Naw, I think we're solving the wrong problem. Rather than instituting pat downs and new scanners, how about if we put in a system that will ensure people associated with al Qaeda get extra scrutiny? It will suck for a few people who share the same name as folks on the list, but it's smarter than patting down 8 year old girls.
Maybe we can also get some rational way of cleaning up the watch list. Then again, as a response to a complaint by the parents of an eight year old whose parents have been trying to remove him from the terrorist watch-list since he was two, the TSA instituted a policy to fine airlines who tell a passenger they are on the list. This isn't exactly a culture of accountability.
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Maybe we can also get some rational way of cleaning up the watch list. Then again, as a response to a complaint by the parents of an eight year old whose parents have been trying to remove him from the terrorist watch-list since he was two, the TSA instituted a policy to fine airlines who tell a passenger they are on the list. This isn't exactly a culture of accountability.