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British Airways Chief Slams US Security Requests
Ponca City writes "Reflecting a growing frustration among airport and airline owners with the steady build-up of rules covering everything from footwear to liquids, Martin Broughton, chairman of British Airways, has launched a scathing attack on the 'completely redundant' airport checks requested by the TSA and urged the UK to stop 'kowtowing' to American demands for ever more security. Speaking at the annual conference of the UK Airport Operators Association, Broughton lambasted the TSA for demanding that foreign airports increase checks on US-bound planes, while not applying those regulations to their own domestic services. 'America does not do internally a lot of the things they demand that we do,' says Broughton. 'We shouldn't stand for that. We should say, "We'll only do things which we consider to be essential and that you Americans also consider essential.''' For example, Broughton noted that cutting-edge technology recently installed at airports can scan laptops inside hand luggage for explosives but despite this breakthrough the British government still demands computers be examined separately. 'It's just completely ridiculous,' says Broughton."
The binary liquid explosive that triggered the liquids/gels ban is Hydrogen Peroxide and Hydrazine. Mix them and you get something between a boom and a fire that can't be put out.
The one I am waiting for is to have two people each drink one of these liquids and then vomit them up inside the aircraft. There is no way with US procedures that this would be detected.
I don't know about hydrazine, but hydrogen peroxide is going to test very, very much like water. Fizzy water, maybe.
I hate what Muslims have done to the airport/airplane experience. So much so that I am on personal boycott of all Muslims (unless forced to for work). I know it won't do anything but I do it on principle.
I agree.