Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/09

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Subject: RE: [Leica] OT - Traveling to Canada from US...
From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:25:00 -0600

> Isn't it evident that it has nothing to do with PC and everything
> to do with
> good security procedures? If you systematically exclude a social
> group from
> your inspections, the bad guys will simply recruit people in the excluded
> groups and send them to blow up your planes and cities (assuming
> the threats
> are at all believable - with the exception of 911). The checks have to be
> random and spread equally over the entire population to be effective.
>
> You don't have to be Ossama bin Einstein to figure that one out.
>

The IRA and INLA used to do a good job of moving weapons and explosives
around the streets of Belfast and Derry in baby carriages, with baby
covering the load, being pushed by "innocent" looking mother. They also used
"innocent" looking grannies at times, as well...

These guys aren't stupid.


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