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There's a reason why flight attendants always remind passengers to make sure they have all their belongings before disembarking: people are forgetful, and easily distractible. So forgetful that maybe those stewardesses should start reminding them to make sure they have everything before they get back ON the plane.

Airport security breach leaves TSA officer in hot water www.privateofficer.com Buffalo NY. May 14 2008 A federal Transportation Security Administration officer at Buffalo Niagara International Airport has been taken off active duty following a Sunday afternoon security breach.

(TSA graphic)WSJ's Scott McCartney (subscription may be required) brought some popular attention today to the new Black Diamond airport security screening program now rolled out at a few airports by the Transportation Security Agency (eight cities so far, according to the Journal).

“We think that’s what happened,” Mah said of a scenario similar to the 1990 movie Home Alone, where an eight-year-old is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas. As the family flew toward Winnipeg on an Air Canada plane, a security guard in Vancouver airport found the boy, Air Canada spokeswoman Angela Mah said.

One other amusing note from this morning’s TSA hearings. The agency wants to add a surcharge to airline tickets in order to raise $400 million over the next four years. That money would pay for baggage screening technology. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, doesn’t like the surcharge, because Alaskans fly a lot.

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Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon again Monday as politicians wait for an Arab League delegation to arrive to try to broker a settlement between supporters of the government and the Hezbollah-led opposition. Arab League foreign ministers issued a statement Sunday urging a ceasefire between warring Lebanese factions.

Former Red Team Leader and prominent, federal whistleblower Bogdan Dzakovic is testifying today in Washington, D.C. on a panel regarding aviation matters. The Government Accountability Project, GAP, is hosting the panel as part of its Whistleblower Week.

Posted by Travel Sentry Now that's what transparency is all about. By far the most popular request from responders to TSA's blog, Evolution of Security, has been for examples of the millimeter wave full body images, the somewhat controversial security imaging technology (L-3) now in use in Phoenix, Baltimore, LAX and JFK.

TSA Permitted/Prohibited Items TSA rules on what items are permitted and what items are prohibited were developed after extensive research, and are constantly monitored through ongoing analysis of current homeland security threats. Depending on threat levels, permitted and prohibited travel items are subject to change, sometimes on very short notice.