December 31st, 2009
Gizmodo made a nice chart of chances of being victim of a terror attack.
“After the crotchbomb there has been a lot of noise about airplane security again—you can see how stupid the leaked new flight rules are here. But what’s the actual risk of an airplane attack? Here’s the definitive chart…
As you can see, the chances are very slim. As slim as the chances of the new security rules having any real effect in preventing any new attacks, sadly.”
via The True Odds of Airborne Terror Chart – Odds of Airborne Attacks – Gizmodo.
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December 28th, 2009
I have been screened by the Full Body Scan that is now glorified as the solution that should have been used to prevent the recent terrorist attack. It was in March 2009 when I travelled on an EasyJet flight from Schiphol to Gatwick. Like always I had to pull off my coat, my belt, my shoes,
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December 27th, 2009
Last friday a terror attack failed on an airline flying from Amsterdam to Detroit. When I heard the news my first thought was: “Airline security has done a good job.”
Why?
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Gizmodo made a nice chart of chances of being victim of a terror attack.