Airlines do not like the security restrictions imposed by government (anti-business): UK Airport News July 07



For safety reasons? How about these stats:

• Number of major terrorist attacks committed world-wide between these key dates: 11 September 01 & 11 July 05: 8
• Number of these 8 involving aircraft of any type: 0
• Number of these 8 involving Ireland: 0

See: The Guardian July 05


In fact, the only successful attack on an airplane in Ireland since 9/11 occurred when anti-Iraqi war loopers damaged a US C-130 at Shannon in 2003: RTE Jan 03

These vandals were actually found “not guilty of causing unlawful damage” by an Irish court. Now I’m no legalese expert, but the basic math of two negatives cancelling themselves out means that these shiftless wasters were “guilty of causing lawful damage”; court sanctioned hooliganism. Hmmmm… ABC News July 06

This led to the only US retreat of the campaign, temporarily relocating from Shannon to Prestwick, Scotland. Ciaran, Mary, are your mothers proud of you? They are?? Then tell them to read this: 9/11 Tribute to the Irish killed that day

Yes, it’s been 6 years since that murderous, tragic day. Those fascistic bastards have other worries now, and not a virgin in sight, hopefully something like: The Onion Sept 01

But notwithstanding the lack of any further aviation casualties caused by terrorists, security is tighter than ever at airports around the globe. Consider the following:

Dublin: Dublin Airport Security page

Baby-food, for the love of God: EU specifics

Speaking of God, how about this one? Holy water on Lourdes flights is now being confiscated: Irish Independent Aug 07

At the risk of sounding like Richard Littlejohn, imagine the uproar if Islamic relics from Mecca were forcibly confiscated.

IMHO, this is starting to smack of cultural cowardice in the face of the enemy.

Finally some sanity: Irish Independent Sept 07. Listen to the unions moan about that one, as staffing levels are reduced...


However, for now, shoes & belts still have to be removed to facilitate the Jobsworths; shoelaces might be next. Airport queues would then resemble the inbound line to San Quentin. Only less happy.


What really grates, though, is the sheer sanctimony that these needle-dicks and their proponents can muster. Any protests or dissents to the charade of modern airport transit is met with withering threats of forced removal, and believe me they mean it. One whistle from them and you’ll have a HK up your nostril before you can say “ah ok, keep the nail-clippers”.


The BAA (no sheep jokes please) have recently crystallised the insanity into a warning sign, telling passengers not to berate or hit their staff; a very handy reminder, thanks guys. I will post a picture of this one as soon as I have one.



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