Since George Bush has had six years to deal with the threat of liquid explosives, something we knew about ten years ago when the terrorists first tried to blow up US airplanes over the Pacific, I'm sure he already has a plan in place to stop terrorists from simply bringing their little explosive cocktails on trains and subways instead of airplanes. And Tony Blair has a plan to stop them from going after the Chunnel simply using the train?
Or did they forget about that?
I haven't heard a lot about train security. Or bus security. Then again, I'm just a blogger. I'm sure our governments have this one all figured out. So what are the rules about checking bags on trains and buses?
Speak of the devil, I just went to Amtrak's Web site and they have it all figured out. Our great secret weapon? Name tags:
While there is no specific threat against Amtrak or other U.S. ground transportation, Amtrak has increased security measures in the wake of the recent arrests in Britain.Yes, that will certainly stop a suicide bomber - simply require him to put his name and address on his bomb. And if you see any bags labeled Mickey Mouse, you got him!
Additional police and K-9 teams have been deployed, and Amtrak is vigorously enforcing its existing policy of requiring all checked and carry-on baggage be tagged with the owner's name and address. Also, additional on-board identification verifications are being conducted.
As for the dogs, if bomb sniffing dogs could smell this stuff in advance, we wouldn't have to be dumping all our crap out at the airports. But hey, not to worry, it's not like these guys have a track record of going after trains or buses. Oh yeah, that's exactly their track record in Spain and England.
Face it, there's no plan. The same people who brought us Iraq and duct tape are now preparing us to fight the liquid-bombers. God help us.
