[Pan_Yans Wife]

There are two distinct issues, though.

There is the TSA, and then there is profiling.

Is TSA working? I suspect that it is, so far. And, I truly doubt the terrorists would use planes as missles to fly into our landmarks.

The profiling aspect is a much sticker issue, because of civil rights afforded to all people.

And, is there any specific incidence where the militia members have successfully thwarted TSA?

The teenager could not have been thwarted by the TSA, because he used a small private plane. Was his father affiliated with al Qaeda? Or, was the teenager just acting out aggression and anger, on his own, not at his father's bidding?

[takenoprisoner]

As another poster here suggested, the TSA is for "soccer moms." It's a pretend security blanket with absolutely no real security. But it makes the soccer moms feel secure. So, in that sense, yes, it is effective.

A major point of contention here is that while they are busy frisking grandma in her wheelchair, or harassing some golfer about a butane lighter, the real terrorists slip thru.

Bottomline, random searches are ineffective since that leaves a window of opportunity for those so inclined.

In order to be truly effective, all passengers should be searched and screened.

Meantime airline security provided by the TSA is a myth sanctioned only by the soccer moms and not shared by those who know better.