I share Jaquandor‘s dismay at this article on MSNBC.com: Amid increased hijack warnings, air marshalls are being pulled from cross-country and international flights — those most likely to be hijacked, by the way — because of, of all things, concerns that providing them hotel rooms is too costly! [7/30 9:47 AM]Update: Just saw this headline from the Detroit News: “Terror warnings prompt rethink of cutbacks”. The article concludes with a Homeland Security spokesman stating “There are no plans to cut any of the estimated several thousand air marshal jobs.“
