Re: Boarding pass scanners now at TSA checkpoints

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Tom Gray <tom_gray_grc () yahoo com>
Date: September 20, 2009 1:35:57 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net, tom_gray_grc () yahoo com
Subject: Re: [IP] Re: Boarding pass scanners now at TSA checkpoints




On 9/20/09, Russ Nelson <nelson () crynwr com> wrote:
> The Maginot line at least worked.  It forced the
> Nazis to go through the Ardennes Forest.  This "security" system
> isn't going to stop the
> next set of terrorists flying under their own names.


Could we note that the Maginot Line did not force the Germans to go  
through the Ardennes. The French and British were convinced that the  
Germans would attack through Belgium as they did in WW1. Instead, the  
German General Eric von Manstein devised a plan to attack though the  
Ardennes. The French and British had sent their major forces north  
into Belgium to meet the expected attack. By attacking throught the  
Ardennes the Germans came in behind the major Allied forces cutting  
them off from the rest of France.

The Germans had originally intended to attack through Belgium as they  
had done in WW1. The Maginot Line would not be much of an obstacle as  
it later turned out when it was taken in a very short time.  Even the  
French were aware of the Maginot Line’s shortcomings and had reduced  
the garrison in it below minimum levels. Some of the forts were not  
manned. Von Manstein's plan had been considered and rejected by the   
General Staff. However, he was able to meet personally with Hitler at  
a conference and convince him of the merit of his plan

I suppose that teh moral here is not to make the same mistake as the  
Allied General Staff did at the beginning of WW2. One must not allow  
oneself to be blind to the possibility that the opponent may do  
something unexpected. A flexible and evolving security system that can  
deal with unexpected contingencies is a requirement.


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