I agree. They were on a test run to see two things,,at what point would anyone take action, could they get the parts of a bomb on board. I do think they weren't doing a bomb at that point so if anyone had taken action, they would be innocent thus faking out security and weakening it. One of two incidents of faulty action and the security people will be seriously hampered by concerns of legal action, public outrage etc. These guys could have been enjoying a sadistic joke on the other hand.
Michellemalken.com is following and investigating this. Her site is excellent if anyone is interested.
Thank you, cajungirl, for Michelle's web address--I trust her implicitly--AND hope that she will make the T.V. rounds, at least on Fox, to bring this to more people's attention.
As to the "sadistic joke" possibility--well, maybe, but that would have been one elaborate joke that could have gotten very out-of-hand...
I still tend to believe that their intention was to try to draw attention and see what "PC America" would do in the face of an overt threat. The answer, loud and clear, NOTHING!