'These police officers have special training in psychology and physiognomy,' Chekalin said. 'By observing behavior, appearance, hand baggage and contact with others, they can quickly spot a person intent on committing a crime, carrying out a terrorist attack, an extremist act or other serious crimes.' Russia was shaken by a string of attacks last August and September, including the simultaneous downing of two passenger jets in different parts of the country, a rush-hour suicide bomb attack outside a busy Moscow metro and the Beslan school hostage tragedy. END"