[texasbluebell]

Thanks for the explanation, it does make sense. One other thing though:

This is not about lavatories, strange bags, signals, rehearsals, or wiring. It is about how to ID air marshals.

Whose bright idea was it to insist that the air marshalls have to wear business dress now?

It seems to me that since not many people wear business dress now on planes, except for actual businessmen, it'll be easy to take out businessmen now along with the obvious air marshalls. They'll be the first to be targeted in such a situation.

Has anyone heard whether this idea has been canned? I haven't seen anything since the initial report that the marshalls would have a dress code.

[callmejoe]

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

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Whose bright idea was it to insist that the air marshals have to wear business dress now?

I would guess clinton holdover and flaming racist Norm Mineta.

Has anyone heard whether this idea has been canned?

What? and make it harder to ID Air Marshals???