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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (41633)	9/14/2001 3:21:55 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) of 65232

<<have you ever been checked for bombs when entering a Seattle Mariner game?>> JW: That's not funny....I live within a 1 1/2 miles of the Cubs Wrigley Field and the fans would not be happy with intrusive security BUT they would deal with it (just like the travelers are). In our open society we become quite vulnerable...Think about how a driven and motivated fanatical terrorist cell could have folks blend in and become UPS or FedEx delivery people...all they would have to do is slide some extra pkgs onto their trucks at the right time....hmmm -- who checks packages that are bound for 2-3 different floors of the Sears Tower or the Hancock Tower in Boston? Most high rise buildings don't have scanners like The Federal Government or like Large Company installations. We don't ever open packages before they are delivered to their destination....I'm just thinking as I type and I SINCERELY HOPE THAT NONE OF THIS EVER HAPPENS. Yet, the mind can play games with you. We DO NOT have security like Israel in this country. Many of our large metropolitan areas seem quite vulnerable to me...Why would smart terrorists use a loaded plane as a weapon of destruction again? Why not change tactics and approach in a totally different way? I hope our U.S. Intelligence team and Law Enforcement team is working overtime. They need to understand who we have in our country -- working in different positions. Security in ALL commercial and Governmental locations needs to be revamped and dramatically UPgraded. These are just my views today....Life will go on....I will go in high rises again...I will travel on airlines again. Yet, the world changed on September 11th. Lets pull together in this country and do whatever needs to be done to really control terrorism. We may have to give up a few civil liberties. I am willing to do it. More background checks, more surveillance, etc...does not bother me. It needs to be done carefully though. Best Regards, Scott

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