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  1. Watch for the 'let's ban general aviation' crowd again...
  2. Woman gets by security by squeezing between metal detector and bag screener
  3. ID check workers now concerned with size of carry-ons?
  4. Extra SSSS for plus size passenger?
  5. A new TSA record as DL 4295 pax have to re-board 3 times before flight.
  6. WSJ : Airport Security Fines Under Scrutiny
  7. Crotch grabbing - it's really gone too far now
  8. Incompetent SFO clowns miss knife and mace
  9. 32 Screeners Fired at EWR
  10. Bonehead Security of the Week Award...
  11. Aren't air marshalls supposed to be incognito?
  12. AA flight with Knife on board returned to ORD
  13. Nail Files are Dangerous!!
  14. How about those TSA?
  15. Discovery of small knife sends Rome-bound AA plane back to Chicago
  16. New security scanner at MIA
  17. Curious: Toy Guns
  18. Filled lighters now allowed in checked luggage
  19. Dallas ATC Routinely Covered Up Controller Errors
  20. The Latest on Lighters...now ok in carry ons in boxes?
  21. Pittsburgh security lines worst in the country
  22. NRT gets the shoe carnival done right
  23. Taking computer hardrives on planes?
  24. Yet another "Tale of Airport Security": Don't go to Morocco!
  25. Your DHS fees at work: Goat show agro-terrorism preparedness exercise!!
  26. Proper Laptop Etiquette at Security Checkpoints
  27. It's still a crime to carry large sums of money in an airport
  28. Can contract ID checkers record your info?
  29. Remembering what's important
  30. What happened in ATL on Sat 6/18/05?
  31. Masses starting to get miffed with TSA
  32. Wallet removal required?
  33. Your chance to participate in the Formation of a lobbying group
  34. Privact Act Compliance Challenge
  35. Passenger's Audi key confiscated as "prohibited item" at DFW
  36. AP: Feds collect data on air travelers
  37. Bombardier Prez cites TSA "Humiliation" for sales bump
  38. Mandatory Secondary at BWI - Shoe removal Questions
  39. Man denied boarding at XNA and detained
  40. Emergency Landings When Countries Don't Have Formal Relations
  41. Ssss
  42. "International security check" and being onboard 30 minutes prior to departure
  43. Another gem from the TS/S' favorite airport
  44. Look what TSA let thru at ABQ
  45. DHS to look into Privacy Act compliance
  46. Columnist Calls Airport Security "Grand Illusion"
  47. Schengen
  48. New Here - Question about SSSS
  49. JFK-SEA flight makes emergency landing at ORD
  50. "They've complained to the serious-looking handlers and told them to cheer up"
  51. Revised Rules from Dept. of Homeland [In]Security
  52. Lost ID -- Traveling all week
  53. Barefeet, Security Lines and UA
  54. JFK-SEA flight diverted to ORD: suspicious item
  55. Baggage screening at EWR terminal B: Bag bypassed CTX!?!?
  56. FAM diverts airplane either out of MCO or into DCA this weekend?
  57. I just poured water on my head
  58. Car Key Taken By Security
  59. BOS: Retaliatory Secondary for talking!
  60. Five guys tried to rob me today in Istanbul...
  61. US vs Canadian Immigration
  62. UK Security getting as bad as US
  63. Changed to SSSS why?
  64. Why did an expired liscense get an automatic SSSS....
  65. TSA Temperature Probe...
  66. Unmarked water bottles a no-no?
  67. Senators: DCA General Aviation Proposal "Too Restrictive"
  68. Delays caused by Thunder at Schiphol
  69. Why must inter-terminal transfers require one to Exit the "secure area"???
  70. US backing off on biometric passport
  71. Bag matching
  72. "You've committed a felony" -- bread knives
  73. Memphis FSD Office
  74. Man With Stained Chain Saw Let in to U.S.
  75. ATL Overflow Screening
  76. Drug Case Dropped
  77. Carry on incorrectly "tested postive" 3X's at JFK - What can i expect?
  78. Anthem of Deception (a song I wrote)
  79. Slate Article:"Terminal Futility" by Hitchens
  80. Required to take shoes off at secondary?
  81. Metal Plates in Body
  82. LGA baggage handler naps, wakes up at DTW
  83. "Easy Ways to Fix Airline Security" - report on study done by DHS
  84. Found this in the Disability Travel thread
  85. Sir, please take your ID out of your wallet
  86. Orlando airport to begin using voluntary biometric ID to bypass security
  87. Flying with silverware
  88. Virgin Flight is diverted
  89. Canadians unhappy with the USA over Passenger Lists
  90. Two people crossing metal detector together
  91. Police Officers Can Carry Firearms On Commercial Flights?
  92. Ballad of the Weary Traveler!
  93. Has Chertoff shut down the shoe carnival?
  94. What happens if you forget to turn off your cell phone??
  95. Junk article in today's New York Times
  96. My shoes may set the detectors off this time around
  97. What checks do you get if you've visited a farm/ranch outside the US?
  98. Yet another diversion -- this one over the Pacific
  99. Thin-Skinned TSA Official Calls USA Today Story Dirty Word
  100. Wow. One-way ticket without SSSS
  101. Two attempt boarding with guns and fake IDs!
  102. Any more Screening-free airports?
  103. Back to the skies after a 5 week home stretch
  104. If you were assigned 2D/F... would you pick another seat because of FSM risk?
  105. US To Equip Passenger Jets With Laser Missile Defense
  106. EWR question
  107. Shouldn't we be able to lock our bags?
  108. Welcome On Board [Requires Sound]
  109. Words You'd Love to Hear from the TSA
  110. TSA getting it's wings clipped?
  111. Need to provide ID to make complaint?
  112. Britain may impose "knife control"
  113. Baggage Locking Guidance
  114. In-Flight Cell Phones Called "Security Threat"
  115. Banned Airport Items May Cost You Big Bucks
  116. DFW to revamp security lines
  117. Some EWR screeners moving to Teterboro
  118. Are airport employees exempt from the shoe carnival?
  119. Chertoff: "Get used to biometric tests"
  120. Expert Says Fingerprinting Won't Work
  121. Modest Proposal
  122. 3 PIT TSA officials step down.......
  123. US Immigration "whats your United.com password?"
  124. NBC11 (San Jose) story on No-Fly list
  125. Let's get this straight.
  126. your thoughts on in-flight sexual harassment
  127. Why won't the TSA allow us to shrink-wrap our bags?
  128. If anyone asks you why you lock your luggage, tell them about Schapelle Corby!
  129. DHS wants to shoot down planes over DC
  130. Ousted from 1C to 13A (last row); what's going on?
  131. Hobbling the DHS with patriotism
  132. Plan to ban photography in NYC Subways Abandoned
  133. "We are mere private citizens from a small Pennsylvania town..."
  134. Steel plate in body - TSA always requires full search
  135. Australia safe .... from talcum powder
  136. Former DTW TSA Screener could be sentenced for lying on job app
  137. "Please proceed for continuous screening"? (Curiosity)
  138. Maine Airport Has Key Role in Terror War
  139. USA paranoia makes Saudi business visits very difficult
  140. House votes to slash DCA no-pee rule to 15 minutes
  141. Wine, corkscrews and screwed up priorities - An FA's POV
  142. US authorities diverts Alitalia's Boston flight
  143. Six illegal immigrants arrested after landing at Cannon [AFB]
  144. TSA cleans inside of my bag with ETD swab
  145. Inconsistent policies regarding window shades...
  146. Another diverson
  147. TSA change: Lighters without fuel OK in baggage
  148. Gaping hole?
  149. A new TSA "toy"
  150. Carnival at ABE?
  151. An outsiders view
  152. So who found 'The Wizzinator' in NFL Players bag?
  153. Risk analysis, security, terrorism
  154. Camera case not allowed through security
  155. Bad travel advice on the news ...
  156. New "Puffers" at LAX
  157. Ridge: White House forced me to raise Threat Level
  158. U.S. Diverts Flight From France
  159. Iris scanning to begin at MCO
  160. Umbrella Carnival Today at DCA
  161. Will they shoot it down?
  162. US Embassy security
  163. Mounting evacuations add to fliers' list of frustrations
  164. Ticketed name is Middle,Last vs First,Middle,Last - problem?
  165. Hopeful About Nominee for New TSA Head Honcho?
  166. Is the Carnival shifting into high gear?
  167. Breakout Thread: Please list your poor experiences with the TSA at EWR
  168. Reading the ticket sleeve
  169. Lighters, Lighters everywhere,,,,and nary a "terrorist" in sight...
  170. Real ID = national ID
  171. TSA too nosy during SSSS
  172. questioned by a fam
  173. Stick-on SSSS?
  174. Airports balk at hiring private screeners
  175. New head of TSA
  176. Screening friendly clothes
  177. Security We Need; Attitude We Don't
  178. Guitar case not OK for carryon- SFO
  179. SEA now third in airport theft claims
  180. Congress poised to smite DHS’ technology programs
  181. Operation Atlas: simulated hijacking on Saturday at Logan
  182. Got my first SSSS yesterday, does this mean it's forever
  183. "Privatize The TSA"
  184. DHS can suspend US law to build border fence
  185. Airline Passenger Injuries From Turbulence Decline
  186. Anybody Have a Blank Complaint Form?
  187. Rent-A-Cop Security Requirements
  188. The Bad guy have won.........
  189. U.S. asks for more data on travelers
  190. Your next driver's license will be more of a headache than a last minute passport
  191. Report: Airport Screeners Lack Training(AP)
  192. Idea: ETDing SSSS passengers?
  193. Arming of Pilots Hits Turbulence
  194. Why are TSA screeners exempt?
  195. TSA Official Says “Airport Screeners Unfairly Blamed“
  196. Metal knives and EWR Terminal C
  197. When was the last time you had to go thru 2ndary screening?
  198. TSA policy on smoke hoods?
  199. Pittsburgh TSA officials being probed
  200. Shoes in DTW
  201. SSSS Double Whammy
  202. PDX - Alaska Air check-in
  203. Dallas Airport Puts in New Bag-Scan System
  204. Rejected at Passport Control. Does the TSA dislike my Shoe Carnival posts?
  205. Why are my golf clubs opened EVERY TIME?!?!?
  206. What do you think of the IAH 'Airport Rangers' program?
  207. A modest proposal re: FAMs
  208. Don't mess with the Aussies...
  209. My Name always raises extra questions at immigration...anything I can do?
  210. How much Insect Repellent is permitted on board?
  211. Healtchare--TSA Style
  212. I travel with test equipment...TSA asks questions
  213. can't wait in security lines with disabled kid
  214. DSM Security Breach
  215. Passport with Maiden Name?
  216. Member of Saudi prince's entourage was banned from flight to Dallas by DHS!
  217. conspiracy theory
  218. Which Domestic US Airports Consistently Have The Longest TSA Security Lines??
  219. Wired News: Feds Rethinking RFID Passport
  220. List of slow FC checkpoints / secret fast checkpoints
  221. UA flight diverted to ORD because of suspicious passenger
  222. NPR story on "No Fly" list
  223. How to get a bag fixed replaced that TSA broke?
  224. Some US Security Chafe Under Speech Limits
  225. 409?
  226. Air Marshalls Break Hiring Drought
  227. New people scanner at LAS
  228. Pssst! Anyone want a blank gate pass?
  229. Where did thread go?
  230. Security Roadblock at Hoover Dam
  231. Clam Diggers to patrol perimeter at Boston-Logan
  232. Today's Terminal Dump is brought to you by AA's portion of Terminal B at BOS!
  233. 135,000 lighters collected in first 4 days
  234. Thanks to the TSA supervisor in LEX!
  235. Not sure where to post this
  236. Are TSA Screeners Have Any Discretion or Decisions they can Make?
  237. What is SSSS?
  238. ALERT!! They swabbed my HANDS at LAS!!
  239. Shoe bombs with no way to light them
  240. Missouri HB 359 -- Failure to Provide ID
  241. Tales from the Field: A Primer on Asian Security
  242. SOP on Shoe Removal: "Screener's choice."
  243. Cooling Off the TS/S Forum
  244. Penguins forced through WTMD @ DEN (w/ pics)
  245. Meeting up in CDG airport again.
  246. Passenger Lists Sought For Flights Over U.S.
  247. SF cop accused of ogling women on duty
  248. Remember the KLM flight? Look what it has wrought...
  249. Argued with TSA at EWR C, and I WON!!!!!
  250. What is it with DEN lately?

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