But then they will get smart and shove the bomb up their poon-tang. Anyone seen the "Cops" episode from Pittsburgh where a kid shove a needle up his rear to try and hide it form the cops? He had actually stuck 2 of them up there and the 1 fell out while being patted down. He then had to work the other one out without using his hands............funny stuff.

See the response of the airlines and HSA? Passengers will not be allowed to use the bathroom or have anything on their laps within 1 hr of landing. So the terrorists blow up the planes 1 1/2 hr before landing instead. This is just another example of stupid knee jerk rules being put in place to show that the airlines and government are DOING SOMETHING.

How about following the Israel's and profile? How many of Israels planes have been hijacked lately? My girlfriend said that her daughter (a stewerdess) watched an 11 yr old blond haired blue eyed girl get frisked yesterday by the TSA. Another friend of hers that flies on business has taken to wearing a burka, no joke, into the airport because they never get searched to avoid offending the womens families. She gets whisked right through the entrance.

PC is going to kill us all.

The only problem with doing what Israel does Jon is that these guys have already figured out a way around that, board an international flight. Not all countries are willing to be as tough on the searches and everyone knows that. The kid's trip started in Nigeria, once he went thru security there he only had to slip onto the plane in Amsterdam without being further searched at the gate. He did not have to go thru any of the main security again. That is why I'm confused as to why Obama is upset with the TSA, they had nothing to do with this kid getting onto a plane without being searched. He needs to be pissed at Nigeria, the origin of the journey. Once he cleared the main security checkpoint he was homefree. You can be mad at the Dutch for not doing another screening at the gate when he changed planes but, as long as you act like you've been there before, aren't sweating and acting suspicious or your ticket doesn't have a special code on it, they aren't going to further screen you.

I agree though, we need to be tough like Israel and stop being PC but it will only keep us safer on domestic flights not international. To keep the international flights safe you have to trust the other countries world wide are being just as tough and un-PC.

He should have been on a no-fly list, and at the very least not been granted a visa. Then he would have been prevented from boarding any flight bound for the USA.

Same PC nonsense with our agencies in regard to Maj. Hasan. All this information, and they are unwilling to act upon it, because of PC nonsense.
Add to that, and our leadership is failing because of their ideological mentality to treat this threat like a police matter, instead of a War.

They can't be that stupid, and I don't think they are. It is just a prime example of how political ideology is the all important thing. Our leadership does not give a rats ass about the American people. They merely want your wealth, obediance, and submission. Everything else is lies and window dressing.

Sad to say it, but i think unless something serious,similar to 9/11 or to this degree would happen again here, then this president would take seriously the threat from these EXTREMIST MUSLIM TERRORISTS that need to be annihilated in any means,shape or form possible! It seems he just doesn't get it.

I really hope that he wakes up before is too late,and something like this to happen.

I don't think it will cause him to wake up if it does happen again. He will still go on TV and tell everyone the same BS he did with the shooting at Ft. Hood, that we shouldn't jump to conclusions. Janet Napo will then go on TV and either say the system worked perfectly or that they are investigating. I still can't believe what she intially said about this incident and how everything worked perfectly. It wasn't an Air Marshall that stopped him it was a nobody who was paying attention.

As much as I don't want to see something like 9/11 happen again, we are setting ourselves up for it to happen again. Being too PC with searches is part of it, it's obvious we are getting info but it's again not going anywhere/nobody is acting on it. The same thing happened with 9/11, we had info but the right people never acted on it because the info was not passed along like it should have been. We did foil 1 major terrorist attack before 9/11 because everyone worked together properly when we got the info.

Here is a sobering example of what that terrorist on Flight 253 was trying to do.

LiveLeak.com - Online Video Shows How to Make ?Modern Binary Explosive?, Similar to Flight 253's explosives

Gives you an idea of how close he came to blowing up that Jet, had not some quick thinking passenger stopped him in time!
That passenger burned his hand putting out the flame that would have ignited the explosive.

From what experts have said, he had enough to destroy a small car. Though not enought to blow the plane itself up it would have been enough of a boom to cause serious structural damage and bring the plane down that way had it worked properly.

Making explosives is very easy. There are more than a dozen formulas that will produce a very big bang. With many of them, the "chef" may not survive the mixing operation. No detonator needed, just shake instead of stirring and it's the last move you'll ever make in this lifetime. They're as unstable as nitro, and some are almost as strong.

In the past, the government has tried to make the materials unavailable, but with about half a dozen of them, there are wide-spread medical uses, and no prescription needed. If any of you remember the TV program that used to be on with Mr. T, THE A-TEAM, they would improvise what they needed. From flame-throwers using propane, to explosives out of road flares. And, banning the materials in this country will not stop it. One of the main ingredients is very easy to make from scratch. It starts with plain water. Most American homes have the materials to make a small bang right in the medicine chest, in their bathrooms. Add a couple of more things from under the sink, and the bang gets bigger. So, eliminating the materials is about a lost cause. About all we can do is stop the people that will mix them. It's just like, having gun powder is not a crime. Having it confined in a brass cartridge for a firearm is not a crime. But having it confined in a piece of pipe, with a fuse or wire most certainly is.

Binary and tertiary explosives can indeed be made with the ingredients in most peoples cupboards. Thankfully most have no idea how to do it. Heck, I can go into my garage and mix up a nice batch of napalm with whats there now.