Originally Posted by
jkhuggins
With respect ... this is a losing argument. The last time I checked, nobody was threatening Norway with terrorist actions because of their dominant position in world politics.
Seriously, though ... the U.S. does face some unique threats to civil aviation. That doesn't give TSA carte blanche to ignore best practices in other countries, of course ... or to employ techniques of limited effectiveness. But we're better off criticizing those techniques on their own merits (or lack thereof).
Dominant? Meddlesome? Australia and United Kingdom seem to be facing similar threats merely because of being U.S. Allies in the "war on terror" and you don't see the security mechanism in those countries losing their heads.
Tell me what if any layer of security is added by the Liquid Ban, ID Check and No Fly List, and I'll shut up.
What are the TSA preventing from being taken on board that a WTMD wouldn't detect, and if taken on board, would overcome the secure cockpit doors?
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP30e3...04914a35b.html
If the TSA security theatre is all that it is meant to be, why did a person manage to get on-board an airliner with "box cutters" in his baggage. Box cutters that were never spotted (and which the passenger himself didn't realize were there); till they fell out of his bag, which then caused the aircraft to be vacated and passengers re-screened.
In a statement, a TSA spokesperson later said "no passengers were at risk"; which begs the question why the theatre in the first place?
Paranoid much?