What Kind of Airport Profiling Is Effective?

Submitted by Peter Ronai (United States), Oct 5, 2004 at 20:21

Searching for hidden weapons, plastic explosives, etc. is still the best method of preventing aircraft terrorism. Even if a blond, blue-eyed militant Islamist with jihad on his/her mind were to board a plane, if without weapons or bombs, he/she could be subdued when trying bare-handed attacks.

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