Authoritarian government in my opinion though many others are more than willing to surrender their rights. I don't see any reason why they should want to know what we do and what the purpose of our trips are for.
Someone on the US forum who I was with on our way back from FRA (weekend mileage run) got (just) his small backpack searched by customs at PHL (while I, in transit to Canada, cruised through).
[This message has been edited by terenz (edited 01-21-2001).]