[42095] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Don't blame Intelligence or Security Agencies.....
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (alex@yuriev.com)
Thu Sep 13 13:08:06 2001
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:10:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: alex@yuriev.com
To: FiXXiT@off-road.com
Cc: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu, nanog@merit.edu
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> > > > The intelligence agencies in the United States are the best in the world.
> > >
> > > Mossad would disagree with you.
> > > Ever wondered why no one hijacks El Al flights?
> >
> > I always thought it was due to two factors:
> >
> > 1) Proper security design at the airports that make all the obvious single-person
> > low-tech attacks fairly unlikely to work, forcing the use of high-tech or
> > conspiracy solutions.
> >
> > 2) The reluctance of anybody to be the on-the-ground part of a conspiracy or
> > the seller of a high-tech solution, when you *know* that your continued life
> > expectancy is very short unless you plan to spend the rest of your life hiding
> > under a bush in one of the more inhospitable jungles of New Guinea.
>
> Not to mention the fact that ElAl has multiple armed air marshalls on
> *every* flight.
Right, and they are not afraid to use deadly force immediately.
Alex
