On a recent domestic flight, a jar of peanut butter that I had stored in my carry on luggage was seized by overly aggressive security personnel "
for my safety." An affluent Japanese woman behind me in line had her mascara taken because it was not stored in a zip- lock bag. Neither of us fit into what could by any definition be called "
a terrorist profile" I simply
did not want to eat airline "
food." And she, I guess, wanted to look nice for whoever was on the other end picking her up.
This really proves how insincere and frivolous the U. S. is in its so-called War on Terrorism. Peanut butter and mascara have to go—too dangerous—but the borders remain wide open and immigration laws are ignored.