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To: Ish who wrote (239809)	3/19/2002 11:45:55 AM
From: Carl Shaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I flew out of Manchester, NH a couple of weeks ago. I wasn't asked for an ID at curbside check-in or going through security; not until I was getting my boarding pass did anyone ask to see a picture ID, in fact an ID of any type. This extra security sure is working!!..Right!

To: Ish who wrote (239809)	3/19/2002 12:16:26 PM
From: joseph krinsky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

It's not that simple. They have no way of identifying who is who with certainty, because people are fighting biometrics. Anyone can put an airline uniform on. Suppose it was a person dressed as a baggage handler, and the same thing happened, and he said.."Don't be silly, I can put a bomb in there if I wanted to". Once he was determined to be who he was, they should have just dropped the whole matter, and forgot about it, but the initial stoppage..until they start using biometrics to match employees to approved entry cards, then I don't care if they search airline employees also.