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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:32:22 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>The Aviation Security Update</title><link>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/</link><description>For the latest news, thoughts, and ideas please visit the Aviation Security Update.</description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:05:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright>FRAC</copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>The Risks of Flying: A Safe Gamble</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:57:48 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/2011/10/11/the-risks-of-flying-a-safe-gamble.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:311591:13168529</guid><description><![CDATA[With September 11th recently behind us, many Americans are still remembering the unthinkable events of that day. We who were here in New York City at the time have personal recollections that will likely haunt us for years to come.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/rss-comments-entry-13168529.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Bomb Detection Using X-RAY Technologies: IS THAT A BOMB IN YOUR PANTS OR ARE YOU JUST GLAD TO SEE ME?</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:53:41 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/2010/1/2/bomb-detection-using-x-ray-technologies-is-that-a-bomb-in-yo.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:311591:6203829</guid><description><![CDATA[I don’t wish to make light of as serious a situation as a terrorist attack on another American commercial airliner, but if governments in the United States and the Netherlands are offering as a response to the failed terrorist bombing of a Detroit bound airliner the carting out and dusting off of  “Back Scatter”, “Full Body Imaging” and “Puffer” technologies to thwart the introduction of bomb making compounds onto airliners, I might as well audition for Saturday Night Live along with them.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/rss-comments-entry-6203829.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Terrorist Smuggles Explosive Aboard Airliner Headed for the USA; SAY IT ISN’T SO!</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:37:56 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/2009/12/31/terrorist-smuggles-explosive-aboard-airliner-headed-for-the.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:311591:6182506</guid><description><![CDATA[More than nine years after the world was stunned by the terrorist attack on the USA using airliners as flying missiles, terrorists still believe they can attack America by smuggling weapons of mass destruction aboard a U.S. airliner headed for the United States from abroad.  They must be delusional to think that they can penetrate the western world’s impregnable aviation security shield, how ridiculous!]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/rss-comments-entry-6182506.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Aviation Security and Breaking News!</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:58:18 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/2007/10/23/aviation-security-and-breaking-news.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:311591:1353659</guid><description><![CDATA[I arrived at the Fox News building on Avenue of the Americas in New York City with time to spare for my late afternoon interview.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/rss-comments-entry-1353659.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Security Analysis: Why Airport Screening Remains a Failure</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:45:28 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/2007/3/19/security-analysis-why-airport-screening-remains-a-failure.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:311591:974014</guid><description><![CDATA[There is no really efficient way to manage the flow of millions of passengers in and out of commercial airports each day.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/rss-comments-entry-974014.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>As TSA Claims Progress in Securing Commercial Aviation From Explosives, 21 Airports Show That Little Has Changed</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:24:31 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/2006/4/13/as-tsa-claims-progress-in-securing-commercial-aviation-from-explosives-21-airports-show-that-little-has-changed.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:311591:440977</guid><description><![CDATA[The Congress asked its investigative arm, the General Accountability Office, to take a look at how well our airport screeners were doing in preventing explosives from being carried past airport screening stations and on to commercial flights.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/rss-comments-entry-440977.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Airport Profiling Should Be Conducted by Trained and Trusted Profilers</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:26:45 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/2006/2/1/airport-profiling-should-be-conducted-by-trained-and-trusted-profilers.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:311591:371520</guid><description><![CDATA[It is not very often that government has an opportunity to quickly and efficiently respond to a critical national security need without engaging in prolonged controversy these days.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/rss-comments-entry-371520.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Challenging Aviation Security Issues for 2006</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:22:53 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/2006/1/24/challenging-aviation-security-issues-for-2006.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:311591:364899</guid><description><![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security has announced new initiatives for 2006 to jump-start efforts to achieve major improvements in security for air travelers.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/rss-comments-entry-364899.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Air Travelers to be Profiled at Screening Stations</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:36:47 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/2006/1/8/air-travelers-to-be-profiled-at-screening-stations.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:311591:347112</guid><description><![CDATA[The TSA’s plan to begin profiling air passengers at 40 domestic airports this year was reported in USA TODAY on December 28th.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/rss-comments-entry-347112.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Taking Responsibility for Air Side Security</title><dc:creator>Charles Slepian</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 02:06:01 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/2005/11/16/taking-responsibility-for-air-side-security.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36746:311591:305714</guid><description><![CDATA[At 9:00 pm on a Saturday night, a major international airport in the northeast can be a very busy place with overnight flights departing on international and transcontinental routes and arriving flights continuing to land from across America and abroad.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.frac.com/aviation-security-update/rss-comments-entry-305714.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>
