Patrick Smith, of Salon’s Ask the Pilot fame, has posted an eloquent essay on the New York Times Jet Lagged blog about the inanity of airport “security”. It sounds like he has been reading Bruce Schneier. Refuse to be Terrorized!
First it was shoes, then the War on Moisture, now even children’s toys are a threat to our national security:
Citing “credible specific information” about terror tactics, Transportation Security Administration officers nationwide on Monday stepped up their scrutiny of passengers carrying remote-control toys aboard airplanes.
The move was not motivated by a specific terror plot, said Kip [...]