Beginning Monday, air travelers flying into the United States from Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Yemen and other "countries of interest" will be subjected to enhanced screening techniques, such as body scans, pat-downs and a thorough search of carry-on luggage.
Additionally, all passengers on U.S.-bound international flights will be subject to random screening, the Transportation Security Administration announced Sunday. Airports were also directed to increase "threat-based" screening of passengers who may be acting in a suspicious manner.
The TSA said anyone traveling from or though nations regarded as state sponsors of terrorism — as well as "other countries of interest" — will be required to undergo enhanced screening. The TSA said those techniques include full-body pat-downs, carry-on bag searches, full-body scanning and explosive detection technology.
So we're finally enhancing security at known terror hotbeds. Now they'll just board planes in Morocco instead. At least they're going to try to increase "threat-based" screening - whatever that is - until some headline-seeking lawyer decides to defend an imam kicked off a flight for praying to Allah before departure and scratching his ass like there's something in his underwear.
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