Let me just put this out there: I'm wholly opposed to the use of the WBI scanner as a means of primary screening.

But my question for the experts out there is this: How does this machine distinguish between a maxi pad, adult diaper, tampon and a package of explosives packed in the form of any of the above?

For example, couldn't a terrorist (or drug mule for that matter) simply empty out the padding contained in the above and supplant it with the powder explosives (or cocaine) and be on their merry way?

And if the above is true, as a woman, can I expect to be greeted with the same kinds of inquiries I get from my OB-GYN at the end of the WMI scanner? And will the screener be satisfied with my answer? Or will even more intimate details (i.e. physical proof) have to be forthcoming?