CNN: TSA "ramping up security on US east coast" due to NYC car bomb

[Ruby the Liberal]

Yeah, so they think people are sneaking 5gal explosives into the carry on? I had a tube of toothpaste confiscated from my 1gal ziplock last year for being 'too large'.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/02/official-tsa-ramping-up-security-measures-at-east-coast-airports/

[taterguy]

1. Great, I'm supposed to pick someone up at the airport tonight

Better scrape all the "subversive" bumperstickers off my car.

[ixion]

2. Wheee! Hurray for Fascism!

:sarcasm:

[TwixVoy]

3. Wow.... just wow.... the ignorance on DU sometimes

You ARE aware that TSA also has a ground division, right? TSA handles security at the ports, on trains, even on 18 wheelers.

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. The article specifically mentions airlines - why I posted it.

But thanks for playing anyway.

From the link (emphasis added)

The Transportation Security Administration on Sunday ramped up security screening at airports along the East Coast after an attempted car bombing a day earlier in New York's Times Square, a Department of Homeland Security official said.

The official told CNN the TSA has begun operations to counter potential car bombs, or "vehicle-born improvised explosive devices," as well as taking measures to prevent other kinds of terrorist acts that might occur in crowded public spaces.

The TSA also is coordinating with Customs and Border Protection to facilitate additional secondary passenger screening on both domestic and international flights, the official said.

Officials in Washington participated in a call with top TSA officials at airports in New York, Boston and Philadelphia to talk about partnering with Customs to identify flights that might need more random screening, the official said.

[TommyO]

5. I'm glad that we decided to drive to Florida instead of fly

We're leaving tomorrow, the car's mostly packed and we're going to be spending about the same on fuel as it would cost to fly one person to Florida from NJ. It also means that we won't have to rent a car while we're there, saving us even more.