"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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The flights aren't all one-way. Sooner or later, they take off again.
Putting the
air marshals on board protects them in both directions.


But aren't they protected at the US end by the TSA? If terrorists are able
to get weapons aboard aircraft in the US it means federal screeners are no
more effective than private sector screeners, and we all know that's not the
case.