Originally Posted by etch5895
I don't believe the 'water terrorists' in the UK were dry running (bad pun). But I do think that there are some domestic intel gatherers operating to a limited degree, and looking for weak spots to maybe exploit later.
What evidence do you have, other than your imagination?!?
Originally Posted by etch5895
It's true, the water ban has nothing to do with anything except showing the American people 'Look, we're doing something about the new threat'.
Not a new threat. Liquid explosives were part of Bojinka.
Originally Posted by etch5895
Think back pre-9/11. How were the security checkpoints any different then (water / gel bans excluded)? They really weren't. Box cutters and other small cutting articles were allowed
And that's all that should have been changed. The TSA admits that the X-ray machines will not detect explosives in shoes.
Originally Posted by etch5895
As others have posted, there have been several good steps taken, without the need for overkill.
We're
way past overkill here -- very deep into insanity valley, I'd say.