"I think the answer is simple: airplane terrorism isn't a big risk. There are very few actual terrorists, and..." This is very true. Terrorism isn't a very ser

"I think the answer is simple: airplane terrorism isn't a big risk. There are very few actual terrorists, and..." This is very true. Terrorism isn't a very serious problem or threat - it just got disproportionate attention from a combination of 9/11 and ignorance of the American public. I almost hate to say it, but it is sadly true. I've 'evaded' airport security a few times - and they give me extra hassle for being an arab. I have nothing against profiling - even if it wastes my time it is /sensible/ and not racist at all. By far the worst case is the one time I turned up at an airport suited and booted and looking especially white. They found the liquids in my hand luggage that I accidentally left there, and let me keep them. Its all for show, the idea that a government is in control and secure when they make 101 security fuckups like meeting in the same place regularly (!). If I was in anyway inclined to be a terrorist the result would be devastating - I'm glad the people we are dealing with in that regard are exceptionally rare and stupid (stupid enough to try what they do... as well as stupid enough to not have anything like an organised or well prepared strategy).