US airport security

[mandragora]

Just flown in from Washington Dulles (meant to be *the* most security conscious US airport) to London Heathrow a man born in Sudan (regarded by the US as a suspect state) with a pocketful of live ammo.

So, let me get this right. Everyone flying in (unless exempted) has to be photographed and fingerprinted but they're allowed to board a plane with live ammunition in their pockets on their way out of the US.

Well, I suppose under the US Government's rationale, as they're leaving the US that's okay. Well, except for the US citizens on the plane, of course. *snerk*

All those billions of dollars spent and yet they're still paying the people responsible for security in US airports peanuts. With predictable results.

Comments

[temaris.livejournal.com]

It doesn't surprise me at all. Leaving the USA any normal terrorist would only commit acts of terror on other countries. Terrorists don't know how to turn planes around...

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Terrorists don't know how to turn planes around...

Gosh, they wasted those flight lessons then.

and another thing...

[temaris.livejournal.com]

I particularly like the point that it was the entry checks at Heathrow that caught him. Not exit checks at Dulles.

Who has the second most secure record in the world again? And that would be behind the Israelis.

Re: and another thing...

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Who has the second most secure record in the world again?

Yes, this comforts me greatly when flying from the UK. However, I still have to get back again...

But the juxtaposition of this incident with the mugshots and fingerprints - can we say timing?