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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 117532" data-attributes="member: 1"><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Slothrop, I do not agree with the point of view expressed in the link you recommend, the writer seems to be a bit paranoid about the government and not at all concerned about terrorism. After all of the repeated attempts to blow up airliners I cannot support anyone boarding a flight without having their identification verified. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">I've flown domestically several times since 9-11, and just like moreluck, I have had to show my id at least three times at every US airport I have flown out of. I've also flown on several international flights. At Heathrow security agents with machine guns pulled a group of young Middle Eastern men out of line right in front of us. Racial profiling doesn't seem to be an issue there. Although the screening at Heathrow appeared to be thorough when we returned home my daughter discovered that she had accidently placed a 3" <span style="color: black">souvenir </span>KGB pocket knife in a pocket of her carry on bag. That bag had been x-rayed and searched twice by Heathrow security...</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">In Russia the only security screening was to check our passports once and then run our bags through a scanner. On a second flight within Russia they didn't check our id's at all. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Anyway I seem to have gotten off the topic here.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">The message I got from the docu-drama is that our government, the CIA and the FBI are all equally guilty of failing us. The government and the security agencies were too bloated with bureaucrats playing politics to respond to the situation with the speed and sense of urgency that were necessary for a better outcome. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">I don't think it matters which of the two major political parties was, is or will be in power. I have lost confidence in both of them.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 117532, member: 1"] [COLOR=black][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Slothrop, I do not agree with the point of view expressed in the link you recommend, the writer seems to be a bit paranoid about the government and not at all concerned about terrorism. After all of the repeated attempts to blow up airliners I cannot support anyone boarding a flight without having their identification verified. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]I've flown domestically several times since 9-11, and just like moreluck, I have had to show my id at least three times at every US airport I have flown out of. I've also flown on several international flights. At Heathrow security agents with machine guns pulled a group of young Middle Eastern men out of line right in front of us. Racial profiling doesn't seem to be an issue there. Although the screening at Heathrow appeared to be thorough when we returned home my daughter discovered that she had accidently placed a 3" [COLOR=black]souvenir [/COLOR]KGB pocket knife in a pocket of her carry on bag. That bag had been x-rayed and searched twice by Heathrow security...[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]In Russia the only security screening was to check our passports once and then run our bags through a scanner. On a second flight within Russia they didn't check our id's at all. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Anyway I seem to have gotten off the topic here.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]The message I got from the docu-drama is that our government, the CIA and the FBI are all equally guilty of failing us. The government and the security agencies were too bloated with bureaucrats playing politics to respond to the situation with the speed and sense of urgency that were necessary for a better outcome. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]I don't think it matters which of the two major political parties was, is or will be in power. I have lost confidence in both of them.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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