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I agree. I think most of it is for show anyway. If we're waiting on airport security to keep us safe, then we've waited too long.

Well to really nail down and put an end to that particular threat, airports around the world with flights destined for the US would grind to a halt, causing chaos and nobody would get anywhere, so the bad guys would have won. There is a fine balance between normality and security.

http://tampabay.com/news/publicsafet...isoner/1060697 Quote: TAMPA — A five-year officer with Tampa police resigned Friday after an internal affairs investigation revealed he was unaware a prisoner escaped from his car until another officer told him. [the officer] said the prisoner was there [in the vehicle], but when the officer shined his flashlight, he only saw two sandals in the back seat. He didn't immediately radio dispatchers...

Quote: Originally Posted by Evil Homer Well, since the Abdulmutallab story has broken I haven't seen much on the subject here. This attempt definitely highlighted some of the major issues concerning sharing within the intelligence community and other countries. We still have a long way to go before we're effectively integrated, and I think it's one of the most important issues that we need to address. We have plenty of...

OK, so somebody got through. On the whole, that's not bad. Holiday season, more folks traveling than usual, holes in the system, one gets through. Because of heightened security world-wide, no damage was done, other than to the fumble-fingered knuckle head who was wiling to blow his genitals sky high, and he was subdued by alert passengers. Rather than pointing fingers all around, why not attempt to identify the problem and take steps to...

Bottom line: We have never been able to keep drugs or illegal aliens out of this country. What makes us think we can keep bombs out? We are no safer today than we were on Sept 10th, 2001.