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Old May 23, 2007, 4:29 am
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seoulmanjr
 
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Originally Posted by chobby100
If the product does what it says it does why aren't airports, airlines, TSA snapping these things up?
The same reason why passengers in the U.S. keep dumping their water bottles and hair gel, but Japan and China are installing machines that actually test for liquid explosives. And no, it isn't funding -- we haven't even spent a lot of what is/was alloted. It is pure, blinding ineptitude.

There are more recent articles, but this one has a quote I love:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...&type=politics
"'I don't have any criticisms of anyone,' said Kip Hawley, the assistant secretary for transportation security.'"

peace,
~Ben~
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