[Old Sarge]

There is no clear understanding of how people get on the list

Oh, that's EASY! You're obviously a terror suspect if you're:

* White;
* Male;
* Heterosexual;
* Christian;
* A Veteran;
* who respects the Constitution.

There, simple enough...

[thirst4truth]

My brother is all those except a veteran, plus he is a Fed Ex pilot for over 30 years and found himself on the no fly list. Took years to get him off it and they still occasionally stop him. They have mistaken him for someone else with a different middle name. When my brother pointed that out to them, they said with much surprise, "how did you know about him?" he replied, "you told me about him last time you stopped me!" Fricken morons, he said under his breath.

BTW, he was in the air when 911 happened. Just took off from SE Asia somewhere. He was told he could not land in the US as all the airports were shut down, and then nothing else was explained to him. He cried for his wife and children as when all airports are shut down, America is gone. He made the decision himself to dump the fuel and turn back, he was so scared for our America.