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TSA just banned liquids.

Courtesy of Boing Boing

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2) Airport Secuity as we know it is a charade to make us feel safe.

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Hmmm, I suspect some dear friends of Tony Blair and/or GW may just be in the X-Ray/Screening-Machine business. Just another day in the middle of manufactured war/terror.

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You know, the terrorists would have been happy with an explosion, but I would have to surmise that putting an end to usable world air travel has to leave them pretty pleased.

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extra checking (you will have to taste any liquids!)

Bring a bag of miniature alcohol bottles and have a party in customs

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Why are they so bent on hating everyone?

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Almost a quarter of British Muslims believe the July 7 terror were justified because of Britain's support for the war on terror, a poll has revealed.

And nearly half said the 9/11 attacks on New York were a conspiracy between the US and Israel.

The survey found Muslims under the age of 24 were twice as likely to justify the 7/7 attacks as those aged over 45.

It found 24 per cent across all age groups either agreed or tended to agree that the 7/7 bombings were justified, although 48 per cent said they "strongly disagreed" and 17 per cent said they did not know.

A third of those questioned said they would rather live under Sharia law in the UK than British law.

The survey also reveals concerns among Muslims about Britain's moral standards, with 40 per cent saying it is a country of bad moral behaviour, and 66 per cent saying parents allow their children too much freedom.

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Why not just anaesthetise passengers for the entire flight? They'll take up less space lying down, you don't need to provide a meal or inflight movie, and there's no way that they're going to get bored when they're asleep.

It also means that the most a terrorist can do to disrupt the flight is snore loudly.

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They don't hate everyone. Just those who they feel are responsible for allowing infidels to occupy their holy land and attack their brothers.

What drives them is their religious leaders. What drives the religious leaders is the same thing that drives all religious leaders: Power.

If only the individual terrorists truly understood what pawns they were.

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Its not just their religious leaders, its their leaders in general. The heads of pretty much all middle eastern countries disgust me. There is not a decent individual in that mix. Maybe, MAYBE the King of Jordan, and the President of Afghanistan (errr, Mayor of Kabul). Nothing is every done in the interest of the people.

However, these people have very real issues, and beating them over the head with Democracy is not going to solve their problems. We're constantly being told that they hate our freedom and all this nonsense. I honestly don't believe that is true. The taliban and a few other misguided assholes have massively distorted the image of muslims around the world. These people don't hate our freedom and a Caliphate from Spain to Indonesia is not exactly the number one concern at this point. But constantly saying that this is what we're fighting is a great scare tactic and makes for good copy.

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Excellent post, I agree. I don't know a "muslim" government that isn't corrupt or abusive of human rights, there is no exemplar muslim regime that can be upheld as a model for others to follow.

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How about Indonesia? It's the world's largest muslim country, and allows religious freedom. They've also gone a long way on fighting corruption since the excesses of Sukarno.

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The wife and kids are supposed to be off to the Algarve tomorrow from Stansted. BAA site says check with your airline re delays/cancellations, EasyJet site makes no mention of anything at all...

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I don't know a "muslim" government that isn't corrupt or abusive of human rights,

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From the news coverage it sounds like it is only Heathrow now that is suffering cancellations.

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I don't know a "muslim" government that isn't corrupt or abusive of human rights,

It's unfortunate to hear that phrase, and think about how my own government doesn't stand up to those same measures, either.

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It's unfortunate to hear that phrase, and think about how my own government doesn't stand up to those same measures, either.

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If you lived under a Muslim government, you would realize that there is no comparison between the two types of corruption and human rights abuse.

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So in a few years when these ethanol fuel cells are common place in our laptops.... are we going to be allowed to use them on an aircraft? The first reports (months back) said "yes" but now I'm not so sure!