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flyover · August 18th, 2004, 17:45

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All against the word of one woman who seems more and more ridculous by the second.

Jacobsen cites Ann Coulter as a source of her information, for crying out loud. Yes, that Ann Coulter, the one who said that we should kill all Muslims and convert their women and children to Christianity.

Once I saw that, her credibility went right down the toilet.

And while it is true that Syria does sponsor terrorism, where are those terrorists focused? On Israel, not the United States.

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First of all there are other passengers who have come forward. Some have identified themselves.

Second, I never got any sense that you gave Jacobsen any credibility to start with.

Third, I love Ann Coulter's writing. Her obvious TIC point was that this was a mirror image of the goal of radical Islam.

Fourth, the FAM who spoke publicly about the incident said he understood why people were upset because of the activity aboard the airplane. That couldn't be any clearer. "This is an individual's perceptions," he said of Jacobsen's account of the flight. "Obviously, since 9/11, everybody's antennas have risen, and people are very concerned when they see something like this." He said that onboard air marshals didn't intervene because the men weren't interfering with the flight crew.

Even so, he said, he had no doubt that "most of the stuff did happen" as Jacobsen described it.

Fifth, if the problem was this one woman passenger then she should have gotten the attention of the authorities. Instead, the FAM onboard searched the lav after one lengthy stay, then ordered the captain to alert authorites to stand by. This flies in the face of any assertion that there was nothing going on. If there was nothing but innocent activity this FAM was way, way out of line.

I had passengers come to me with concerns about "suspicious" indivduals on flights. After listening to their concern and finding them to be strictly based on perceived nationality of the "suspect" I handled the complaining passenger, not their target.

But the good thing is you have such complete confidence in the TSA people to give the straight story. This blind faith is important because they won't make any mistakes and shouldn't be treated with any skepticism.

And as for the "selective terrorism" of the Syrians, I don't view anyone who advocates blowing up civilians as any kind of friend to me and mine. What if they mistook me for being Jewish? What if (gasp) they are racists?

The more I hear about this story the more it rings true.

August 18th, 2004, 17:45	#18
flyover Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,389	Re: NWA 327: Dry run for terrorists or misundersta [ QUOTE ] All against the word of one woman who seems more and more ridculous by the second. Jacobsen cites Ann Coulter as a source of her information, for crying out loud. Yes, that Ann Coulter, the one who said that we should kill all Muslims and convert their women and children to Christianity. Once I saw that, her credibility went right down the toilet. And while it is true that Syria does sponsor terrorism, where are those terrorists focused? On Israel, not the United States. [/ QUOTE ] First of all there are other passengers who have come forward. Some have identified themselves. Second, I never got any sense that you gave Jacobsen any credibility to start with. Third, I love Ann Coulter's writing. Her obvious TIC point was that this was a mirror image of the goal of radical Islam. Fourth, the FAM who spoke publicly about the incident said he understood why people were upset because of the activity aboard the airplane. That couldn't be any clearer. "This is an individual's perceptions," he said of Jacobsen's account of the flight. "Obviously, since 9/11, everybody's antennas have risen, and people are very concerned when they see something like this." He said that onboard air marshals didn't intervene because the men weren't interfering with the flight crew. Even so, he said, he had no doubt that "most of the stuff did happen" as Jacobsen described it. Fifth, if the problem was this one woman passenger then she should have gotten the attention of the authorities. Instead, the FAM onboard searched the lav after one lengthy stay, then ordered the captain to alert authorites to stand by. This flies in the face of any assertion that there was nothing going on. If there was nothing but innocent activity this FAM was way, way out of line. I had passengers come to me with concerns about "suspicious" indivduals on flights. After listening to their concern and finding them to be strictly based on perceived nationality of the "suspect" I handled the complaining passenger, not their target. But the good thing is you have such complete confidence in the TSA people to give the straight story. This blind faith is important because they won't make any mistakes and shouldn't be treated with any skepticism. And as for the "selective terrorism" of the Syrians, I don't view anyone who advocates blowing up civilians as any kind of friend to me and mine. What if they mistook me for being Jewish? What if (gasp) they are racists? The more I hear about this story the more it rings true.