Cat Pause

While the rest of the world is aghast at our sudden refusal to let Cat Stevens into the country, Tom Ridge is using the incident as proof that our security system is lax and the Homeland Security Department should be in charge of all flight lists "as recommended in the 9-11 commission report".

Meanwhile in Australia...

A HOAX bomb found in the hold of a Virgin Blue Boeing 737 and mistakenly taken into a Sydney Airport terminal on Monday, was placed on the airline after it landed.

Authorities investigating who planted the "bomb", a toilet roll with a fireworks sparkler attached, also believe the incident was a stunt.

Transport Minister John Anderson said yesterday he could not rule out a member of a union being responsible.

"At the very least you'd have to say this is not an action by a terrorist," he told Sydney radio station 2UE. "It was plainly designed to look like a bomb.

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