[Shannon]

I was reading a link off Drudge that had passenger stories about the pat-downs. One 67 year old woman was told not to travel wearing an underwire bra! This has gone beyond insane.

I will drive, thank you.

[colorado tanker]

Oh, yeah, I feel safer.

[ican'tbelieveit]

I have heard that about underwire bras, but I have never triggered the metal detectors with one

[screaminsunshine]

Or wear a Speedo and have a big overcoat.

[AmericanInTokyo]

This big story is already going viral in Japan. LINK HERE

It is highlighting, in Japanese, the Johns Hopkins study that these airport machines are not safe and can be connected to skin cancer. It shows a photo of machine, and then the text of the JH study in Japanese. CNN Japan this morning is also now running the story in Japanese, it is spreading in Japan, they are as a people, VERY sensitive people about "radiation" (no pun intended) as well as having images of their private parts on public display, especially in a foreign land. Particularly female Japanese travelers, who bring tons of yen/cash for shopping splurge US tours, will most likely now stay away in DROVES I predict if this kind of story spreads, and will stick with other countries to visit.