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To: Dave S
He didnt leave the plane when asked to do so while they checked his ID?

This, and your other arguments all seem to be based on the agent's attorney's statement. Please read the Pilot's original report of the incident:

Secret Service Agent Kicked off Flight – Pilot’s Version

Note that the pilot says the agent left the plane BEFORE the incident began; in fact, it was his absence that triggered suspicion. Who among us has been allowed to leave a plane after boarding? If he did leave the plane, why? Was it to call CAIR (out of earshot of witnesses) to tell them that "Operation Discrimination" was about to begin?

You can believe who you want to believe, but at least consider both sides of the story.

267 posted on 01/05/2002 8:21:29 AM PST by browardchad
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To: browardchad
You can believe who you want to believe, but at least consider both sides of the story.

Okay. But why doesnt that cut both ways? No one here seems to give a rats ass whether the agent is telling the truth. He's arab and he's got a lawyer so he must be the one that was wrong.

The American Airlines story has enough holes of its own. The failure on the part of the pilot or the airline to do the one and only one thing that could confirm the identity of the armed person at their gate claiming to be a federal agent, call the White House. If the pilot had ever had any thought of boarding the Agent that would have been his first step. He refuesed to do that even suggested by his superior at the SOC. Also if he really felt this person wasnt who he said he was, he owned it to other flight crews and passengers to call SWAT and have the individual disarmed and identified until it coudl be determined who he was. He didnt do this. He allowed, passengers, crew and gate personnel to be in danger because he didnt want to call the White House.

Also why hasnt the Airline posted these incorrectly filled out forms on their website and shown a copy of this book in arabic (they didnt return it or his jacket so they presumabley still have it).

Face it, the guy didnt want an armed arab, whether he was an arab-American Seceret Service agent or what, on his plane.

315 posted on 01/05/2002 10:19:30 AM PST by Dave S
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