http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...2.story?page=4

This was on the front page of Los Angeles Times, yesterday. It is not directly related to TSA but the program is supervised by Dept of Homeland Security. Very educational if one reads it through. What jumped out at me was the following, proving once again that there is security theater in all parts of security.


"In the senior-level discussions, the issue of efficacy really wasn't on the table," recalled Reeves, who has since retired from the Army. "It was get it done, tell the president we did good, tell the nation that they're protected.… I thought at the time this was good PR, to calm the nation down. But an effective system? Not a chance."