Apparently the TSA's plan is to kill the messenger instead of fixing the problem. Perhaps their own arrogance in maintaining they are the only one's that know how to do it right prevented the TSA from taking the e-mail's seriously. They are the only one's that believe that their system is working against all evidence that it is not.
100% correct!
This one hits a bit close to home, as I was PIC on one of the flights where the stuff was subsequently found in the lav
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Instead of using this oppotunity to increase security, I'm afraid that they will martyr the kid, which, in the end, will deter other non-terrorists from "testing the system". Unfortunately, terrorists will still be able to use the same or similar methods to introduce weapons to airplanes.
The Greatest Security Show on Earth continues..........