Originally Posted by UAL_Rulez
Sorry, but I don't concur. Acetone and hydrogen peroxide are both easily brought on board ( absent liquids ban) and can be used to make TATP with a little acid catalyst. The procedure is "mix and chill". Given a transatlantic flight, it could be done on board - or done airside at airport, and bottles of finished product smuggled on board.
Folks, these guys are willing to try anything to harm commercial aviation. Not bringing shampoo to your meeting is NOT the end of the world. Getting your plane blown up by a carry on Molotov cocktail IS.
Well, the current bans on liquids/gels are a waste of resources because anyone with a plastic bag of some variety or anoter and more than half a brain can readily circumvent the current procedures at US airports that prohibit such items. In effect, the current ban only applies to those people which volunteer to surrender their liquids/gels, don't care about their liquids/gels or are too incompetent to squirrel them past security. Basically, the ban doesn't apply to any terrorists who are half-way "competent".
The US government politicians and bureaucrats (esp. DHS/TSA) really are making fools of themselves with this liquid/gel ban.