Airline Passenger Screening Has Become a Fema-Type Snafu - The Screening System Developed During 1969-70 Holds the Key to Refocusing on Modern Day Ter

Airline Passenger Screening Has Become a Fema-Type Snafu - The Screening System Developed During 1969-70 Holds the Key to Refocusing on Modern Day Ter

As the fifth anniversary of \9/11\ approaches, our government still has not figured out an efficient and effective system of airline passenger screening. Back during 1969-70, the Federal Aviation Administration''s anti-skyjacking task force developed a viable procedure to screen passengers using a \profile\ as step one. This was followed by a \weapons\ search with a magnetometer, and concluding with an extensive interview. Following a test at nine airports using one airline, the procedure''s..