This incident reflects that 'luck' factor. One border agent with enough savvy to realize that something was wrong and was willing to do something about it. Far cry from the many other government agents that would not have bothered investigating further. Unfortunately, there is still too much dead wood in the security system and no one with the moxy to trim it out yet.
FUNNY TERRORISM PARODY ALERT
I do not have time right now to catch up on the thread or respond, but I wanted to post this funny song parody link here since I just received it via e-mail and I really enjoyed it! Others may have heard this previously. Here it is:
Turn up your volume.
Subject: Sinatra on Terrorism
Strangers on my flight....
Frank Sinatra Parody: You Are Either With Frank Or You Are With The Terrorists!
Click here http://www.beecy.net/frank/