Re: questions

[Ted de Castro <tdc@XRAYTED.COM>]

While waiting to pick someone up at the airport someday - just watch the

inspection station.  I did that and saw at least one obvious way to by

pass both metal detector and xray and a way that would have easily

allowed a ceramic weapon or 1/2 pound of plastique to pass undetected. 

And in the 1/2 hour I watched I saw this happen 5 times!



I am not advocating more airport security!!  I don't like what we

already have!  BUT - they make a show of pretending to have security by

"nudging" personal rights and inconveniencing the average person - but

all the while being totally ineffective against anyone who really wants

to get away with something!



Paul William Shafer wrote:

> 

> Dear radsafe members:

> 

> My first question is related to airport security:

> 

>    If a terrorist conceals a ceramic razor in a

> plastic case placed in the soles of shoes or boots or

> in a belt, would this be detected by any current or

> proposed security measure at airport boarding areas?

> 

> This same question would apply to C-4 explosive

> material implanted in shoes or belts or for that

> matter temporarily ingested in a plastic bag just

> prior to entry into a plane?

> 

> Now for questions which may have no answers but

> opinions would be appreciated:

> 

>        How come Ted Kaczinski is locked up in a padded

> federal top security cell, Timothy McVeigh has been

> executed and yet Bin Laden remains at large?  In the

> same token, Milosevich is before the War Crimes

> tribunal and yet Sadam Hussein and Bin Laden are still

> at large?  It seems to me that we can take the small

> fish but let the big fish go.  Does this have to do

> with our tremendous appetite for oil?

> 

> Thank you,

> 

> Paul Shafer

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