If you pack lithium batteries, the terrorists might win

"WASHINGTON (AP) — To help reduce the risk of fires, air travelers will no longer be able to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage beginning Jan. 1, the Transportation Department said Friday."

Remember all those planes that fell out of the sky due to the terrorists putting loose lithium batteries in their bag? And the last time your camera bag started on fire because you had a couple of loose lithium AA batteries in your bag?

I've carried two to four loose lithium batteries in my camera bag for the last five years and I can't count the number of houses and vehicles that I've burned up.