Is Bush Looking for Trouble?

From BuzzFlash.com: "Bush Message to Terrorists: "It's Okay to Bring Cutting Tools and Sharp Objects Aboard Planes Again. Karl Told Me Another Terrorist Hijacking is About the Only Thing That Can Bring Me Out of the Gutter in the Polls." Okay, if this sounds outrageous to you, do you feel safer flying now? And why under any logic would the Busheviks allow the same potential weapons back on planes that were used to hijack the planes on 9/11? The airline union opposes the new terrorist enabling rule, as do relatives of the 9-11 victims, and anyone flying concerned about their life should oppose them. This is a death warrant!"

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Sharp objects okay to fly with

Air travelers can carry objects like small scissors but expect more thorough pat-downs as security officers go after bombs.

By Associated Press

December 3, 2005

WASHINGTON - Airline passengers soon will be allowed to carry small scissors and some sharp tools onto planes, but there will be a trade-off: the prospect of more thorough pat-downs and other extra security checks before they get to the gate.

The changes announced Friday by Transportation Security Administration chief Kip Hawley go into effect Dec. 22 and are aimed at catching terrorists carrying explosives, which the agency considers a greater threat than dangerous objects smuggled into an airplane cabin.

Flight attendants and relatives of some Sept. 11 attack victims strongly oppose the change, saying it will make airliners more vulnerable to terrorist attack. (full story)