[Heartland Mom]

Are candy stores and eating joints that are located on the gate side of the metal detectors still selling bottled water? (Are there to be no sources of water or soda once we are checked through the metal detectors, other than water fountains?) And if they are, are carry-ons being examined again before passengers board a plane?

Fox had a terrorism expert on last Thursday and he was that all the ingredients necessary to blow up a plane could be purchased in airport stores inside the secure area. I am afraid TSA is woefully inept and totally lacking in the necessary vision to handle airport screening like Israel does. It is only a matter of time before tragedy strikes. Given the sorry state of airport security, it is amazing it hasn't happened in the past 5 yrs.

[AMHN]

Time to force people to fly naked...

All others should walk.

[weegee]

Right. Security checks should be done at the gate before boarding.

Wouldn't eliminate opportunities (like those of maintenance crews planting weapons or components) but it would do more to reduce the opportunity of passengers to bring something onboard.

Ultimately, the tide must be stemmed in the radical mosques. Security and legal prosecution will cost a hefty burden if we fight the modern crusades for 100 years in the courts.

[Krodg]

Fox had a terrorism expert on last Thursday and he was that all the ingredients necessary to blow up a plane could be purchased in airport stores inside the secure area. I am afraid TSA is woefully inept and totally lacking in the necessary vision to handle airport screening like Israel does.

Why are you blaming the US, when the flight started on foreign soils?