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In one recently reported event, 14 Middle Eastern males fitting the profile of the 9-11 attackers, boarded with no trouble, pretended not to know each other, then milled around, and did everything but hijack of bomb the airplane, in what had to be a dress rehearsal.,

There were marshals aboard (who didn't break their cover) and the plane was met by the FBI after the pilot reported what was taking place.

In another case a Middle Eastern man was discovered trying to peel away the wall between the lavatory and the Cockpit.

p>There was more such behavior on a Puerto Rico flight, but no reports of any arrests or detention. One can only hope this is a ploy enabling the FBI to keep tabs and follow them back to the nest. br> -- G.B. Hall br> Marietta, Georgia /p> p> Back in the 1970s hijacking seemed rather commonplace but no one ever required an impenetrable cockpit door design. Why? The most basic of all security measures, a door with a lock, was never added. Why? This one simple measure, a door with a lock, would have prevented 9/11. Exactly how much imagination does it take to put a door with a lock on a cockpit to prevent a known threat? Obviously, way more than the 5 million plus employees of the federal government. br> -- RW /p> p> SELECTIVE REDUCTION br> Re: Doug Bandow's

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