Airport Behavior Profile Suggested

The new security consultant at Logan Airport wants to fight terrorists with a technique that some might call ``profiling,'' saying airport security can't coexist with political correctness.

Rafi Ron, former security director for the Israeli Airport Authority, would replace the long lines, inconvenience and expense of passenger screening with something he calls ``pattern behavior recognition.''

Ron will submit a report on March 15 that will recommend having behavior experts walk through the airport to single out suspicious travelers for comprehensive security checks and interviews, which could take up to an hour.

``The basic civil right is protecting human life, and this is the business we're in,'' Ron said Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/nati...n-Airport.html

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Is real "security" truly on the way to US airports?

[This message has been edited by doc (edited 02-13-2002).]