1.  a) Define possible.
b)  Define probable.

2.  Describe some of the measures Dr. Williams would take if he wanted to guard himself against possible threats.  Why would these measures seem foolish to most people?

3.  Williams says that spending time and money on security threats just because they are possible means that those same resources cannot be spent on on those far more probable.  How does he say more probable threats could be lessened?

4.  What is the TSA?  How does the TSA threaten airport security, according to Williams?

5.  How does Williams suggest the TSA would develop a passenger screening method that makes sense?

6.  Do you agree with racial profiling at the airport security screening locations?  Explain your answer.

7.  Will arming airline personnel and instituting passenger profiling make airline travel safer from terrorists? If not, what is an alternative solution?

8. Share your personal experience (good or bad) with airport security screeners.  Email your answer to this question to editor@studentnewsdaily.com.  Answers will be posted in the "Thoughts from Students" section.

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