Passengers On Northwest Plane Tell Of Air Marshal Action

Airwise news/Reuters ^ | 24 Aug 06 | staff

[saganite]

This is the first info I've seen indicating sky marshals were on this flight. I did a search and didn't see it posted although I realize it may have been.

Looks like the sky marshals did their job admirably.

[omega4179]

could somebody please 'shop this to say Muslims on a Plane?

[saganite]

Hey, the article didn't say they were Muslims. It said they were Asians. Until someone clears it up I'm assuming they are Japanese Sumo wrestlers. /sarcasm/

[shankbear]

How about Shiites on a Plane? Somebody do it.

[Paleo Conservative]

Other passengers commented those arrested were from Asia and aged between 25 and 35.

(D) Muslim males between 17 and 40.

[MrEdd]

Dead, I believe post 2 is a request for you :)

[no dems]

Other passengers commented those arrested were from Asia and aged between 25 and 35.

Hey! Watch it there you racist pigs! You're getting real close to racial profiling. We don't do that in this country.

Oops! This was in The Netherlands; my bad.

[KC Burke]

can you imagine how the air marshalls "tighten up" when they saw these 12 idiots playing cell phone gothcha in the aisle?

[Kewlhand`tek]

for somereason europeans call people from the middle east and southwest asia, Asians even tho they could be arab or aryan :p

[operation clinton cleanup]

"I saw the air marshals run and I knew something was amiss," a 31-year-old businessman aboard the plane told Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad.

"Some had beards, others were unshaven, one was wearing a robe. Some had baseball caps," another passenger told the paper.

The Air Marshals had beards, etc?

[Honor above all]

How about "Sheiks on a plane"?

[cmsgop]

Cute how they do that Huh.....

[Doogle]

..... after 12 people began fidgeting with mobile phones and plastic bags...

..I thought cell phone use on flights were prohibited

Doogle

[saganite]

When I first read it I assumed they were talking about the sky marshals but now I'm not sure. Could be the "asians" they were referring to. I know the marshals have complained bitterly about their dress code which makes them stand out like a sore thumb.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Good one!

[Dixie Yooper]

"they could be arab or aryan"

Or passionate persians

[VOA]

bump

[nmh]

Muslims again?

Asians can be Muslims ... .

Noticing the calling of attention to ethnicity rather than religion?

[saganite]

Since the plane was enroute to Mumbai they could be Indian. Who the heck knows since the autorities aren't talking.

[operation clinton cleanup]

How about "Sheiks on a plane"?

LOL! Perfect!