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Originally posted by Superman
Israeli Airlines (El Al) has never had a successful hijacking, to the best of my knowledge. And they are as hated by terrorists as anyone on the planet. Clearly, they have excellent security procedures. But also, I think military service is simply mandatory for everyone. So, all adult Israelis are combat-trained. Both sexes. On an El Al flight, a terrorist with a small weapon would have only a brief moment to make trouble...
That is due in large part to their use of a well-known, very effective tactic that the US "can't" use (profiling). They are trained to look for people, not just the weapons themselves.
Old 04-23-2004, 04:35 PM
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