No rest for the security weary

Despite the inconvenience and questionable efficacy of some measures, airport security checks are here to stay. And when the economy picks up, an increase in passenger numbers will add to the misery

By Michelle Higgins / NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , NEW YORK

“The procedures are not being reduced; if anything they’re being added,” said Brian Michael Jenkins, an international expert on terrorism at the Mineta Transportation Institute. “The number of TSA screeners are not going up, so either the line gets longer or we get smarter. Or we invent the X-ray for a man’s soul.”

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