Originally Posted by MSPeconomist

For those of us who don't click on random links, what was the routing? If it was Mali to Paris, TSA shouldn't have been involved.

It also seems strange that "TSA" left a note in Spanish if the flight before which the inspection occurred wasn't originating (or possibly terminating) in a Spanish creaking country.

BTW, when I've gotten the printed TSA notice that my checked bag had been opened for inspection, I think it's been bilingual English-Spanish. IIRC there was no phrase to the effect that smart security saves time