Posted on 02/20/2010 9:26:08 AM PST by RaceBannon
It's going on all the time
I have a friend who is in the airline business who told me of a questionable incident on a recent flight of his. For his security, the details have to remain non-disclosed.
But it is going on all the time.
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There isn’t much to it but take it. My experience simply begs a question that’s being ignored as to how many times daily this type of incident is occurring.
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From: Racebannon Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:03 AM To: J Subject: Re: Personal experience on another flight today.
want to go public with it??
----- Original Message -----
From: J
To: Racebannon
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 10:45 PM
Subject: Personal experience on another flight today.
FYI:
I was on United Flight #0966 today. The flight departed on schedule from Los Angeles (LAX) at 7:50AM for a 3:35PM arrival at Dulles International. I wasn’t in the best of moods after being subjected to extra screening “care” by an ambitious TSA agent that just wanted to reach out and touch me (full-body pat down). My wife received the same treatment.
We landed ahead of schedule but were informed, by the cockpit, to stay seated due to several individuals coming aboard. Shortly thereafter, two uniformed law enforcement agents came down the right-hand aisle of our wide-bodied jet to secure possession of a young bearded man who appeared to be of Middle-Eastern descent – big F’ing surprise, right. He was quickly removed, with his carry-on bag, from the plane.
The flight attendant that I questioned would only acknowledge that there was a security issue with this passenger. A few moments later, I noticed that a half dozen plainclothes officers gathered at the gate to review what appeared to be passenger lists, etc. They were soon joined by a ground crew member.
Best,
J
not a joke
They must be upping it, it’s been awhile since they took down a US plane. Maybe they’re promising the next one 100 virgins.
Well, obviously pre check-in screening didn’t bother to check the list of names on the watch list.
Absolutely.
I wish I could reveal what the other friend said, but it isn’t good.
Lets just say, it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
And all the usual suspects have the same ethnic appearance.
Wonder if he got a 'full-body' pat down, as did you.
Another airplane incident.
None of these incidents get published, and if it’s a flagrant violation, it becomes an “not terrorist related, disgruntled person acting on his own, ethnicity not mentioned” kind of thing. They are not as concerned with the public as with the airline industry staying profitable...lobbyists at work?
None of these incidents get published, and if it’s a flagrant violation, it becomes an “not terrorist related, disgruntled person acting on his own, ethnicity not mentioned” kind of thing. They are not as concerned with the public as with the airline industry staying profitable...lobbyists at work?
We drive everywhere since Pan Am 800 (1996) and 9/11 (2001). That’s why our cars have so many miles on them. Our dog generally goes with us, and he’s been coast to coast several times over the last 8 years (that’s how long we’ve had him.)
...but it WAS at the end of the trip!
Pan Am 800 remains very troubling.
*shrug* If he had blown it up in mid flight, that would have been the end of the trip as well.
What's the difference? </TSA>
sad but true, point!
I carry a package of bacon bits.
One TSA guy looked at them and blandly asked “Making a salad?”
I said “Naahhhh, it’s for terrorists.”
His buddy wanted to know what bacon had to do with terrorism...
TWA 800
:)
TWA 800. And it is very troubling. Center fuel tank, my eye. That plane was brought down by a missile.
he hehehe
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