tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post3427788055266604075..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Fear Not The Pants BomberNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-38295759644231852382009-12-29T22:41:48.960-08:002009-12-29T22:41:48.960-08:00'our security measures forced the terrorist to...<i>'our security measures forced the terrorist to use unreliable methods'</i><br /><br />If only that was true. There are still major loopholes in air travel security, mainly when it comes to checking for explosives. As one pilots puts it: 'Good luck getting a hobby knife through a concourse checkpoint, while a pocket full of Semtex is unlikely to be noticed.' This is because billions of dollars have been spent on making the general public paranoid (and hence manipulable) by creating hysteria about pocket knives and water bottles, instead of implementing proper 100% screening of cargo (much of which still does not get screened, to mention just one example). Meanwhile, the TSA is urging airlines to force passenger to stay in their seats -- thereby making it interventions like the one from the 'flying Dutchman' less likely... So there is little reason to feel smug about 'our security measures'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com