>>>http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/11/19/airport.security.issues/index.html?hpt=C1
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>>>This is what Al Qaida has driven us to.
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>>I think think you got there for yourselves Mike> Also most security experts agree that airport searches are for public consumption and have nothing to do with effectively increasing security.
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>I'm curious if every single piece of baggage is xrayed now and if they can actually guarantee that no baggage gets on a plane without that being done (I bet absolutely not).

It's my understanding that you're correct about that - although I notice when I leave Hawaii that my bags (even checked luggage) go though another machine. I don't know if it's x-ray or for the dept of agriculture.