Posted on 08/24/2006 3:10:46 PM PDT by saganite
Using them, yes, taking them into the cabine, in general no. They were/are prohibited as carry on for some UK to US flights. This was a Holland to India flight.
Plaaaying those mind games together.
Recent information says they released them....didn't hold them.
After reading this article from Reuters I still know next to nothing about this incident. Is the media just unable to publish Who,What,and When in a clear and concise manner?
They refer to people from India and Pakistan as Asians because those countries are on the Asian continent. (But they normally refer to them as "South Asians.") That does make them Asians. But I think this article left something out of the description because the earlier articles were more specific. In another article I read on this story, the other passengers described the men as "south Asians," which narrows it down quite a bit -- meaning India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, etc. -- countries with large Muslim populations.
The term "south Asian" would never be taken broadly to include anyone from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, etc, because they would be referred to as "southeast Asians," nor would it include anyone from Japan, Korea, China, etc, becasue they would be referred to as "East Asian."
"Some had beards, others were unshaven"
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I don't see the distinction...
"OK, Mohammed, your idea of fiddling with the cell phones and plastic bags was not such a good one. Let's not do that one again."
Well, I don't shave sometimes for several days but I've never grown a beard. Hope this helps. ;^)
They must have had weapons drawn, how else would they be ID'd as FAMs?
Looks like our peaceful muslims figured out they can yell fire in a crowded theater, and then play the Martar card for the MSM when they get caught.
Its almost as good as setting off a real bomb.
It wont be long till someone punches them in the face before the Air marshals can rescue them. If they start that crap on a plane that I'm on, Im going to get in their face, and if they get physical, my right fist is going to crack a skull.
"Some had baseball caps."
Oh my God! Not baseball caps?
I find it hard to take a shiite on a plane. The bathrooms are to small.
I read today I think in the Boston Herald that the 12 spoke Urdu, not Hindi. national language of Pakistan and indian muslimes.
A dry run.
Not being able to take a shiite onboard would ruin my usually sunni disposition.
Oh my God! Not baseball caps?
If they were Boston Red Sox hats, we know they were up to no good.
"Some had beards, others were unshaven"
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I don't see the distinction...
I think it may have been the "Asian" women they were referring to as "unshaven."
I saw FAM's on flight to Phillipines back in 2004.
A young white couple started running down Isle of plane just as we were landing in Manila, so they could be first in line to get off the plane. They were Idiots. Air marshals almost tackled them. FAM's were very big guys and in shape. It was fun to see the two idiots held until everyone was off the plane.
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