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Investigation Reveals Lax Security at Chicago's Airports

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Fox Chicago News reportedly launched its own security probe by flying employees of various races and genders — male, female, African-American, Caucasian and Muslim — on different airlines to several destinations throughout the U.S.

The employees were allowed to pass through security without a photo ID, as long as they could provide a credit card to verify their name matched the one on their boarding pass, MyFoxChicago.com reported.

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LeroyBored 16 weeks 5 days ago
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This is actually stunning - showing a credit card??! so if you steal someones wallet/ticket, you can get in the terminal and on a plane?? Scary....

qstrian 16 weeks 5 days ago
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Airlines continue running the airports in spite of 9/11's child--the Transportation Security Administration?

While attending a major airline air crew training course two years ago, instructors admonished students that the Federal Aviation Administration was running the show. Later I learned to the contrary that airline industry lobbyists held sway over Congress as reported in the 9/11 Commission Report & a followup which asked further questions about why terrorist hi-jackings occurred.

03/ 16 weeks 5 days ago
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that doesn't sound safe!

qstrian 16 weeks 5 days ago
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Lax airport security invited terrorist hi-jackers to board commuter flights connecting with Boston Logan's International Airport before attacking the New York's World Trade Center twin hi-rise buildings.

On the other hand, Chicago O'Hare Airport officials conducted classified counter-terrorist training exercises which I witnessed on May 22nd, 2001.

Disaffected 16 weeks 4 days ago
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Flying has gotten to be such a drag. The suiciders have definitely had a partial victory in that area, even if they don't seem to be active now.

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