Are planned airport scanners just a scam?
The explosive device smuggled in the clothing of the Detroit bomb suspect would not have been detected by body-scanners set to be introduced in British airports, an expert on the technology warned last night. The Independent on Sunday has also heard authoritative claims that officials at the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Home Office have already tested the scanners and were not persuaded that they would work comprehensively against terrorist threats to aviation. AWIP: Flight 253 passenger Kurt Haskell: "Today is the day that I realized that my own country is lying to me and all of my fellow Americans." Daily Mail: Body scanner wouldn't have foiled syringe bomber, says MP who worked on new machines. This Day Online: How Yemen Frustrated Mutallab’s Attempt to Find Son.