[oceanview]

its the "real story" discussed on other threads: hijackings, on board bombers, some issue with something on the planes, etc.

but nothing materialized, no arrests (so we have been told), so how long does this go one for? are we still cancelling BA flights two months from now? don't get me wrong, I don't care if that's what it takes to thwart an attack, but at some point you'll get the asses in the media and Howard Dean starting to talk about "intelligence failures" regarding this. You will likely see this start on Monday.

[alnick]

but at some point you'll get the asses in the media and Howard Dean starting to talk about "intelligence failures" regarding this. You will likely see this start on Monday.

You're right. But you know what? Let 'em. As a wise man once said, "Bring it on." The American people are in no mood, IMO, to attack a president who is being cautious about the possibility of terrorism on commercial flights.

[L`enn]

It actually has started:


But with that aggressive approach have come questions about the quality of the intelligence information. In the case of the Air France cancellations, for instance, the discovery of a name on the passenger manifest similar to that of a Tunisian pilot with possible extremist links ratcheted up concern. But officials said it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity; the name of the passenger was that of a child, a senior official said in an interview. Other apparent "hits" from American terror watch lists turned out to be an elderly Chinese woman who owned a restaurant and a Welsh insurance agent, an F.B.I. official said.


The entire article is posted here---->


http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/03/national/03TERR.html?ei=5062&en=9f681213929ea54d&ex=1073710800&partner=GOOGLE&pagewanted=print&position=

[JSteff]

Okay, so we got the French and Brits to cancel flights, now can we get the Mexicans to cancel hiking?