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Threat: Surgically Implanted Bombs?

For 40 years, we’ve been playing a game with terrorists. It’s called “Hide the Bomb.” We installed metal detectors in airports, so they devised nonmetallic explosives . We scanned bodies, so they hid a bomb in a shoe . We put everybody’s shoes through scanners, so they hid bombs in underwear . We put people through scanners that showed the exact contours of their crotches and breasts . Citizens erupted in outrage. They said we had gone too far . Actually, we didn’t go far enough. Terrorists are taking the next logical step. They’re trying to hide bombs inside their bodies/ William Saletan , Slate. More here. (AP file photo: A woman undergoes a pat-down body search during TSA security screening Friday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.)

Question: Are you concerned with reports that terrorists are considering hiding bombs inside suicide bombers?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog