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RE: Airline screeners fail government bomb tests
From: Blanchard_Michael () emc com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:13:04 -0500
Even if an alarm DID go off, they'd let the person walk away until they did something about it... Then when they can't find the person, they'd declare it a false alarm. Of course, unless it's my grammy wanting to bring her knitting needles on board to finish up that sweater for me with the picture of the cute little bunny-rabbit on it.... Then they body cavity search her, take her antique, generation handed down knitting needles away and break them in front of her.... Bleh... I need a drink, perfect day for it too :-) oorah! Michael P. Blanchard Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, MCSE, MCP+I Office of Information Security & Risk Management EMC ² Corporation 4400 Computer Dr. Westboro, MA 01580 -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Gary Funck Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:28 AM To: Funsec Subject: [funsec] Airline screeners fail government bomb tests http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11863165/ Airline screeners fail government bomb tests 21 airports nationwide don't detect bomb-making materials By Lisa Myers, Rich Gardella & the NBC Investigative Unit NBC News Updated: 8:00 p.m. ET March 16, 2006 WASHINGTON - Imagine an explosion strong enough to blow a car's trunk apart, caused by a bomb inside a passenger plane. Government sources tell NBC News that federal investigators recently were able to carry materials needed to make a similar homemade bomb through security screening at 21 airports. In all 21 airports tested, no machine, no swab, no screener anywhere stopped the bomb materials from getting through. Even when investigators deliberately triggered extra screening of bags, no one discovered the materials. NBC News briefed former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean, chairman of the 9/11 commission, on the results. "I'm appalled," he said. "I'm dismayed and, yes, to a degree, it does surprise me. Because I thought the Department of Homeland Security was making some progress on this, and evidently they're not." Investigators for the Government Accountability Office conducted the tests between October and January, at the request of Congress. The goal was to determine how vulnerable U.S. airlines are to a suicide bomber using cheap, readily available materials. Investigators found recipes for homemade bombs from easily available public sources and bought the necessary chemicals and other materials over the counter. For security reasons, NBC News will not reveal any of the ingredients or the airports tested. The report itself is classified. But Lee Hamilton, the vice chairman of the 9/11 commission, says the fact that so many airports failed this test is a hugely important story that the American traveler is entitled to know. [...] _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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