If the FAA were relieved of most of their responsibility for safety does this mean the airlines took on the responsibility for passenger security checking at the terminals? If this is the case it is shocking indeed because once things work like this the tenders for the work will probably go to the lowest bidder. What is then done by the security companies to promote training and interest among the lower paid staff who are likely to be the kind of folk who end up doing these kind of jobs?
If it is likely that a large number of President Regan's Afghan 'Freedom Fighters' were rewarded for their endeavors against the Soviets by allowing them to settle in the U.S.A. after the invasion failed it was at best not considered what kind of citizens they would make? They would have to come to America with little money, little English but more importantly the cultural differences would have been such a shock to their system it is likely disillusionment would have quickly set in and to seek solace they would have embraced Islam again with a new more fervent vigour ending up thinking how profane western society is compared to their own strict codes of conduct?
The horrors of the past week certainly bring to light again some questions regarding TWA 800 and it's investigation and the conviently put aside witness statements about seeing a missile. Surely, all of this needs now to be looked at again with renewed application.?
The FBI have now given the identities of nearly all of Tuesday's hijackers along with the nationalites of some but, I think, not all. If so, this begs the question were any of the hijackers U. S. citizens?