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...agents were not detected.) The fact that most checked luggage is still not being screened for explosives remains a glaring lapse, and there's a raging dispute over the machines the TSA has selected for the job. Plus, as the LAX shooting at an El Al check-in counter revealed, there are plenty of other places in an airport that are vulnerable to people intent on causing havoc...
...Denver itself, it covers 53 sq. mi.), with its tentlike spires and cavernous, convention-hall interior, has its user-unfriendly quirks. Passengers who are dropped off at the airport by cab or rental-car van find themselves, for some odd reason, at the exit. To reach the ticket counter, they have to lug their bags up an escalator. The three gate concourses are connected by a train system that is fast and convenient--except when it's not working (which lately has not been very often and usually for only short periods). Unlike the terminals at Atlanta's Hartsfield, which...
...Melissa Knieling noticed was the man's shirt. Even in the packed Los Angeles International Airport, where she was collecting donations for a women's shelter, the bright pink shirt stood out. But not him. Sometime around 11:30 a.m., when she glanced over at the El Al ticket counter, the man in the pink shirt caught her eye and held it. "He didn't seem angry," the 18-year-old says now with a shiver. "Then he nonchalantly pulled out his gun and started shooting...
...terrifying, but was it terrorism? Was it politically motivated? Part of a well-planned conspiracy? Or was it the action of one angry man acting alone? First Hadayet killed Victoria Hen, 25, who was working at the ticket counter. Then he spun around and shot to death Jacob Aminov, a 46-year-old diamond importer and father of eight who was standing nearby, seeing off friends. This kind of attack--gunfire into an airport crowd--is one of the terror scenarios that El Al security guards train for most frequently. Almost at once, one of them tackled Hadayet with...
...decade but during this century. Although I admire the commitment of the animal-rights folks--except for their great moral lapse on animal testing of drugs that can fight aids and other diseases--I'm quite likely to be on the other side of the lunch counter. My vegan phase was great, but after three weeks I broke under the torture of a grilled-cheese sandwich (with bacon!). Chili and steaks and sausages weren't far behind. Ambivalent, I often still order the veggie plate...