TSA pat-downs.

[Irving]

How can you be charged with a felony? What charges would you be brought up on?

[ghettodub]

The more they shun him the more I suspect their (leaders) goals have less to do with taxes and more to do with GOP/Dem control.

H.

Agreed

[Bailey Guns]

RICHARD REID AGREES WITH YOUR FOOL PROOF PLAN, KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK.

H.

Yeah...Who coulda seen that one coming. A real surprise. The government only had several years to investigate this guy's background:

Upon his release from prison in 1996[8] he joined the Brixton Mosque.[9][11] He later began attending the Finsbury Park Mosque in North London headed at that time by the anti-American cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and described as "the heart of the extremist Islamic culture" in Britain.[3][9] By 1998 Reid was voicing extremist views,[3] and may have fallen under the sway of "terrorist talent spotters and handlers" allied with Al Qaeda.[9]

He spent 1999 and 2000 in Pakistan and trained at a terrorist camp in Afghanistan, according to several informants.[3] He may also have attended an anti-American religious training center in Lahore, Pakistan as a follower of Mubarak Ali Gilani.[12] During this time he met Saajid Badat.


After his return Reid set about obtaining duplicate passports from British government consulates abroad. Reid next resided at numerous places in Europe, communicating via an address in Peshawar, Pakistan, a city known for its Al Qaeda connections.[3] In July 2001, Reid flew to Israel, passing through the El Al Airline's very tight security network, in what was possibly a test of his ability to pass through airport security screening anywhere.[9] He then moved to Amsterdam, living there from August 2001 through November 2001, working as a dishwasher.


(From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...shoe_bomber%29)

And, even when the evidence a Muslim is a potential terrorist is in government databases (Abdulmutallab) and the family warns the US government he's a threat, he isn't stopped. Until passengers stop him. Just like they did Reid.

So, remind me, again, how many terror attacks has TSA prevented with their current (post 9/11) security procedures?

[Bailey Guns]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr4rNR3CdxY

[funkfool]

Welcome to DIA:

[Bailey Guns]

Oh...and then there's this, too:

On December 21, 2001, Reid attempted to board a flight from Paris, France to Miami, Florida, but his boarding was delayed because his disheveled physical appearance aroused the suspicions of the airline passenger screeners. Reid also did not answer all of their questions, and had not checked any luggage for the transatlantic flight. Additional screening by the French National Police[13] resulted in Reid's being re-issued a ticket for a flight on the following day. He returned to the Paris airport on December 22, 2001, and he boarded American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami, wearing his special shoes packed with plastic explosives in their hollowed-out bottoms.

Because he was singled out due to his appearance his departure was delayed by a day. It just so happens that weather and perspiration conspired against Reid. Even though he was able to board a plane the next day the fuse in his shoe bomb was too damp to ignite.

So, maybe it's just me, but I don't get your point about Reid...unless it's that he didn't have a Muslim name. There were plenty of other clues about his background and behavior the US government coulda picked up on.

[StagLefty]

Welcome to DIA:

cough cough cough !!!

[Bailey Guns]

"Don't touch my junk, Bro!"

[ChunkyMonkey]

RICHARD REID AGREES WITH YOUR FOOL PROOF PLAN, KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK.

H.

You got a point... I would add "LOOK" into the screening too. Tada, you just screen out 90% of the terrorists. Richard Reid failed to detonate because he looked extremely suspicious and got kicked out from the previous flight. The 24 hour delay is the reason why the shoe did not detonate. Profiling saved lifes in this case.

[ghettodub]

cough cough cough !!!

should bring a yearly physical form for them to sign when they're done