[IP] TSA wising up?

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>
Date: July 19, 2007 11:35:36 PM EDT
To: dave@farber.net, ip@v2.listbox.com
Subject: TSA wising up?

[for IP?]

U.S. Will Allow Most Types of Lighters on Planes

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/washington/20tsa.html?hp

"... Lawmakers said that if Mr. Reid had used a lighter, instead of
matches, he might have been able to ignite the bomb, but Kip Hawley,
assistant secretary for the Transportation Security Administration,
said in an interview on Thursday that the ban had done little to
improve aviation security because small batteries could be used to set
off a bomb.

Matches have never been prohibited on flights.

"Taking lighters away is security theater," Mr. Hawley said. "It
trivializes the security process.""

I was impressed to see something this clueful from TSA.

Lee


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