Flight 253

[Lady's Human]

One question:

When was the last El Al flight taken out?

[moosmom]

That does THAT tell you??? It tells you that the U.S. is still letting it's guard down when it comes to homeland security. It's only a matter of time, in my opinion. I pray every day that we and the men and women who are away defending out freedom, stay safe.

[RICHARD]

That does THAT tell you??? It tells you that the U.S. is still letting it's guard down when it comes to homeland security. It's only a matter of time, in my opinion.

We only can extend 'our rules' about air travel so far across the planet.
We have to depend on other countries to enforce those rules.

There are people who do like the U.S. and will not help in any way, shape or form.

We just have to hunker down and wait until the people who are screaming about how strict the rules are, to stop whining the NEXT time something happens, then people may get some religion.

[RICHARD]

the parents of a kid complained that a TSA screener took away their kid's Play Doh.

Seriously?

Check out what plastic explosives looks and feels like.

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I swear, I really hate people that make a big stinking pile of poop over having to follow the rules.

I wonder what kind of stink they would make if some nutjob did blow up the plane with cans of make-believe kiddie 'modeling compound'.

I seem to remember that the Lockerbie crash was caused by an idiot who happened to check in the luggage at another AP-it as transferred onto flight 103 from another flight.

[Marigold2]

Everyone flying should have the full body scan. If you don't want the scan then drive. But do not compromise the safety of everyone else on that plane because you don't want them to see your fat rolls, sagging skin or whatever. These people who scan you do not know who you are, they don't know your name, will never see you again and frankly don't care how big your behind is, only whats in your behind. Same thing with kids, it is not porn to scan a child, some adults could put things into a child or infant as well as an adult. Being scanned is something we as Americans can do for our safety and the safety of all on our flight. Do I want these people to see me semi-naked in the scan NO but I will do it for my fellow Americans on that flight. I will do what I can to help. We expect our sons and daughters to fight for freedom in a foreign land and risk their lives everyday. I can do this.

[smokey the elder]

I agree about the scanners; what is it with us Americans and skin, anyway? The data are supposedly destroyed immediately after you pass the scanner. (They always make me think of "Total Recall" but there you could see the bones!)