According to official US and Iraqi sources, videotapes seized during US raids on suspected al Qaeda in Iraq hide-outs this month show the group training young boys to kidnap and assassinate civilians.
Paradoxically, the ARC blog has learnt that since 2003 children as young as 4 in Western Europe have been undergoing training in the fundamentals of security. Playmobil, world-famous manufacturer of toys designed to stimulate young brains, has produced an airport security checkpoint. Demand for the toy (possibly from bored security guards on long night shits) has outstripped supply and it is now on the “Collectobil” list!
The following is a genuine customer review, which can be found on the Amazon web site.
I was a little disappointed when I first bought this item, because the functionality is limited. My 5-year old son pointed out that the passenger's shoes cannot be removed. Then, we placed a deadly fingernail file underneath the passenger's scarf, and neither the detector doorway nor the security wand picked it up. My son said "that's the worst security ever!". But it turned out to be okay, because when the passenger got on the Playmobil B757 and tried to hijack it, she was mobbed by a couple of other heroic passengers, who only sustained minor injuries in the scuffle, which were treated at the Playmobil Hospital. The best thing about this product is that it teaches kids about the realities of living in a high-surveillance society. My son said he wants the Playmobil Neighbourhood Surveillance System set for Christmas.