Kendall, I've seen you and you look very inocuous to me. Eactly the kind of guy who might have a bomb. So maybe sitting next to a marshal wouldn't be such a good idea in your case. Or is it only those punctiliously honest terrorists who say "I have a bomb" who pose the threat? Whatever, I assume from your selfish tone that you are not a manic depressive.

"Guest,a" says C5 explosives won't trigger metal detectors. Oh dear. If metal detectors are the only defence in the US, any serious minded terrorist who wanted to get a bomb on board would presumably just check it in. In which case can we not assume that passengers who claim to have bombs in their hand luggage are probably mentally ill?

"Guest,a" goes on to imply that any marshal should be entitled to kill anyone, so long as he remebers to say he heard the word "bomb." Whether his claim is believable is not the point according to "Guest,a."