Originally Posted by GUWonder

Exactly.

As the strip search machines don't detect explosives, they were as good as magic junk from first manufactured unit to-date -- that's despite their favorite Chertoff's claims and regardless of what terrorists were/were not/are/are not looking to introduce.

[Most of that "chatter" and other "information" picked up or used by British intelligence and security services is pretty much useless and probably nothing but innocent people -- in countries near and/or far -- mocking or considering the ineffectiveness in strip search machines being used to try to detect explosives.]

Obsoleted junk indeed. Unfortunately it's obsolete junk that is still being bought.