I thought you Euros had regular Army full-on stationed in airports, locked and loaded with assault rifles/SMGs using live ammunition standing in full view of people. Pity. One would think there would be a lot to gain from fear of army troops hosing an area down with lead. So much for the vaunted Euro security of things... Oh, this is quite true - but I work in what the Americans would call a Subway station. What we had was cops with sniffer dogs standing about in groups and looking people up and down. I think that maybe your average would be Jihadist would be more worried about an unclean animal like a dog getting close to them than a cop with a loaded gun.
But yeah, when it comes to parking a tank on the apron of a runway, I don't really see it as doing anything more than making a symbolic gesture. the cops with the guns? Well, we actually had a guy trying to bang his way into an airport up in Scotland, but regular security stopped him.
I think the Israelis have the right idea. It is low key, but very effective. As a Brit, I don't really think the tanks, the SMGs and the hi profile presence was as effective as the tip off from people in the Islamic community who put the Law onto the young men responsible for the bomb that went off two weeks after 7/7.
But thanks for explaining about the TSA- you would think though, that anyone in America would know what the Congressional Medal of Honour was, and not stop a war veteran from carrying one on board a plane.
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Date: 17/11/10 19:39 (UTC)Oh, this is quite true - but I work in what the Americans would call a Subway station. What we had was cops with sniffer dogs standing about in groups and looking people up and down. I think that maybe your average would be Jihadist would be more worried about an unclean animal like a dog getting close to them than a cop with a loaded gun.
But yeah, when it comes to parking a tank on the apron of a runway, I don't really see it as doing anything more than making a symbolic gesture. the cops with the guns? Well, we actually had a guy trying to bang his way into an airport up in Scotland, but regular security stopped him.
I think the Israelis have the right idea. It is low key, but very effective. As a Brit, I don't really think the tanks, the SMGs and the hi profile presence was as effective as the tip off from people in the Islamic community who put the Law onto the young men responsible for the bomb that went off two weeks after 7/7.
But thanks for explaining about the TSA- you would think though, that anyone in America would know what the Congressional Medal of Honour was, and not stop a war veteran from carrying one on board a plane.