Do you really see the root causes of terrorism being addressed GLOBALLY in our lifetimes? Whether it's militarily or by negotiating or by educating the potential bombers. I don't! So I guess as long as there are religious radicals educating young followers to kill westerners - - anywhere from mosques in Europe to caves in the mountains of the Middle East - - I guess we'll all have to put up with an increasing amount of crap, sometimes to the point of feeling like our civil liberties are being choked off, if we want to enjoy the pleasures of air travel. - - - or until someone invents a human fax machine - or transporter-like deivce from Star Trek!! (which to some degree I hope never happens as my entire livelihood is in the limo biz with 98% airport transportation!!)

Actually, as much as I fly, often times when I go through security, I've wondered why liquid chemicals / explosives couldn't get through. Then I just think that the US government (and others around the world) must know what they're doing and that all is OK!! Yeah, right! So, if I could think of it, and I'm sure other frequent travellers have too, what's stoppiing someone with a twisted mind - particularly someone who's educated and trained to think and act like a killer -from actually attempting to do something about it!!