In what is truly a paradigm-shift, al-qaeda has seemingly developed a powerful explosive which can be concealed inside a body cavity. This will force us to re-evalaute our current notions of aviation security in many ways.

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Click here to read a strong analysis of current avsec policies by the NY Times.

The continuing saga of smuggling groups operating out of Puerto Rico's Luis Munoz Marin International Airport had its latest entry in a very long log book yesterday.


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It is simply incredible some of things people try to carry through airport security checkpoints...

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Disruptive passengers, the perpetrators of air rage, have a long history of "hijacking" airplanes. The most recent case seems to be the AeroMexico flight from Cancun to Mexico City.

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Another common security occurrence: employees of an airline are caught allowing an illegal item - in this case people- to traverse the air transport system. Such incidents open up the system for even more dangerous levels of risk exposure.

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