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Subject: [Leica] What would you do if this happened to you?
From: phong at doan-ltd.com (Phong)
Date: Sat Apr 3 09:23:24 2004

I don't so much mind the delay and inconvenience
as the stupidity.  Having security personel
act like they don;t know what they are doing
does not give a better sense of security.
>From my limited experience, the Israeli airport
security is far from stupid.

- Phong


Frank Filippone wrote:
>
> For all those ranting and raving about the way the airlines
> inspect you and
> your carry ones......  What would you feel like if they did not check
> anything, and your wife/daughter/girlfriend/son was on a flight that got
> bombed?  Those ( expletive deleted) inspections prevent some
> level of moron
> from creating chaos.  Deal with the delays and inconvenience.. the
> alternatives are not good.
>
> BTW, I do believe that our security measures are still not up to
> snuff, and
> in fact focus on the wrong details.  I thinks the US should spend
> more time
> understanding and invoking the procedures used by the Israelis.  They seem
> to have a good handle on the real issues of threat deterrent.
>
> Ted... it is a shame that your cameras may have been damaged.  After the
> whole mess clears, tell us what the TSA has to say, and if they actually
> offer to pay for the damages.
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net



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