2008-Oct-22 04:13 UTC
Feelgood Theatre Presents: False Sense of Security
I just read this
great article
by Jeffrey Goldbert over at
the Atlantic
on the topic of airport security. In this four page
article, you'll learn how easy it is to forge an airline
boarding pass using a laptop and an HP LaserJet printer,
which will in fact get you through TSA (Transportation
Security Administration) checkpoints, and onto your flight.
You'll be taught how to make a real knife on board your
flight within 15 minutes. You'll learn how to carry potentially
explosive liquids in twelve ounce containers on board the
aircraft -- twenty-four ounces if you are a smooth talker.
You'll also learn quite a few other surprising facts about
our airport security system, to the point where you'll wonder
why law-abiding citizens/travelers are being put through
silly routines -- taking off shoes, limited to 3 oz shampoo,
sun-block, cologne, etc. -- amidst these gaping holes in TSA
screen process.
... sidster