[My Dog Likes Me]

I stand corrected. Thanks to Califelephant on posting the Boston Globe article from Sept 2001 on the local TV news investigation of airline security at Logan Airport. Looks like it went on deaf ears. (The article was buried on page A-14 of the Globe.)

I must point out that Logan Airport has an actual State Police barracks onsite. It was a prized assignment because of the easy duty. Before 9/11 the troopers' main function seemed to be yelling at cab drivers in front of the terminal. I never saw a trooper inside the domestic gate areas before 9/11. Their responsibilites to Logan Airport security appeared to end at the sidewalk.

Again, before 9/11, the airline security personnel operating the metal detectors consisted of overtasked, but professional, Indian males, American black women, and a few white senior citizens on occasion.

Logan was a disaster waiting to happen.

[Califelephant]

After going back and reading this article
http://www.boston.com/news/packages/underattack/globe_stories/0915/Kerry_GAO_probed_security_at_Logan+.shtml a second time, I take back what I said previously about Kerry having some coverage on this issue. Kerry says he provided the TV tape to the GAO and that based on the tape they did an investigation of Logan. The GAO did do an investigation of some airports, but Logan wasn't one of airports included when the GAO later provided a report to Congress. So it's Kerry's word against the available evidence.