Originally Posted by Analise
Safer than September 10, 2001? Yes. The TSA's approach is more than just checking at the Xray machine. Your opinions that what you see are that of an illusion probably match my assertion that there is more to the TSA operation than what happens at the gate.
Is an American living in New York or Washington likely to be safer on September 10, 2006 than on September 10, 2001? No. I wish it to be otherwise, but wishful thinking delivers little more than an inevitable (albeit painful) reconciliation with reality.