- Salon’s “Ask the Pilot” looks at “Airplane Terrorism Twenty Years Ago” (Via Bruce Schneier, who also has a news roundup.)
- The Wall St Journal asks “Will Turkey Day Fliers Cry Foul?” and includes a quote from Greg Wells, senior vice president of operations at Southwest Airlines: “With people getting partially molested at checkpoints, all that is going to be a real shock for them.”
- Statistician Nate Silver, blogging at the New York Times, writes about “The Hidden Costs of Extra Airport Security.” “That’s the equivalent of four fully-loaded Boeing 737s crashing each year.”
- Those hidden costs are being brought to the surface in places like Megan McArdle’s “Dear Airline, I’m Leaving You“
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- RT @PrayInFaith: Certain thoughts R prayers. thr R moments when, whatever B the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. -Victor Hugo
- RT @ChipTimmons: Pulled aside by TSA for post-scan pat down. "We need to check your back."
- RT @CourtneyPool: Me: "I'm going to opt out of the full-body scanner." TSA Agent: "I thought you would; you were glaring at it."
- RT @pissedlizard: Every single person gets a porno scan at Tampa International Airport from now on. Top TSA Agent to make those who opt out 20+ min for frisk
- RT @spdean: Overheard from TSA agent: "that's the body scanner, it's safer than your phone" #fb
- RT @mimigee: Annoying that opting out of the Tsa full body scanner means spending 10 extra minutes in security
- Annoying that opting out of the Tsa full body scanner means spending 10 extra minutes in security
- #TSA executive admits not a single terrorist-related arrest has resulted from whole-body scanners - http://t.co/MvCHSqLE
- This is not goood for your body!!!!! #ChampionsLeague #intense
- RT @TSABlogTeam: Read About Body Scanner Discoveries This Week http://t.co/7hqll4q6 #tsa #travel #security
