tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post7917985762418448701..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Airport SecurityFerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-60064322503004493042009-12-29T15:05:14.905-08:002009-12-29T15:05:14.905-08:00All of these security checks, even if done well, a...All of these security checks, even if done well, are going to become pointless soon. A Yemeni terrorist recently tried to kill a Saudi prince with a bomb that he had swallowed. The only reason the prince survived is because the bomb exploded up instead of out; but on a plane I doubt that will make any difference.<br /><br />Patting people down won't detect an internal bomb and those wizz-bang new x-ray scanners don't penetrate the body. Metal detectors are the only hope of detecting such a bomb, but I imagine that it wouldn't be too hard to get around that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-28608089117015450882009-12-28T10:27:17.000-08:002009-12-28T10:27:17.000-08:00FerFal, airports around the world are now fascist ...FerFal, airports around the world are now fascist zones which is why I go by car, ferry and train even if I'm traveling from the UK to the Alps or the Riviera. The only time I would fly would be if I had no other choice, i.e., to Asia or somewhere very far off. I refuse to travel to the USA now because the officials there fingerprint and photograph new arrivals and generally treat visitors like trash.cryingfreemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-66559482417903995122009-12-28T06:43:31.313-08:002009-12-28T06:43:31.313-08:00That is so strange. I had the same airport screene...That is so strange. I had the same airport screeners last time I went through the airport in Boston. Literally short fat, South American women with very poor attitudes. They didn't even speak English. What in the world were they doing screening people in the northeast USA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-66290966351766941162009-12-27T12:31:01.763-08:002009-12-27T12:31:01.763-08:00One has to wonder if their purpose is airpost secu...One has to wonder if their purpose is airpost security or is it to intimidate the public and make it appear as if they are serious. <br /><br />aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-4098115191604938552009-12-26T15:58:27.816-08:002009-12-26T15:58:27.816-08:00Unfortunately so much of what they do is simply &q...Unfortunately so much of what they do is simply "Security Theater" designed to maximize the appearance of security. The attempted airline bombing on Christmas day illustrates the fact that around much of the world, security is still a joke. Interestingly, positive action by passengers on the flight helped stop they guy, illustrating the need for vigilance.<br /><br />By the way, and acquaintance of mine who is a US Air Marshal assured me that pepper spray/tear gas is a really bad idea in a closed environment like an aircraft. (They rely on 357 sig +p jhp's!)<br /><br />Hope you enjoy your trip!Bonesnoreply@blogger.com