December 23, 2003

MSNBC - NBC: Terror threat to extend through January

MSNBC - NBC: Terror threat to extend through January: "Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, on Monday called for the Bush administration to step up screening of cargo that is transported on commercial jets, calling it “the most obvious remaining hole in our aviation security system.”

If this is true, it is a serious shortcoming.

“As a routine matter, commercial cargo is not physically screened by anyone, even when it is carried on passenger planes,” he said." marked improvements in security, some in Congress still see holes that could be exploited.


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