Posted on 11/06/2014 12:21:22 PM PST by wtd
Wannabe jihadists are taking cruises to avoid security checks while traveling to Syria and Iraq
WANNABE jihadi fighters are increasingly booking tickets on cruise ships to join extremists in battle zones in Syria and Iraq, hoping to bypass stepped-up efforts to thwart them in neighboring Turkey, Interpol officials have told The Associated Press.
This is one of the reasons why the international police body is preparing to expand a pilot program known as I-Checkit, which airlines use to check passenger information against Interpols databases - in hopes that one day the system could expand to include cruise operators, banks, hotels and other private-sector partners.
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Are there many cruise ships stopping in Syria?
Syria and Iraq are cruise ship destinations?
Let them go there and get marytered. We don’t want them in civilized countries anyway.
Jiiihaaad, exciting and new!
Not good news for the cruise line industry.
Why avoid security? Obama is dropping supplies and weapoins to the jihadists.
That’s Osho! He isn’t going to hijack anything - except your 18-year-old daughter. :)
This could evolve into a new TV series.
The Hate Boat
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