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March 17, 2006

Airport Insecurity

ABC news is reporting that investigators conducted undercover tests at 21 U.S. airports and were able to get bomb materials through screening machines at all of them.

"I think security is still not where it needs to be," said Jerry Hauer, an ABC News consultant and terrorism expert. "At the end of the day, you can still get all the components through security that you need to assemble a bomb on the other side."ABC news
The report was ordered by Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., who said he wanted to see "how penetrable the passenger screening system is to explosive devices." He called the results "very disappointing."

To say the least...

Cross posted at 123beta



Posted by Butch at March 17, 2006 6:21 PM






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