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RE: OT: Terrorism


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  • Subject: RE: OT: Terrorism
  • From: "Graham Howe" <graham@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 16:26:45 +0100
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The point is that there had to be plenty of planning by the terrorists and it is in not detecting the planning that the intelligence agencies have failed. It is true that it is difficult to prevent individuals from carrying knives onto planes, but it is also true that these terrorists managed to get onto all four planes undetected and that is not mere chance, they came up with a more reliable way to bypass security in my opinion. And I repeat (at least I think I do but never saw my previous message appear) when I was at the post office I saw the security they put around their cash centres, it is simply not possible to get into to those without explosives or someone choosing to let you in. The only time that one of those centres has been knocked over in recent years is as a partly inside job. Such flight deck security on planes could work and could be implemented, the question is whether the airlines would have the stomach for it (both in terms of financial cost and customer relations). I still believe that it is sensible to remove the possibility of hijackers getting control of the flight deck. As far as I can see, a jet laden with fuel is the most potent weapon that terrorists could sensibly get hold of and after yesterday I don't want to see them ever get hold of one again. If that means that I never see another pilot or flight deck then so be it.
 
Graham

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