From: Adam 

George J. Sherwood wrote:
> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>
>> Now it's the Brits that have gone a bit goofy with terrorist screenings
>>
>>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=3
82039&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=
>>
>> Mr Mann said he was 'frog-marched off the plane in front of everyone, had
>> my bags searched and was asked 'every question you can think of'.
>>
>> He added: "It turned out the taxi driver alerted someone when
I arrived at
>> the airport and had spoken about my music. He didn't like Led Zep or The
>> Clash but there was no need to tell the police."
>>
>> Durham Police said the action was taken 'as a result of information
>> received' and the flight was stopped before take-off.
>
> No way, how could this happen outside the US!  It is only us that are
> completely in a panic about terrorists.  At least according to Adam and
> Phil.
>

Nah the globalization of authoritarianism is just that. The sooner we all
get used to the PRC being the leader iin matters of internal security the
happier we'll all be.

> And we thought people got upset when they were photographed and
> fingerprinted coming into the States.  What will be the response to the lie
> detector in Russia?
>
> http://washingtontimes.com/world/20060406-120859-1310r.htm
>
>
> MOSCOW -- Millions of passengers traveling through Russia soon will have to
> take a lie detector test as part of new airport security measures that
> could eventually be applied throughout the country.
>     The technology, to be introduced at Moscow's Domodedovo airport as early
> as July, is intended to identify terrorists and drugs smugglers. But many
> passengers will be chilled by the set of four questions they will have to
> answer into a machine, including, "Have you ever lied to the
authorities?"
>
> George
>

Answer being "including now"? 

I wonder if one of the other questions is "Are you or have you ever
been from the Caucasus?"


Adam

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