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Old Mar 30, 2014 | 10:32 am
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Schmurrr
 
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I think researchers have said that terror organizations prefer to recruit people who are focused, calm, sane, and intelligent. I doubt BDOs are looking for that.

According to BBC News:

"...All of the Al-Qaeda members studied came from middle or upper class backgrounds.

Two-thirds were college educated, a tenth had a postgraduate degree and more than seven out of 10 were married with children."
That sounds like a large part of the flying population. Plus, I am sure a highly educated terrorist is well aware of BDO techniques and how to counter them (if the techniques are effective at all). I would say that a highly educated terrorist probably already has an answer to every TSA tactic and an assessment of the risks presented by each.
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