Are Airport Full Body Scanners Just a Scam?

A full body scan pictured on a computer screen at Manchester Airport in NW England.

The explosive device smuggled in the clothing of the would-be Islamic Terrorist Thug who attempted to blow himself up on Christmas Day aboard Northwest Airlines # 253 with 278 passengers and 11 crew members, would not have have been detected by the full body scanner, which many persons are calling for, insisting must be installed as the first line of defense to enhance aviation security.

On the 30 December I wrote here that the full body imaging scanners will not fix airline security problems.

Aviation Security Experts in Great Britain have said, “…millimetre  wave scanners picked up shrapnel, heavy wax and metal but plastic, chemicals and liquids were missed…”

More here Are planned airport scanners just a scam?
Via The Independent, UK

Related Post: Aviation Security and the Israeli Model Via NY Times

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