[knarf]

All this because some Saudi's boarded four planes in 2001 and attacked America.

All middle easterners leaving the middle east must sit in a waiting room ... or gymnasium ... long enough for every national agency (American, British, French .. whatever) to thoroughly check you out before you even enter the passenger area of an airport.

Screw your dignity and privacy ... they're repairable, lost lives are not.

Another check at the end flight.

This is an age of electronics and communications ... if "business people" must travel to another country, I personally don't buy the "it's business" story.

If you're an Iraqi that wants to vacation in the USA ... plan three weeks ... two for the security hold and investigation(s) and one to see sights.

[Mr. K]

I would make EVERYONE FROM AN ARAB COUNTRY submit to a full body cavity strip search AND x-ray, until they figure out that they have to help out getting rid of muslims terrorists.

All this thanks to one man- Yassir Arafat- the inventor of tactics involving planes.

[glennaro]

All this because some Saudi's boarded four planes in 2001 and attacked America

That and the Left's irrational hatred of profiling ...

[dinodino]

You’re obviously not one of the “business people,” if you think air travel is frivolous and unnecessary for trade.