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United passenger says crew ordered him to change controversial T-shirt before he could travel
Fox News ^ | 7/13/2026 | Stepheny Price

Posted on 07/14/2026 8:42:40 AM PDT by fruser1

A New Jersey man says he was forced to change an anti-war T-shirt before boarding a United Airlines flight after a flight attendant deemed the message offensive.

Sam Saadeh, of Linden, New Jersey, said he was boarding a June 4 flight from Atlanta to Newark Liberty International Airport while wearing a shirt reading, "Bombing kids is not self defense," when a United supervisor approached him shortly after he took his seat, according to CBS New York.

Saadeh told the outlet he was "very confused" when he was pulled aside.

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KEYWORDS: airlines; propaganda

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The war crime of using human shields can result in collateral damage that results in dead kids.

Any American that pretends to not understand that is a traitor pushing Islamo-Fascist propaganda.

1 posted on 07/14/2026 8:42:40 AM PDT by fruser1
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Never a good idea to wear a shirt that says bomb on it to an airport.


2 posted on 07/14/2026 8:43:45 AM PDT by for-q-clinton
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To: fruser1

Never a good idea to wear a shirt that says bomb on it to an airport.


3 posted on 07/14/2026 8:43:46 AM PDT by for-q-clinton
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To: for-q-clinton

At all.


4 posted on 07/14/2026 8:44:57 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: for-q-clinton

At all.


5 posted on 07/14/2026 8:44:58 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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All he has to do is put on a shirt over the t-shirt and then take it off once the flight goes airborne. If one’s looking for drama they’ll find it. I was impressed with the t-shirt the late George Michael wore that had the words ‘CHOOSE LIFE’.


6 posted on 07/14/2026 8:48:11 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: No name given

you can say that again


7 posted on 07/14/2026 8:48:16 AM PDT by Stosh
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To: fruser1

He was most certainly not ‘confused’. He knew just what he was doing. First mistake; wearing anything with the word or image of BOMBS on your shirt while boarding any plane within the United States. Second mistake; wearing a BOMBS t-shirt while looking exactly like a bomber.

He could argue whether it is fair to racially profile people or not at some other time. Sometimes, if it looks like a Duck and dresses like a Duck ...It’s a Duck!


8 posted on 07/14/2026 8:50:15 AM PDT by lee martell
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An acquaintance who mfg odd fittings for industry had his luggage inspected, before boarding.

When asked what the odd fitting was, he jokingly said, “a bomb.”

He was arrested immediately.


9 posted on 07/14/2026 8:50:47 AM PDT by Liz (“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1))
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To: for-q-clinton

So let’s say my underpants say ‘bomb’ printed on the lower rear.

And their scanner picks that up.

In my defense I have a medical bracelet about my exessive flatulance problem.

I guess I need AI to make up a YouTube story all about that scenario.


10 posted on 07/14/2026 8:51:00 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob ( My pronoun is EXIT. Generally full of /S -- Living with Havana Syndrome -infected from Main Stream)
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I’m sure a “Trans Women are Real Women” t-shirt would have been A-OK - and yes, there is such a thing...


11 posted on 07/14/2026 8:51:14 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

CHOOSE LIFE over WAR

CHOOSE LIFE over DESERTS

CHOOSE LIFE over EXTINCTION

CHOOSE LIFE over everything you do.

Buy a CHOOSE LIFE t-shirt in your size now.

https://overland.org.au/2017/02/choose-life-a-short-history/


12 posted on 07/14/2026 8:53:04 AM PDT by posterchild
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To: for-q-clinton

A Muslim with a bomb tee shirt rates a thorough going over.


13 posted on 07/14/2026 8:53:56 AM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” )
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Probably had his fellow muslim at TSA not even bat an eye at it.


14 posted on 07/14/2026 8:54:23 AM PDT by for-q-clinton
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To: fruser1

Saadeh is a prominent Arabic surname primarily originating from the Levant region, particularly Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq


15 posted on 07/14/2026 8:56:09 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: for-q-clinton

The guy is an idiot.


16 posted on 07/14/2026 8:57:17 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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The shirt was made to harshly incite the emotions, an airline doesn’t have to deal with that if they don’t want to.


17 posted on 07/14/2026 9:02:00 AM PDT by ansel12
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Yet the jerk ignores that Hamas killed women & children, including babies & toddlers, in face-to face contact.That must be okay with him, because they didn't use a bomb.

Actions provoke responsive actions.

What a hypoctrite the jerk is.

18 posted on 07/14/2026 9:02:43 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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He says bomb on an airplane and pays the price
19 posted on 07/14/2026 9:11:12 AM PDT by PJ-Comix (Presenting Voter ID to CA Elecition Officials is Like Waving a Cross in Front of a Vampire)
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To: for-q-clinton

Exactly!


20 posted on 07/14/2026 9:15:26 AM PDT by caver ( )
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