Belgium Terror Attack Exposes Major Weak Spot

Every time there is a successful terror attack, we learn about weak spots that may exist in this country as well as the rest of the world.  In the case of Belgium, we learned that a suicide bomber can take a cab to the airport; unload luggage filled with explosives; walk   up to the check-in counter; and detonate bombs killing and seriously injuring hundreds of innocent people.

The real weakness here is that no one would think twice about one, two, or three guys having heavy bags at a crowded check-in counter. Almost everyone has similar luggage,  and check in counters are positioned well before any security screening. A scenario that exists in every airport around the world.

Of course now, there are those who are advocating pre-check-in security screening.  But, what would that accomplish?  There will still be hundreds of people in lines waiting to be screened and subject to a massive bomb blast.

The only real solution to the world's terrorism problem is to be more aggressive towards the terrorists themselves.  Let's dump the political correctness.  If we have to step on some Muslim toes to sort out who's who, then so be it.  Because, if we don't, these events will become increasingly frequent, and free societies will become even more disrupted than they are now.

Airport Security: "Beware of Dog" Without the Dog

Over the years, I have known people who, rather than pay a high monthly fee for a home security system, simply buy a "Protected by" sign and plunk it down in their front yard. The hope is that the sign alone, will deter burglars and vandals.  This assumes, of course, that the idiot burglar can even read the sign or even cares.  Others,  put up "Beware of Dog" signs for a non-existent dog, hoping for the same effect.

In that same vein, it seems we are spending $7 billion a year for the appearance of airport security without a system to really back it up.  In a recent testing of the Transportation Security Agency, U.S. airports had a failure rate of 95% in testing that security. Realistic looking guns and bombs were used and passed through security undetected. Apparently, while the TSA agents were checking out a body scan of some great looking babe, testers were shoving guns and bombs through checkpoints like water through holes in a dam.

On top of that miserable result, we are apparently so proud that we discovered the major flaw that we published the results.  So, now, not only does every American know it, so do terrorists.  Does anyone think that ISIS let this little item slip by them unnoticed?

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Why are we spending $7 billion on TSA?: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/05/opinions/schneier-tsa-security/