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Post by GoTres on Jul 21, 2004 9:18:59 GMT -5
This is a pretty long read, but quite an eye opener. A co-worker came in this morning and had heard it on the radio. It ran in the Womens' edition of the Wall Street Journal and apparently the writer was interviewed on MSNBC. Scary as hell and it'll really anger you as to the lengths we'll go to to be sure we're not discriminating against anyone on the airlines. This story is about a supposed terrorist "dry-run" on a flight between Detroit and LA. www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=14249 |
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Post by deerslayer11 on Jul 21, 2004 10:07:29 GMT -5
I hope Im never on a plane like that. I dont think much about an ass whoopin.
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Post by noonebil on Jul 21, 2004 12:39:39 GMT -5
Kinda scary. I do know this though. There are at least 2 air marshals on all domestic flights. One of my best friends is one. If there was a problem with these arab travelers, nobody would have been given any information. The FBI only responds to media when there was no threat.
IMHO, all cockpit doors should be inacessable from the cabin during flight. This would prevent hijackers from using airplanes as missiles.
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Post by hunt4fun1 on Jul 31, 2004 23:23:28 GMT -5
Discrimination on a plane........should be a phrase never said AGAIN in the lifetime of Hunt4fun1.
Remember, they were not white, or hispanic or black of any nation or Asian.
Call a duck a duck. I have NO problem with selective screening. Lets make sure we select the right race.
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Post by hunt4fun1 on Jul 31, 2004 23:25:21 GMT -5
BTW, if I had suspected ANYTHING odd like this before the plane took off, I would have gotten off it.
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Post by RedOak on Aug 1, 2004 6:03:41 GMT -5
Crap like this urks me no end. I have hair half way down my back. I wear fatigues. I get "profiled" and eyeballed daily.
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Post by noonebil on Aug 1, 2004 21:49:19 GMT -5
Crap like this urks me no end. I have hair half way down my back. I wear fatigues. I get "profiled" and eyeballed daily. What does a hairy back have to do with profiling?  |
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Post by RedOak on Aug 2, 2004 6:43:28 GMT -5
Err the fact that it starts on my head for one thing.
Like I was saying I get profiled and eyeballed all the time. It don't even bother me anymore.
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Post by deerslayer11 on Aug 2, 2004 7:35:12 GMT -5
Dam hippies |
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Post by noonebil on Aug 2, 2004 9:48:52 GMT -5
Dam hippies Yeah! Hippies with hairy backs! |
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Post by Shorthair on Aug 3, 2004 5:11:04 GMT -5
We locked up all the Japanese Americans during WWII to protect our country. Why can't we do that again until these muslims get their people under control or rat he bad ones out to us?
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Post by GoTres on Aug 3, 2004 8:54:50 GMT -5
Because we're still really good at beating ourselves up over locking up the Japanese in WWII.
Israel's got airline security done the right way. I don't remember hearing about any of their planes going places other than the intended destination lately.
If they don't like the way you look, you're not boarding the plane. To hell with "discrimination." If only we had the balls to do it that way.
It's kinda like the "rules of engagement" that only apply to us. Probably a topic for another post.
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Post by noonebil on Aug 3, 2004 14:41:59 GMT -5
Yeah, we are the only ones that play by any rules. We are so worried about offending someone we leave ourselves wide open for attack by those that don't care about our feelings.
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Post by hunt4fun1 on Aug 4, 2004 16:21:11 GMT -5
We locked up all the Japanese Americans during WWII to protect our country. Why can't we do that again until these muslims get their people under control or rat he bad ones out to us? Heh.....don't even get me started on this....... |
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