Thank you, IvanB, for pointing that out!!!

KimC, I'm guessing that, now, even the threat by an airline hijacker that he has a bomb will keep him from being rushed by the plane's passengers... now that they know that the hijacker intends to kill them anyway. Now we know we're on equal footing with them in that we have nothing to lose and everything to gain by fighting back. Were I in the situation, my only hope (since I'd have no hope for my life) would be that the plane's pieces would land harmlessly in a field, just like in Somerset County, PA.

It may indeed be time to reassess our civil liberties in light of the current world situation, but I feel sure that we won't be willing to give up any freedoms unless absolutely necessary... maybe not even then!