[OldDeckHand]

"When did this start?"

I don't know when it started. I flew to Israel for the first time in the early 90s. It was thorough then - much more thorough than what ours even is today.

[freedomwarrior998]

Your posts make too much sense and contain far too much rationality and logic for the comprehension of those responding with simplistic notions of what the terrorist threat is, and how best to combat it. Ya might want to dumb it down a little. LOL!

[Gomer1066]

I see your point - giving Americans the Third Degree Interrogation would not be an improvement.

I SAY WE ALLOW ARMED PASSENGERS ON THE PLANES...

and skip the nonsense.