Comments on: Insecurity http://keywords.oxus.net/archives/2006/08/12/insecurity/ The personal blog of P. Kerim Friedman. Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:00:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Kerim http://keywords.oxus.net/archives/2006/08/12/insecurity/comment-page-1/#comment-5556 Kerim Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:33:26 +0000 http://keywords.oxus.net/?p=2500#comment-5556 Did you see <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2006/08/26/tsa_busts_explosive_.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>? Did you see this?

]]> By: Claire http://keywords.oxus.net/archives/2006/08/12/insecurity/comment-page-1/#comment-5555 Claire Sat, 26 Aug 2006 15:19:26 +0000 http://keywords.oxus.net/?p=2500#comment-5555 I flew within the US recently and my flight was one that they were doing random secondary searches on (at the departure gate). Want to know what the pattern was? It was obvious - they were searching for banned substances, liquids in particular. So, they were pulling all the women out of line and looking for mascara and lipstick. Isn't this missing the point???? I flew within the US recently and my flight was one that they were doing random secondary searches on (at the departure gate). Want to know what the pattern was? It was obvious – they were searching for banned substances, liquids in particular. So, they were pulling all the women out of line and looking for mascara and lipstick.

Isn’t this missing the point????

]]> By: Owen http://keywords.oxus.net/archives/2006/08/12/insecurity/comment-page-1/#comment-5554 Owen Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:12:22 +0000 http://keywords.oxus.net/?p=2500#comment-5554 Looks like most of the new regulations have been relaxed already (surprise). On the alleged 'terror plot' more generally Craig Murray's <a href="http://www.craigmurray.co.uk/archives/2006/08/the_uk_terror_p.html" rel="nofollow">excellent post</a> is worth a read. Looks like most of the new regulations have been relaxed already (surprise).

On the alleged ‘terror plot’ more generally Craig Murray’s excellent post is worth a read.

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