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To: stockman_scott who wrote (41342)	9/12/2001 8:41:00 AM
From: Jack T. Pearson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 65232

Why are we debating about 'a Star Wars missle defense' when our existing airport security system is SO INADDEQUATE? Good question. One answer is that we always prepare for the last war. Another answer is that, until yesterday, it was easier to imagine the threat. Another answer is that missile defense will further the careers and profits of powerful constituents in the military and industry. Finally, it is easier to perceive a threat if we can imagine a solution that doesn't require us to make any fundamental change in the way we behave.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (41342)	9/12/2001 12:28:25 PM
From: Boplicity	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

No one is talking about making the planes themselves more secure. They should install better doors to the cockpit then those cardboard ones they use now. They should do more then just the doors, They need to in-large the cockpit area to provide a washroom and galley for just the cockpit crew and install two impermeable doors that kind that can be unlock only with codes, and the cabin crew will not have access to that area during the flight at all. That and cockpit crew should have an air marshal assign to all flights sitting with them. They should have cameras installed in the cabin so the pilot could monitor the cabin. seems too obvious, the only thing holding them back is cash, sometimes our captialistic ways are wrong. B