{"id":10193,"date":"2006-08-14T15:45:37","date_gmt":"2006-08-14T22:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2006\/08\/14\/the-global-war-on-liquids-continues.html"},"modified":"2006-08-14T15:45:37","modified_gmt":"2006-08-14T22:45:37","slug":"the_global_war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/08\/14\/the_global_war.html","title":{"rendered":"The Global War on Liquids Continues!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The TSA has changed the ground rules again<\/a>, for no particularly apparent reason.<\/p>\n

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Under the new rules, travelers can take up to four ounces of non-prescription medicine, glucose gel for diabetics, solid lipstick and baby food, the agency said.<\/p>\n

All aerosols are prohibited.<\/p>\n

“The refinements we are announcing are based on feedback from our security officers, the public and our partners,” said TSA Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley in a written statement. “We are maintaining the same level of security while clarifying interpretations in the field. These tweaks are aimed at making a smoother process at the checkpoint.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Thus informing all terrorists that if they want to sneak something on board, they need only disguise it as OTC medicine, glucose gel for diabetics, lipstick, or baby food. Check.<\/p>\n

How this will make things “smoother” at the checkpoints is unclear.<\/p>\n

Oh, and the optional at-discretion-of-airport-or-inspector shoe inspections? They’re now mandatory. For reasons, again, unclear. So there!<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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