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Old February 26th, 2004, 01:18 AM
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http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/6805/stu...tm#_Toc9406719

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We will now present an algorithm that a terrorist cell can employ to
increase their probability of mounting a successful attack under the CAPS
system as opposed to an airport security system that employs only random
searches. The key idea is that a terrorist cell can probe the security
system to ascertain which of their members have low CAPS scores. Then they
can send these members on destructive missions. Since security manpower is
disproportionately spent on people with high CAPS scores, and the operative
has a low score, he will most likely face reduced scrutiny.

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As mathematically demonstrated in Section 4.1, the focus of the FAA's
efforts to tighten airport security should be augmenting administrative
searches that affect everyone that boards a flight.

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Old February 26th, 2004, 02:10 AM
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 00:18:14 GMT, wrote:

http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/6805/stu...tm#_Toc9406719

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We will now present an algorithm that a terrorist cell can employ to
increase their probability of mounting a successful attack under the CAPS
system as opposed to an airport security system that employs only random
searches. The key idea is that a terrorist cell can probe the security
system to ascertain which of their members have low CAPS scores. Then they
can send these members on destructive missions. Since security manpower is
disproportionately spent on people with high CAPS scores, and the operative
has a low score, he will most likely face reduced scrutiny.

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This must be designed for the league of dumb terrorists. How's he
supposed to get weapons that enable him to enter a cockpit and
highjack a plane full of no-longer-passive passengers through standard
security? He if just wants to blow something up and kill a few hundred
people there are lots of easier places than a plane.


As mathematically demonstrated in Section 4.1, the focus of the FAA's
efforts to tighten airport security should be augmenting administrative
searches that affect everyone that boards a flight.

snip


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Old February 26th, 2004, 07:13 PM
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 00:18:14 GMT, wrote:

http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/6805/stu...tm#_Toc9406719

snip

We will now present an algorithm that a terrorist cell can employ to
increase their probability of mounting a successful attack under the CAPS
system as opposed to an airport security system that employs only random
searches. The key idea is that a terrorist cell can probe the security
system to ascertain which of their members have low CAPS scores. Then they
can send these members on destructive missions. Since security manpower is
disproportionately spent on people with high CAPS scores, and the operative
has a low score, he will most likely face reduced scrutiny.

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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 01:10:04 GMT, Dick Locke wrote:

This must be designed for the league of dumb terrorists. How's he
supposed to get weapons that enable him to enter a cockpit and
highjack a plane full of no-longer-passive passengers through standard
security?


1. Collusion with folks working groundside to smuggle onboard.
2. Fabrication of weapon from parts which, concealed or in plain sight,
pass through DHS screening process. I can think of a few, but
a) am disinclined to make life easier for any Clueless Charlie.terrs, and
b) the Heimatsicherheitshauptamt would not like my innovations, fer sure.
It usta be a free country, and could be again, someday.

He if just wants to blow something up and kill a few hundred
people there are lots of easier places than a plane.


You're right. Let's not discuss specifics here.
a) I am disinclined to make life easier for Clueless Charlie.terrs, and
b) the Heimatsicherheitshauptamt would not like my innovations, fer sure.
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