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To: Think4Yourself who wrote (8217)	9/19/2001 3:41:06 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 23153

Billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros believes the world should start combating terrorism by overhauling global financial institutions and by pumping money into aid and development assistance. Soros also told the Asia Society in Hong Kong that Osama Bin Laden, who has been accused of orchestrating the lethal terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., should be hunted down. "Improving social conditions will not prevent people like bin Laden from exercising their evil genius but it will help to alleviate the grievances on which extremism of all kinds feeds.'' Soros said he had donated $425 million in aid in each of the last five years. Source: Forbes.com 9/19/01

To: Think4Yourself who wrote (8217)	9/19/2001 3:55:25 PM
From: S. maltophilia	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

<<grenade proof, bulletproof barrier/door to the cockpit that cannot be opened from either side during flight.>> I wouldn't want to be flight crew on a trans-Pacific run. The airlines use two sets of crew on those flights; and I imagine most pilots don't have cast iron bladders.<g> FAA seems to be wasting time & resources fighting the last war. Terrorists hit the weak spots. I'm glad to see that air security may not be the joke that it once was, but this won't be where the next attack comes from. I'm looking forward to a trip next month. The planes will fill back up before long.

To: Think4Yourself who wrote (8217)	9/19/2001 4:23:52 PM
From: upanddown	Respond to of 23153

Wow, the FAA likes my best anti-terrorism idea. They are talking of a grenade proof, bulletproof barrier/door to the cockpit that cannot be opened from either side during flight. Great idea but the problem is that it would take years for design, manufacture and installation and you would probably need many models to fit the different models of planes. A lot of things could probably be done immediately to strengthen cockpit security quickly, including a simple locking bar on the inside door. Another idea I hope they are considering besides sky marshals is weapons for the pilots. Why couldn't guns be kept in a secure location in the cockpit that would be only accessible by the pilot and co-pilot and instantly available to them? I don't think we would want the cockpit crews packing rods on and off the plane but airline security personnel could secure them in their cockpit locations and their availability and readiness could be part of the preflight checklist. If terrorists get on board, overpower the flight crew and breach the cockpit door, weapons would at least provide a final means of defense. Pilots would need advanced weapons training, of course. John