Letters to the Editor: Dec. 9, 2010

Alert passengers best defense against terrorists Re: “Airport security is no laughing matter,” from readers, Dec. 7

David Smedberg insists that we should gladly accept TSA groping, which began nearly 10 years after 9/11, in order to prevent another 9/11. But this is not intended to prevent terrorists from taking control of aircraft and using them as missiles. Terrorism experts like Bruce Schneier have noted that TSA procedures cannot prevent the types of bomb attacks that future terrorists will likely use.