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17 Jul 2004 10:35:40 PM |
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I stumbled across this article and thought
it might be of some interest.
Terror in the Skies, Again?
By Annie Jacobsen
A WWS Exclusive Article
Note from the E-ditors: You are about to read an account of
what happened during a domestic flight that one of our
writers, Annie Jacobsen, took from Detroit to Los Angeles.
The WWS Editorial Team debated long and hard about how to
handle this information and ultimately we decided it was
something that should be shared. What does it have to do
with finances? Nothing, and everything. Here is Annie's
story.
On June 29, 2004, at 12:28 p.m., I flew on Northwest
Airlines flight #327 from Detroit to Los Angeles with my
husband and our young son. Also on our flight were 14
Middle Eastern men between the ages of approximately 20
and 50 years old. What I experienced during that flight
has caused me to question whether the United States of
America can realistically uphold the civil liberties of
every individual, even non-citizens, and protect its
citizens from terrorist threats.
On that Tuesday, our journey began uneventfully. Starting
out that morning in Providence, Rhode Island, we went
through security screening, flew to Detroit, and passed
the time waiting for our connecting flight to Los Angeles
by shopping at the airport stores and eating lunch at an
airport diner. With no second security check required in
Detroit we headed to our gate and waited for the pre-boarding
announcement. Standing near us, also waiting to pre-board,
was a group of six Middle Eastern men. They were carrying
blue passports with Arabic writing. Two men wore tracksuits
with Arabic writing across the back. Two carried musical
instrument cases - thin, flat, 18 long. One wore a yellow
T-shirt and held a McDonald's bag. And the sixth man had
a bad leg -- he wore an orthopedic shoe and limped. When
the pre-boarding announcement was made, we handed our
tickets to the Northwest Airlines agent, and walked down the
jetway with the group of men directly behind us.
My four-year-old son was determined to wheel his carry-on bag
himself, so I turned to the men behind me and said, You go
ahead, this could be awhile. No, you go ahead, one of the
men replied. He smiled pleasantly and extended his arm for
me to pass. He was young, maybe late 20's and had a goatee.
I thanked him and we boarded the plane.
Once on the plane, we took our seats in coach (seats 17A,
17B and 17C). The man with the yellow shirt and the McDonald's
bag sat across the aisle from us (in seat 17E). The pleasant
man with the goatee sat a few rows back and across the aisle
from us (in seat 21E). The rest of the men were seated
throughout the plane, and several made their way to the back.
As we sat waiting for the plane to finish boarding, we
noticed another large group of Middle Eastern men boarding.
The first man wore a dark suit and sunglasses. He sat in
first class in seat 1A, the seat second-closet to the cockpit
door. The other seven men walked into the coach cabin. As
aware Americans, my husband and I exchanged glances, and
then continued to get comfortable. I noticed some of the
other passengers paying attention to the situation as well.
As boarding continued, we watched as, one by one, most of
the Middle Eastern men made eye contact with each other.
They continued to look at each other and nod, as if they
were all in agreement about something. I could tell that
my husband was beginning to feel anxious.
The take-off was uneventful. But once we were in the air
and the seatbelt sign was turned off, the unusual
activity began. The man in the yellow T-shirt got out of
his seat and went to the lavatory at the front of coach
-- taking his full McDonald's bag with him. When he
came out of the lavatory he still had the McDonald's bag,
but it was now almost empty. He walked down the aisle to
the back of the plane, still holding the bag. When he
passed two of the men sitting mid-cabin, he gave a thumbs-up
sign. When he returned to his seat, he no longer had the
McDonald's bag.
Then another man from the group stood up and took
something from his carry-on in the overhead bin. It was
about a foot long and was rolled in cloth. He headed
toward the back of the cabin with the object. Five minutes
later, several more of the Middle Eastern men began using
the forward lavatory consecutively. In the back, several of
the men stood up and used the back lavatory consecutively
as well.
For the next hour, the men congregated in groups of two
and three at the back of the plane for varying periods of
time. Meanwhile, in the first class cabin, just a foot or
so from the cockpit door, the man with the dark suit -
still wearing sunglasses - was also standing. Not one
of the flight crew members suggested that any of these
men take their seats.
Watching all of this, my husband was now beyond anxious.
I decided to try to reassure my husband (and maybe myself)
by walking to the back bathroom. I knew the goateed-man
I had exchanged friendly words with as we boarded the plane
was seated only a few rows back, so I thought I would say
hello to the man to get some reassurance that everything
was fine. As I stood up and turned around, I glanced in his
direction and we made eye contact. I threw out my
friendliest remember-me-we-had-a-nice-exchange-just-
a-short-time-ago smile. The man did not smile back. His face
did not move. In fact, the cold, defiant look he gave
me sent shivers down my spine.
When I returned to my seat I was unable to assure my
husband that all was well. My husband immediately
walked to the first class section to talk with the
flight attendant. I might be overreacting, but I've
been watching some really suspicious things...
Before he could finish his statement, the flight
attendant pulled him into the galley. In a quiet
voice she explained that they were all concerned
about what was going on. The captain was aware.
The flight attendants were passing notes to each
other. She said that there were people on board
higher up than you and me watching the men. My
husband returned to his seat and relayed this
information to me. He was feeling slightly better.
I was feeling much worse. We were now two hours
into a four-in-a-half hour flight.
Approximately 10 minutes later, that same flight
attendant came by with the drinks cart. She leaned
over and quietly told my husband there were federal
air marshals sitting all around us. She asked him
not to tell anyone and explained that she could be
in trouble for giving out that information. She
then continued serving drinks.
About 20 minutes later the same flight attendant
returned. Leaning over and whispering, she asked
my husband to write a description of the yellow-shirted
man sitting across from us. She explained it would
look too suspicious if she wrote the information.
She asked my husband to slip the note to her
when he was done.
After seeing 14 Middle Eastern men board separately
(six together, eight individually) and then act
as a group, watching their unusual glances, observing
their bizarre bathroom activities, watching them
congregate in small groups, knowing that the flight
attendants and the pilots were seriously concerned,
and now knowing that federal air marshals were
on board, I was officially terrified.. Before
I'm labeled a racial profiler or -- worse yet --
a racist, let me add this. A month ago I traveled
to India to research a magazine article I was
writing. My husband and I flew on a jumbo jet
carrying more than 300 Hindu and Muslim men and
women on board. We traveled throughout the country
and stayed in a Muslim village 10 miles outside
Pakistan. I never once felt fearful. I never once
felt unsafe. I never once had the feeling that
anyone wanted to hurt me. This time was different.
Finally, the captain announced that the plane was
cleared for landing. It had been four hours since
we left Detroit. The fasten seat belt light came on
and I could see downtown Los Angeles. The flight
attendants made one final sweep of the cabin and
strapped themselves in for landing. I began to
relax. Home was in sight.
Suddenly, seven of the men stood up -- in unison
-- and walked to the front and back lavatories.
One by one, they went into the two lavatories,
each spending about four minutes inside. Right in
front of us, two men stood up against the emergency
exit door, waiting for the lavatory to become
available. The men spoke in Arabic among themselves
and to the man in the yellow shirt sitting nearby.
One of the men took his camera into the lavatory.
Another took his cell phone. Again, no one approached
the men. Not one of the flight attendants asked them
to sit down. I watched as the man in the yellow shirt,
still in his seat, reached inside his shirt and
pulled out a small red book. He read a few pages,
then put the book back inside his shirt. He pulled
the book out again, read a page or two more, and put
it back. He continued to do this several more times.
I looked around to see if any other passengers were
watching. I immediately spotted a distraught couple
seated two rows back. The woman was crying into the
man's shoulder. He was holding her hand. I heard
him say to her, You've got to calm down. Behind
them sat the once pleasant-smiling, goatee-wearing man.
I grabbed my son, I held my husband's hand and,
despite the fact that I am not a particularly
religious person, I prayed. The last man came out of
the bathroom, and as he passed the man in the yellow
shirt he ran his forefinger across his neck and
mouthed the word No.
The plane landed. My husband and I gathered our
bags and quickly, very quickly, walked up the jetway.
As we exited the jetway and entered the airport, we
saw many, many men in dark suits. A few yards further
out into the terminal, LAPD agents ran past us,
heading for the gate. I have since learned that the
representatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the
Federal Air Marshals (FAM), and the Transportation
Security Association (TSA) met our plane as it landed.
Several men -- who I presume were the federal air marshals
on board -- hurried off the plane and directed the
14 men over to the side.
Knowing what we knew, and seeing what we'd seen,
my husband and I decided to talk to the authorities.
For several hours my husband and I were interrogated
by the FBI. We gave sworn statement after sworn statement.
We wrote down every detail of our account. The
interrogators seemed especially interested in the
McDonald's bag, so we repeated in detail what we knew
about the McDonald's bag. A law enforcement official
stood near us, holding 14 Syrian passports in his hand.
We answered more questions. And finally we went home.
Home Sweet Home
The next day, I began searching online for news
about the incident. There was nothing. I asked
a friend who is a local news correspondent if
there were any arrests at LAX that day. There
weren't. I called Northwest Airlines' customer
service. They said write a letter. I wrote a letter,
then followed up with a call to their public relations
department. They said they were aware of the situation
(sorry that happened!) but legally they have
30 days to reply.
I shared my story with a few colleagues. One
mentioned she'd been on a flight with a group of
foreign men who were acting strangely -- they turned
out to be diamond traders. Another had heard a
story on National Public Radio (NPR) shortly after 9/11
about a group of Arab musicians who were having a
hard time traveling on airplanes throughout the U.S.
and couldn't get seats together. I took note of these
two stories and continued my research. Here are
excerpts from an article written by Jason Burke,
Chief Reporter, and published in The Observer
(a British newspaper based in London) on
February 8, 2004:
Terrorist bid to build bombs in mid-flight:
Intelligence reveals dry runs of new threat to
blow up airliners
Islamic militants have conducted dry runs
of a devastating new style of bombing on aircraft
flying to Europe, intelligence sources believe.
The tactics, which aim to evade aviation
security systems by placing only components of
explosive devices on passenger jets, allowing
militants to assemble them in the air, have been
tried out on planes flying between the Middle East,
North Africa and Western Europe, security sources say.
...The... Transportation Security Administration
issued an urgent memo detailing new threats to aviation
and warning that terrorists in teams of five might be
planning suicide missions to hijack commercial airliners,
possibly using common items...such as cameras,
modified as weapons.
...Components of IEDs [improvised explosive
devices]can be smuggled on to an aircraft, concealed
in either clothing or personal carry-on items... and
assembled on board. In many cases of suspicious passenger
activity, incidents have taken place in the aircraft's
forward lavatory.
So here's my question: Since the FBI issued a warning
to the airline industry to be wary of groups of five men
on a plane who might be trying to build bombs in the
bathroom, shouldn't a group of 14 Middle Eastern men
be screened before boarding a flight?
Apparently not. Due to our rules against
discrimination, it can't be done. During the 9/11
hearings last April, 9/11 Commissioner John Lehman
stated that ...it was the policy (before 9/11) and
I believe remains the policy today to fine airlines
if they have more than two young Arab males in
secondary questioning because that's discriminatory.
So even if Northwest Airlines searched two of the
men on board my Northwest flight, they couldn't search
the other 12 because they would have already filled a
government-imposed quota.
I continued my research by reading an article entitled
Arab Hijackers Now Eligible For Pre-Boarding from
Ann Coulter (www.anncoulter.com):
On September 21, as the remains of thousands of
Americans lay smoldering at Ground Zero,
[Secretary of Transportation Norman] Mineta fired off
a letter to all U.S. airlines forbidding them from
implementing the one security measure that could have
prevented 9/11: subjecting Middle Eastern passengers
to an added degree of pre-flight scrutiny. He sternly
reminded the airlines that it was illegal to
discriminate against passengers based on their race,
color, national or ethnic origin or religion.
Coulter also writes that a few months later, at
Mr. Mineta's behest, the Department of
Transportation (DOT) filed complaints against
United Airlines and American Airlines (who,
combined, had lost 8 pilots, 25 flight attendants
and 213 passengers on 9/11 - not counting the
19 Arab hijackers). In November 2003,
United Airlines settled their case with the
DOT for $1.5 million. In March 2004,
American Airlines settled their case with the
DOT for $1.5 million. The DOT also charged
Continental Airlines with discriminating against
passengers who appeared to be Arab, Middle Eastern
or Muslim. Continental Airlines settled their
complaint with the DOT in April of 2004 for
$.5 million.
From what I witnessed, Northwest Airlines
doesn't have to worry about Norman Mineta
filing a complaint against them for discriminatory,
secondary screening of Arab men. No one checked
the passports of the Syrian men. No one inspected
the contents of the two instrument cases or the
McDonald's bag. And no one checked the limping
man's orthopedic shoe. In fact, according to the
TSA regulations, passengers wearing an orthopedic
shoe won't be asked to take it off. As their
site states, Advise the screener if you're wearing
orthopedic shoes...screeners should not be asking
you to remove your orthopedic shoes at any time
during the screening process.
(Click here to read the TSA website policy on
orthopedic shoes and other medical devices.)
I placed a call to the TSA and talked to Joe
Dove, a Customer Service Supervisor. I told him
how we'd eaten with metal utensils moments in an
airport diner before boarding the flight and how
no one checked our luggage or the instrument cases
being carried by the Middle Eastern men. Dove's
response was, Restaurants in secured areas -- that's
an ongoing problem. We get that complaint often.
TSA gets that complaint all the time and they haven't
worked that out with the FAA. They're aware of it.
You've got a good question. There may not be a
reasonable answer at this time, I'm not going to
BS you.
At the Detroit airport no one checked our IDs.
No one checked the folds in my newspaper or the
contents of my son's backpack. No one asked us
what we'd done during our layover, if we bought
anything, or if anyone gave us anything while we
were in the airport. We were asked all of these
questions (and many others ) three weeks earlier
when we'd traveled in Europe -- where passengers
with airport layovers are rigorously questioned
and screened before boarding any and every flight.
In Detroit no one checked who we were or what
we carried on board a 757 jet liner bound for
American's largest metropolis.
Two days after my experience on Northwest Airlines
flight #327 came this notice from SBS TV,
The World News, July 1, 2004:
The U.S. Transportation and Security Administration
has issued a new directive which demands pilots
make a pre-flight announcement banning passengers
from congregating in aisles and outside the plane's
toilets. The directive also orders flight attendants
to check the toilets every two hours for
suspicious packages.
Through a series of events, The Washington Post
heard about my story. I talked briefly about my
experience with a representative from the newspaper.
Within a few hours I received a call from Dave Adams,
the Federal Air Marshal Services (FAM) Head of
Public Affairs. Adams told me what he knew:
There were 14 Syrians on NWA flight #327. They
were questioned at length by FAM, the FBI and the
TSA upon landing in Los Angeles. The 14 Syrians
had been hired as musicians to play at a casino
in the desert. Adams said they were scrubbed.
None had arrest records (in America, I presume),
none showed up on the FBI's no fly list or the
FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists List. The men checked
out and they were let go. According to Adams, the
14 men traveled on Northwest Airlines flight #327
using one-way tickets. Two days later they were
scheduled to fly back on jetBlue from Long Beach,
California to New York -- also using one-way tickets.
I asked Adams why, based on the FBI's credible
information that terrorists may try to assemble
bombs on planes, the air marshals or the flight
attendants didn't do anything about the bizarre
behavior and frequent trips to the lavatory. Our
FAM agents have to have an event to arrest somebody.
Our agents aren't going to deploy until there is an
actual event, Adams explained. He said he could not
speak for the policies of Northwest Airlines.
So the question is... Do I think these men were
musicians? I'll let you decide. But I wonder, if
19 terrorists can learn to fly airplanes into
buildings, couldn't 14 terrorists learn to play
instruments?
(c) 2004 WomensWallStreet.com
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17 Jul 2004 11:09:31 PM |
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"stoney" <stoney@localhost.localdomain> wrote
I stumbled across this article and thought
it might be of some interest.
I'm sorry, I really am, but it's hard to take serious any
story that cites Ann Coulter as a source.
It's also more than a little dishonest.
The emphasis is on the AIRLINES screening passengers,
when in fact the passengers are supposed to have already
been screened, by the FEDERALLY OPERATED SECURITY,
before they reach their boarding gate.
In other words: This is nothing more than the usual right-wing
fear mongering.
"Middle eastern passengers who were already screened by the
federal security weren't screened a second time by the airline
itself! You're children are in danger! In fact, you should be
surprised that they're not already dead, killed by these middle
eastern passengers! Give Bush & Ashcroft more powers, now,
while there's still time to save the lives of your family!"
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18 Jul 2004 11:59:02 AM |
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On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 00:09:31 -0400, JTEM wrote:
"stoney" <stoney@localhost.localdomain> wrote
I stumbled across this article and thought
it might be of some interest.
I'm sorry, I really am, but it's hard to take serious any
story that cites Ann Coulter as a source.
There's a difference between 'of some interest' and 'buying
what's being sold.' My ***** detector went off long
before Coulter's name came up.
It's also more than a little dishonest.
Like from start to finish.
The emphasis is on the AIRLINES screening passengers,
when in fact the passengers are supposed to have already
been screened, by the FEDERALLY OPERATED SECURITY,
before they reach their boarding gate.
In other words: This is nothing more than the usual right-wing
fear mongering.
Reich Wing. Fear mongering is their only stock in trade.
"Middle eastern passengers who were already screened by the
federal security weren't screened a second time by the airline
itself! You're children are in danger! In fact, you should be
surprised that they're not already dead, killed by these middle
eastern passengers! Give Bush & Ashcroft more powers, now,
while there's still time to save the lives of your family!"
/shrubco
Let us kill them for you!
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| User: "Sara Brum" |
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18 Jul 2004 04:50:13 AM |
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"stoney" <stoney@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.07.18.03.35.40.120363@localhost.localdomain...
I stumbled across this article and thought
it might be of some interest.
Terror in the Skies, Again?
By Annie Jacobsen
<big snip>
http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/skyterror.asp
It's already on snopes (undetermined). Note the links at the bottom. ;o)
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| User: "stoney" |
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18 Jul 2004 11:47:20 AM |
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On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 19:50:13 +1000, Sara Brum wrote:
"stoney" <stoney@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.07.18.03.35.40.120363@localhost.localdomain...
I stumbled across this article and thought
it might be of some interest.
Terror in the Skies, Again?
By Annie Jacobsen
<big snip>
http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/skyterror.asp
It's already on snopes (undetermined). Note the links at the bottom. ;o)
Please note I said 'might be of some interest.' I didn't say
"I bought what they were selling." :) AAMOF my '***** detector'
activated early in the article. Shades of "A Keystone Kops(tm)" skit.
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| User: "Mike Ruskai" |
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19 Jul 2004 01:24:37 AM |
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On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 09:47:20 -0700, stoney wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 19:50:13 +1000, Sara Brum wrote:
"stoney" <stoney@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.07.18.03.35.40.120363@localhost.localdomain...
I stumbled across this article and thought
it might be of some interest.
Terror in the Skies, Again?
By Annie Jacobsen
<big snip>
http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/skyterror.asp
It's already on snopes (undetermined). Note the links at the bottom. ;o)
Please note I said 'might be of some interest.' I didn't say
"I bought what they were selling." :) AAMOF my '***** detector'
activated early in the article. Shades of "A Keystone Kops(tm)" skit.
The story... er, article lost all credibility with me as soon as Ann
Coulter was referred to without a gagging sound.
--
- Mike
Remove 'spambegone.net' and reverse to send e-mail.
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| User: "stoney" |
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21 Jul 2004 01:37:02 PM |
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On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 06:24:37 +0000, Mike Ruskai wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 09:47:20 -0700, stoney wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 19:50:13 +1000, Sara Brum wrote:
"stoney" <stoney@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.07.18.03.35.40.120363@localhost.localdomain...
I stumbled across this article and thought
it might be of some interest.
Terror in the Skies, Again?
By Annie Jacobsen
<big snip>
http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/skyterror.asp
It's already on snopes (undetermined). Note the links at the bottom. ;o)
Please note I said 'might be of some interest.' I didn't say
"I bought what they were selling." :) AAMOF my '***** detector'
activated early in the article. Shades of "A Keystone Kops(tm)" skit.
The story... er, article lost all credibility with me as soon as Ann
Coulter was referred to without a gagging sound.
That was one of the later 'nails in the coffin.'
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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18 Jul 2004 11:42:16 AM |
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On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 20:35:40 -0700 in episode
<pan.2004.07.18.03.35.40.120363@localhost.localdomain> we saw our hero
"stoney" <stoney@localhost.localdomain>:
I stumbled across this article and thought it might be of some interest.
I printed this out and read it. My only comment is:
I don't believe it.
That is to say, I think the woman who wrote the story is a right wing
***** who's trying to insist that unless we turn into violent racists,
we're all gonna die. I doubt anything of any significance happened. It was
just that she didn't like having darkies on a plane with good krustian
white folks.
Interesting isn't it that Ann Coulter is cited? The woman who believes we
should violently overthrow Arab nations and impose Christianity by force?
The woman who shrieks that racism is good and McCarthy was right? This is
what this "Annie Jacobsen" reads? Coulter?
Sure she panicked. If anybody that wasn't blond and blue eyed walked by
her, she would have panicked.
Michelle Malkin (not ours, the right wing shrieking ***** one) is
skeptical even:
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/000207.htm
She says: "I agree with many readers that some skepticism is still
warranted..."
Right off, the agenda is stated in the "article:"
"What I experienced during that flight has caused me to question whether
the United States of America can realistically uphold the civil liberties
of every individual, even non-citizens, and protect its citizens from
terrorist threats."
Which translates to:
"Unless we destroy the very reason this country exits, the terrorists have
WON! Civil rights KILL! VOTE FOR BUSH OR YOU WILL DIE!"
And hysterical ***** ignores that al-Qaeda is recruiting non-Arabs now. So
the next attack could be from blond, blue eyed, Aryan types for all we
know.
Given that, we should immediately implement the following:
- All airline passengers will be stripped naked and strapped immobile to
their seats.
- There will no longer be carry on nor checked baggage.
- Bathrooms will be removed. Go before you leave Citizen.
- Anyone who sets off the metal detectors will be shot on the spot. The
government will reimburse basic burial costs but the law will exempt them
from any further liability.
- Armed stewards and stewardesses will randomly jam a gun at your head and
demand you recite the Pledge of Allegiance. If you leave out "under god,"
you will be shot.
- Suspected Democrats will tossed out the door in mid-flight.
There. That'll fix it.
In the mean time, roughly 198,000 people have died in auto accidents
since 9/11. 66 WTC style attacks would have to occur for terrorism to be
as big a killer as the automobile. But we *HAVE* to destroy the
Constitution because of the threat that can't even make the top ten causes
of death in the US...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Alt-atheism website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
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There is no system but GNU, and Linux is one of its kernels.
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| User: "stoney" |
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21 Jul 2004 01:36:10 PM |
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On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 11:42:16 -0500, Mark K. Bilbo wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 20:35:40 -0700 in episode
<pan.2004.07.18.03.35.40.120363@localhost.localdomain> we saw our hero
"stoney" <stoney@localhost.localdomain>:
I stumbled across this article and thought it might be of some interest.
I printed this out and read it. My only comment is:
I don't believe it.
That is to say, I think the woman who wrote the story is a right wing
***** who's trying to insist that unless we turn into violent racists,
we're all gonna die. I doubt anything of any significance happened. It was
just that she didn't like having darkies on a plane with good krustian
white folks.
Interesting isn't it that Ann Coulter is cited? The woman who believes we
should violently overthrow Arab nations and impose Christianity by force?
The woman who shrieks that racism is good and McCarthy was right? This is
what this "Annie Jacobsen" reads? Coulter?
Sure she panicked. If anybody that wasn't blond and blue eyed walked by
her, she would have panicked.
Michelle Malkin (not ours, the right wing shrieking ***** one) is
skeptical even:
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/000207.htm
She says: "I agree with many readers that some skepticism is still
warranted..."
Right off, the agenda is stated in the "article:"
"What I experienced during that flight has caused me to question whether
the United States of America can realistically uphold the civil liberties
of every individual, even non-citizens, and protect its citizens from
terrorist threats."
Which translates to:
"Unless we destroy the very reason this country exits, the terrorists have
WON! Civil rights KILL! VOTE FOR BUSH OR YOU WILL DIE!"
And hysterical ***** ignores that al-Qaeda is recruiting non-Arabs now. So
the next attack could be from blond, blue eyed, Aryan types for all we
know.
Given that, we should immediately implement the following:
- All airline passengers will be stripped naked and strapped immobile to
their seats.
- There will no longer be carry on nor checked baggage.
- Bathrooms will be removed. Go before you leave Citizen.
- Anyone who sets off the metal detectors will be shot on the spot. The
government will reimburse basic burial costs but the law will exempt them
from any further liability.
- Armed stewards and stewardesses will randomly jam a gun at your head and
demand you recite the Pledge of Allegiance. If you leave out "under god,"
you will be shot.
- Suspected Democrats will tossed out the door in mid-flight.
There. That'll fix it.
In the mean time, roughly 198,000 people have died in auto accidents
since 9/11. 66 WTC style attacks would have to occur for terrorism to be
as big a killer as the automobile. But we *HAVE* to destroy the
Constitution because of the threat that can't even make the top ten causes
of death in the US...
Yep. It's a real pisser.
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