[GBA]

You're right. My point is that, were it for real, none of the safeguards designed to stop terrorist from hijacking or blowing up an airplane would have stopped them. And that, to me, is the most chilling aspect of the story.

If it was for real, only their screwing it up saved that plane. All the while, no one made any effort to stop them, only to document what was happening and to pray.

[mastequilla]

You're right. My point is that, were it for real, none of the safeguards designed to stop terrorist from hijacking or blowing up an airplane would have stopped them. And that, to me, is the most chilling aspect of the story.

The sad fact is that nothing short of stripping passengers naked and performing a body cavity search will prevent an intelligent suicide bomber from bringing down an airliner.