Bomb Parts Pass Checkpoints at 21 U.S. Airports

[underpants]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1735898


March 17, 2006 -- Government investigators conducting undercover tests at 21 U.S. airports were able to get bomb materials through screening machines at all of them, ABC News has learned.

The investigators sent through components of an improvised explosive device and common household chemicals, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office, the watchdog arm of Congress. Undercover agents carried a small amount of material that would need to be properly combined on the other side of the checkpoint to create a bomb. The material got past screeners and X-ray machines in every one of the 21 airports tested.


Covert tests are a key part of testing the security system and are conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, which admitted it worried about explosive devices slipping through. It recently cut back on the list of banned items so screeners could concentrate on finding bomb-making material.

Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, hidden weapons and simulated bombs have made it through checkpoints in hundreds of tests.

[MrPrax]

1. Well if true,

then the only way to solve this problem is to carpet bomb Iran!!!

[underpants]

4. Who says we don't offer solutions?

:bounce:

[central scrutinizer]

12. no, more tax cuts are needed

obviously contracting airport security out to the lowest bidder didn't work, so we need to cut the budget and find an even lower bidder.

[wordpix2]

2. Star Wars will solve this problem, according to repuke Congress & *

[underpants]

5. Possible solution #2

:bounce:

[leveymg]

3. Genius. Why not tell them how to do it?

Does Chertoff and his political cronies want someone to make their own binary chemical bombs? I'm surprised DHS didn't also supply the recipe.

This regime of creeps, spooks, and agents provocateur has to go. Murdering bastards.

[GregW]

6. Thank god no lighters or leatherman tools got through!

:eyes:

[maddezmom]

7. the only thing that will work is to only allow nudist to fly

it would cut down on the screening process, less baggage and what not. :evilgrin:

[FlaGranny]

8. Even that wouldn't work -

there are still "places" to hide things. Body cavity searches - here we go!

[davsand]

11. Flying nekkid will drive up the cost of tickets, however

Just think how often they'd have to re-cover the seats or else clean the upholstry...

:scared:



Laura

[truthisfreedom]

9. the appearance of security is the only security we have.

it's rather strange.

[Robb]

10. That's all anyone has, really

One of the basics of security is that nothing is actually secure, only relatively so.

You don't want your Lexus stolen, don't park it in a bad part of town. Or don't get a Lexus.

No airport security can actually foil someone with sufficient will to defeat it. The only security is to foil the will.

Don't get a Lexus. ;)

[TomClash]

13. Airport Security

"Hi, I have a nuclear weapon here and I declared it on my Customs Declaration form. Can I pass?"

"Sure, go right on through. Welcome to the United States and have a nice day!"