What having a sky marshal really means

"R. Hubbell" wrote in message news:fIFJb.99695$pY.17255@fed1read04...
... The new backscatter xray machines can see pretty much see everything. So
I'd have to suspend disbelief to think your scenario could play out.

Are you saying that you think a gun and/or bomb could be gotten on board
somehow? You scenario seems to rest on that premise.

Your assumption is that ALL luggage, cargo, and supplies for the plane
are xrayed with the new machines. In fact, reports have shown that
only part of the luggage (more carryon is examined), little of the
cargo, and almost none of the supplies are xrayed. And some of that
stuff that is xrayed is using the older machines.

So yes it's quite feasible. Witness the student recently who had to
finally tell the FAA of the stuff he'd hidden on several SW air
flights much earlier.

The information on this is available through regular news outlets, but
like always we just have to work a little to distinguish between real
information and commentator opinion.

-Malcolm Teas