Posted on 01/04/2002 9:34:45 PM PST by ImphClinton
Edited on 04/29/2004 1:59:53 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Here's one from Karen who's from upstate, New York. Big territory. "Bill, I almost always agree with you, but you are really wrong on this one. The pilot did exactly the right thing. And anyone who believes a government ID cannot be forged is living in a fantasy."
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Guess they don't pay the Shills well at American???
I actually have little opinion as to what the agent said since all he said is he acted professionaly. His Shill went on but he is a Shill as you said.
Problem is American Airlines Shill did a very poor job. The statements they release prove beyond a doubt that this Pilot and American Airlines mis-behaved. He either knew this was a USSS Agent and kicked him off the plane anyway or he suspected he was an armed terroist and kicked him off anyway (leaving him with his gun). Neither makes me happy.
Makes me wonder if this cowboy pilot wanted increased security or something and thought keeping this Agent off the plane would force the issue. It has. There are now plans for a smart card system.
Have you taken a look at the FBI's top twenty wanted. A dazzling spectable of Middle Eastern Men. Since the end of the troubles in Ireland, when was the last time you have seen a picture of a non-Arab terrorist?
Really and just where is this information located it wasn't in American Airlines statement or any of the other four articles I posted. One from the Washington Times.
Seems the pilot asked the Agent to leave the plane. That would have been when the shooting would have started had this man really have been a Terroist.
Once they suspected an armed man was a terroist they were duty bound to let security take care of it.
Some of us dont know what a FR bookmark is. We are not as interested in trivia as Senator McCarthy here. McGavin does it right so perhaps he's a Democrat super mole from DU.
You want to quote Tom Clancy fiction as proof for your concerns. Who you going to quote next Martha Stewart? Repeat after me, fiction is fiction. Its make believe.
Are you on something? And do you really mean "taoist"? Or is it just that your Arab/English dictionary had a tear just over that "r"?
Where do you come up with this political correctness bullshit? The pilot was an arragant bastard that was either too lazy or to stupid to check the agents credentials. It appears to me that decided upfront that no one was going to carry a gun on his plane and proceeded to create excuses to make it so.
I could care less that he grilled the agent. It would seem suspicious having an Arab-American Seceret SErvice agent. But its only reasonable that if you have a customer paying full fare that is on important govenment business that you would atleast try to confirm the identity of the individual. If only to provent some later flight from being hijacked. This smells. Im not saying the pilot was biggoted but he flunked the good judgment test
And where was the agent stopped: the ticket counter, the metal detector, or the gate? And if it was the latter, how'd he get by the first two? And what time did the agent arrive at the airport, because he should have arrived early enough to allow for thorough screening.
Where did this come from?
Did you just make it up? This is new news to me.
And you think this agent and CAIR aren't? Remember who made this public, NOT American Airlines.
The contol manager suggested that he contact the White House to confirm the identity and the pilot refused. Later, after the plane had departed, the Control Manager did call the Secreet Service and confirmed that the Agent was who he said he was in five minutes. Didnt happen until the plane left. End of story.
I sort of agree with you; in my opinion, a Secret Service agent should have KNOWN the procedure and should have been prepared. It's his duty to help the pilot faciliate HIS own boarding.
It sounds like HE is too sensitive about his ethnicity. And it sounds VERY stupid to have carried that book onboard for all the rest of the passengers to see. Would you do that?
Really? Mr Control Manager, this is the pilot of AA flight #xx. I have armed individual here who says he is a secret service agent. He has a photo ID but i have some reservations about boarding him. How can I confirm his identity. His name is Wallid Shattner. Oh by the way can you send me all the pictures AA has of foreign terrorists. The Control Manager had no clue the agent was middle eastern in appearance? Same as Clinton didnt inhale and it depends on what the meaning of is, is. Dont blame us if we dont buy their drivel.
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