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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 12:09 am
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Originally Posted by LuvAirFrance
Are the other countries "smarter" or just feel that America is at the center of the global Islamist target, so why pursue a policy for a threat targeted at another nation?
They're smarter.

The so-called "threat" is not only vastly overblown, shoes are a stupid thing to focus on as explosives can be hidden anywhere in or on a person.

The scumbags "in charge" of TSA who overreacted to Richard Reid ought to be caned and sent to prison.
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