re 10982
The post of IanW and the reference contained within, is the most important for everybody.We all live in a world which is virtually shrinking,even my present keystrokes are probably being monitored from afar!
Unwilling taxpayers worldwide are paying for defence systems which generally are useless to most of us and I think the time has come for a better use of people's money.Ruling elites have to mandate better regulations covering air travel.
Like any other human activity,if one type of event has happened,there is no earthly reason to state that it has only been an isolated event,the same type of event can again happen.
Just take a quick peep at the nuclear industry and it's massive spend on safety,bad things do happen.