Let's see.....we allow US servicefolks to board airplanes carrying automatic weapons and other dangerous objects used to defend America and spread liberty around the world -- yet their nail clippers must be surrendered.
This was a chartered flight -- meaning that no 'civilians' were onboard, that aside from the flight crew and cabin attendants, everyone onboard was there on US government orders. Does anyone here NOT believe that the words "clueless" and "post 9/11 aviation security" belong in the same breath? (At least LTC King rolled his eyes at the irony of the 'rules' he was briefing his troops over.) -rick (c/o WK) http://www.ajc.com/news/content/custom/blogs/guard/entries/2005/05/19/drop_t hose_nose_hair_clippers_soldier.html Drop those nose hair clippers, soldier! By Dave Hirschman | Thursday, May 19, 2005, 11:01 AM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Airline flight attendants wouldn't be ignored during their pre-flight safety briefings if they could perform like Lt. Col. John King - or at least use his stage props. Speaking to 280 fellow soldiers before they boarded a chartered DC-10 at the start of their marathon flight from Savannah to Kuwait City earlier this week, King was thunderous, blunt and well armed with an M-16 rifle slung over his shoulder. "Interfering with a flight crew is a serious crime," he told them. "Don't be stupid. Don't be a moron. Don't even joke about going to Havana. That's not where we're headed today." King, who in civilian life is the Doraville police chief, rolled his eyes at the FAA regulation that requires soldiers - all of whom were armed with an arsenal of assault rifles, shotguns and pistols - to surrender pocket knives, nose hair scissors and cigarette lighters. "If you have any of those things," he said, almost apologetically, "put them in this box now." You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
