Was the private airline screening system responsible for the events of September 11?
The private airline screening system was in no way responsible for the events of September 11, 2001. The 9/11 Commission found absolutely no evidence that screening played any role in the hijackings. The screeners who were video-recorded while screening the hijackers were found to have followed FAA procedures. Before 9/11, why did the airlines lobby against more vigorous security? The Air Transport Association, had for years lobbied against better and more expensive security. They thought it would limit their autonomy and impact their bottom line, profits. One man who spoke out against better security was a hired gun — former FBI and CIA Director William Webster. What can be done to improve airport security today? Airport security could be improved by public oversight, by forcing the Transportation Security Administration, the TSA, to make public all screening tests and audits so we know exactly how and what they’re doing. From what we’ve learned, those answers won’t be acceptable to t
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