I agree that many security measures are a joke. I've complained about them on flyertalk myself at times in the past few months. However, it does concern me when any of us share information that we've noticed that could help terrorists to avoid detection.

For example: Stating that on a certain airline there is a certain mark that always means you get searched. Terrorists read that, buy ticket, if marked, don't try to get on plane. If not marked, they know they're home free.

I'm not necessarily saying that this exact thing will lead to a problem in itself...but there are a number of things that I've noticed in the past few months.

I'm frustrated with it too....don't get me wrong. But I just don't want to be so specific in my frustrations that it helps people get by the system, as inadequate as the system seems at times.

Edited to Add:

I read somewhere a couple of weeks ago (can't remember if it was an OBL video or a computer hard drive or what) that there was evidence found in Afghanistan that showed Al Qaida stating that they had not been working on biological and chemical weapons....hadn't even thought of it...until they saw in the press how worried about it people in the west were and had it stated in the press how easy it could be to make these things. The statement in the press as to a potential threat turned it into a REAL threat.

[This message has been edited by aflyer (edited 01-05-2002).]