Tighter US

From the BBC:
"Tighter security for flights to US"

The US homeland security department has said it will put into place "enhanced security measures" in certain overseas airports with direct flights to the US. The UK transport department said the country would be among those to step up security procedures. The move comes amid US media reports that al-Qaeda affiliates in Syria and Yemen are developing bombs to smuggle on planes.The US security agency said the changes would be made in the "upcoming days". It did not specify which countries would be affected nor did it say what triggered the move. It is unclear if the move would be permanent or for a limited period, or would affect airports in the US. "We will work to ensure these necessary steps pose as few disruptions to travellers as possible," Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement.  "We are sharing recent and relevant information with our foreign allies and are consulting the aviation industry." In a statement, the UK Department for Transport said the country had "taken the decision to step up some of our aviation security measures". He added: "For obvious reasons we will not be commenting in detail on those changes. The majority of passengers should not experience significant disruption."  The UK government isn't giving any details about what these security changes actually are, but they haven't ruled out longer queues at security.  The statement from the department for transport merely says that the majority of passengers should not experience significant disruption.  What we do know is that all of the old rules remain in place. So you will still have to put liquids into separate, see-through bags, take your laptop out of your bag, take off your belt and maybe your shoes before going through security.  It's also not clear whether these changes will affect every airport, and whether they are limited to flights to and from the United States, which has prompted this move.  The actual terrorism threat level remains the same, at substantial. That's the middle of the five threat levels and means that an attack is a strong possibility.

^ Anyone who has travelled to/from the US won't be shocked by the long lines, taking off your shoes, coats, belts, etc. It has been commonplace for 13 years. I wish world governments would do what Israel does and acknowledge just who fits the profile of a terrorist (since 2001 it has only been one group of people whether it was an attack in the US, the UK, Spain, Russia, India, etc.) But countries won't use the proven selection process because they would rather go after the elderly, children and disabled then someone who fits every known terrorist profile in recent history which could stop a threat. They have no problem sending them to Gitmo, but secondary screening at the airport is out of the question. ^

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28138526