hdgselect,
1. The UK decided that it would add routes that disadvantage their own airlines, from certain destinations. Did they do this to help cover up this plot to destroy the ME3 while not actually disadvantaging the ME3 at the same time?
2. The intel must have suggested that the threat was from the middle east flights to the US. So why screw around with flights heading the other way? This one doesn't seem like rocket science to understand.
3. I would think they might have some idea about what threat they are against to make the decision they did with respect devices being allowed in the hold.
Most Americans I know are truthful people. Their government seems to be as bad as any other on the planet.