Homeland Security Watch: Iraqi Detained at LAX

KTLA(Via MM and Hot Air): Iraqi Man Caught at LAX with Weird Item in Body Cavity

Security officers detained an Iraqi national at Los Angeles International Airport early today after a “metal object” was found in the man’s rectum during a body cavity search.

Fadhel al-Maliki, 35, was selected for a more thorough check by screeners in Terminal One of the airport, who found the item at about 5:40 a.m, federal and airport officials said. Al-Maliki, who lives in Atlantic City, N.J., was taking a US Airways flight to Philadelphia.

Dang….Flap will never complain of those long security lines at Terminal One again.

Now, don’t we need those super-duper “Backscatter” X-ray machines that can look through clothes and skin?

The flight took off with al-Maliki’s luggage on board. The airplane was ordered to land in Las Vegas, where the passengers got off and the luggage was searched.

Al-Maliki’s luggage was “clean,” officials said at a news conference this afternoon at LAX.

Stay tuned for more of the story. The video is here.

Charles suggests a massive security hole at LAX…..

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