Oh yeah, big surprise there.
I’ll make this comment...after traveling a fair bit around Europe after 9-11. You just don’t get patted down by any European security folks at any European airport. At the very most....they might wave the magic wand. At US airports...on the Atlantic side....I’d say I’m patted down at least fifty percent of the time now. Even on US city to US city flights....I’d take a guess that I get patted around thirty-percent of the time.
I think it’s mostly a pretend-to-be-secure effort. Pat down someone....make them think there’s high security....get a good feeling....walk away. Maybe I’m cynical about this...but I doubt if Egypt officials in Cairo patted down the Muslim Brotherhood folks or for that matter anyone...when they go through security to leave Egypt.