It's an announcement that will make the Transportation Security Administration either swell with pride or burn with envy. Word out of Moscow is that any sketchy looking people passing through Moscow's Domodedovo airport will be subject to a lie detector test.
Starting in July, passengers that arouse suspicion will be forced to take the handset of the "truth verifier" and answer a series of questions. The makers of the foolish device claims it can even tell if your answers are coming from your memory or your imagination.
"We know that this could be uncomfortable for some passengers but it is a necessary step," said Vladimir Kornilov, IT director for East Line, which operates the airport.
Who qualifies as "suspicious" will be decided by the Federal Security Service, Russia's own homeland-security goons. Eventually, they'll just make everybody take the test.
Passengers will have to explain their identity and then answer the question, "Have you ever lied to the authorities?" The machine then demands to know if you're carrying weapons or narcotics.
"If a person fails, he is accompanied by a guard to a cubicle where he is asked questions in a more intense atmosphere," Kornilov said.
They insist the initial robot test will only take 30 seconds to a minute - so you can soon count on at least an extra hour in the airport when you head to Moscow.
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