American airlines soon may be confronting a new Mideastern terrorist: the asp.
You know, the small venomous reptile that killed Cleopatra.
Muslim fanatics could hide a few of those deadly wigglers in secret pockets and let them loose midway on an ocean flight.
The result: the same chaos, panic, death featured in the motion picture, Snakes on a Plane.
Humans have two basic phobias: the fears of snakes and flying. Combine the two and you have an airborne Armageddon.
Airport security concentrates on weapons and explosives. It has no means to detect vipers.
S.O.S. now means Search Omar’s Shorts. (27 AUGUST 2006)
