The world witnessed another airliner crash today. It was an Egyptair flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers aboard. The plane went down over the Greek Islands. At the moment, no one knows for certain, but the working theory is that this was a terrorist attack.
The news is terrible, but here's the worst part: the plane left from France. This is not a story in which lax airport security in some third world country let terrorists or their bomb on board the craft. Paris ought to have serious security especially after last year's terror attacks. This may mean that the terrorists have learned how to make bombs that they can smuggle past detection devices. It may mean that some other tactic has been devised by the terrorists that is allowing them to pass security. It may also mean that the airport security forces have been infiltrated and are now suspect in major European cities. All of these are rather terrible prospects for the future.
The news is terrible, but here's the worst part: the plane left from France. This is not a story in which lax airport security in some third world country let terrorists or their bomb on board the craft. Paris ought to have serious security especially after last year's terror attacks. This may mean that the terrorists have learned how to make bombs that they can smuggle past detection devices. It may mean that some other tactic has been devised by the terrorists that is allowing them to pass security. It may also mean that the airport security forces have been infiltrated and are now suspect in major European cities. All of these are rather terrible prospects for the future.
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