I am thinking I must be the dunce reading this article because I think it is lacking in substance or maybe I missed it. What should be discussed on here? Whether we agree that there needs to be a new device to check our shoes or what? “Here’s a story about a new device being used in Israel that checks your shoes - without you having to remove them.” Where is the story?

Jessika, click on the link called “Here’s a story”. This is not rocket science.

Traveled recently and, while the TSA folks seemed quite friendly and “professional”, I found when I got home, that I had been allowed to - twice - carry on a butane lighter I had forgotten was in my bag. I marveled at the silliness of making people take off their shoes. I was chastised - albeit very politely - for not getting my little bag of liquid stuff out of my carry-on, which had just gone through x-ray… huh?

Let me ask a question here (chuckling at the absurdity of thinking there will be an answer.) After you go through security and they look at your little bag of stuff and your shoes, you can stop at any number of shops and buy all sorts of liquids and other things and carry it on board without so much as a “by your leave.” So what stops the terrorists from simply getting the weapons or bombs or nail files to the hijackers by simply “selling” it to their co-conspirators at one of those shops?

Anybody feel safer?