There's an old saying down south... "Even a blind pig will find an occasional acorn." The TSA, as it is now structured and "trained", is that blind pig. I believe their intentions are good (which reminds me of another old saying regarding what "the road to hell is paved with"). They depend too much on technology, and not enough on developing observation skills. Israel has had no undetected incidents, and relies mainly on interview skills. (As I understand their process, there are just a few initial screening questions asked of travelers, and depending upon the answers they receive, and the body language and micro-expressions observed, the traveler then either proceeds to the boarding area, or is referred to a more highly-skilled interviewer for a detailed round of questioning.) Whatever the actual procedure, it seems to work for them. Perhaps our government should contract with the Israeli's to conduct TSA training. As for myself, I won't fly anywhere any more until the situation is corrected. Pax...