WASHINGTON - X-ray machines that screen airline passengers' shoes cannot detect explosives, according to a Homeland Security Department report on aviation screening.

Findings from the report, obtained by The Associated Press, did not stop the Transportation Security Administration from announcing Sunday that all airline passengers must remove their shoes and run them through X-ray machines before boarding commercial aircraft.

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TSA spokeswoman Yolanda Clark said putting shoes on the X-ray machines makes the screening process more efficient and eliminates confusion. "We do not have a specific threat regarding shoes," Clark said. "In an abundance of caution we require all shoes to be removed and X-rayed to mitigate a variety of threats."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060815/..._plot_security


Wow... they don't practice what they preach... another item to include in my letter to my congress people....

EDITED TO ADD CACHED GOOGLE LINK...

Well it seems DHS doesnt want anyone to know about their "in-security" and have had the link changed... thanks to the others for posting on this... cowtowing to DHS ... this is ridiculous...

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:m...ient=firefox-a