Sunday, January 3, 2010

More TSA Rules

From Telegraph:
"US tightens security for air passengers from 'terror sponsor' countries"

I think the TSA may finally be catching on to what people both in the US and around the world have been saying for many years. Since terrorists for the last decade have been from one group of people we should start focusing on that one group more than any other. The new rules say that people from a list of 10 countries (Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria and one other)will have to be 100% hand-searched - both their bags and themselves - before boarding a flight to the US. I would say this is just a start and that many more countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East need to be included in this 100% hand-check. Also we need to realize that there are people born in these countries that have since moved to other places and now travel on different passports that should also be included (ie a person born in Somalia who became an American and travels on an American Passport.)Of course even this isn't full-proof as terrorists can easily get counterfeit passports and IDs.
I do agree that there should be more searches done, but not just on international flights. Domestic flights should also be included since the terrorists on 9-11 didn't hijack international planes, but domestic ones.
The TSA, airlines and Federal Government need to hire or invite more Israeli counter-terrorists to train us. Israel is the one country in the world that has a great track-record in uncovering and stopping terrorists before they attack.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/northamerica/usa/6928929/US-tightens-security-for-air-passengers-from-terror-sponsor-countries.html

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