{"id":8950,"date":"2006-03-17T09:31:46","date_gmt":"2006-03-17T16:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2006\/03\/17\/but-they-spotted-my-nail-clippers-by-god.html"},"modified":"2006-03-17T09:31:46","modified_gmt":"2006-03-17T16:31:46","slug":"but_they_spotte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/03\/17\/but_they_spotte.html","title":{"rendered":"But they spotted my nail clippers, by God!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don’t you feel safer flying now<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Imagine an explosion strong enough to blow a car’s trunk apart, caused by a bomb inside a passenger plane. Government sources tell NBC News that federal investigators recently were able to carry materials needed to make a similar homemade bomb through security screening at 21 airports.<\/p>\n

In all 21 airports tested, no machine, no swab, no screener anywhere stopped the bomb materials from getting through. Even when investigators deliberately triggered extra screening of bags, no one discovered the materials. […]<\/p>\n

nvestigators found recipes for homemade bombs from easily available public sources and bought the necessary chemicals and other materials over the counter. For security reasons, NBC News will not reveal any of the ingredients or the airports tested. The report itself is classified. But Lee Hamilton, the vice chairman of the 9\/11 commission, says the fact that so many airports failed this test is a hugely important story that the American traveler is entitled to know.<\/p>\n

NBC News asked a bomb technician to gather the same materials and assemble an explosive device to determine its power. The materials for the bomb that exploded a car’s trunk fit in the palm of one hand. NBC News showed the results to Leo West, a former FBI bomb expert.<\/p>\n

“Potentially, an explosion of that type could lead to the destruction of the aircraft,” said West<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, likely any explosive assemblers would be jammed too tightly next to their fellow passengers to be able to put a bomb together on the plane. Unless they paid extra for an aisle seat<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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