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flyover · August 19th, 2004, 09:14

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Dave, what do you want me to do? Take the word of one woman with NO training in security, law enforcement or counterterrorism?

Or take the word of the air marshall that was on the flight, the spokesperson of the air marshall's service, and the FBI?

I'll go with the latter. You're entitled to go with Jacobsen if you want.

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I take the word of the FAM too, who said in a Time magazine article:

"I understand why the passenger felt some anxiety about activity on Flight 327," he says. "But that kind of activity was unusual but not a security incident. There was never a threat to the plane."

Also you have decided to ignore the other passengers who have spoken up and hammer the ONE woman theme. Convenient, but just ignoring facts.

My point was that these guys were acting, at the very least, like a bunch of asses. I'd say the information that has come out reinforces that, including the FAM's comments and his actions on the flight. If I get your point it is that some Syrians boarded a flight and went to the bathroom and some "bimbo" went hysterical. I disagree.

The FAM says the activity was "unusual" but didn't become a security "incident". Well duh. That's just about a perfectly filtered bureaucratic double-speak line.

And as we continue to deal with domestic security issues what are civilians supposed to do? Be alert for "unusual" activity. As a former cockpit crewmember I appreciate, for example, the guy on that flight who positioned himself at the forward galley, ready to lay it all on the line to defend the cockpit. You think, I assume, he's a racist buffoon who got shook by an hysterical woman (nobody reported she was hysterical) or just didn't understand that Syrian musicians needed to visit the lavs many times on a flight.

August 19th, 2004, 09:14	#33
flyover Old Skool Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,389	Re: NWA 327: Dry run for terrorists or misundersta [ QUOTE ] Dave, what do you want me to do? Take the word of one woman with NO training in security, law enforcement or counterterrorism? Or take the word of the air marshall that was on the flight, the spokesperson of the air marshall's service, and the FBI? I'll go with the latter. You're entitled to go with Jacobsen if you want. [/ QUOTE ] I take the word of the FAM too, who said in a Time magazine article: "I understand why the passenger felt some anxiety about activity on Flight 327," he says. "But that kind of activity was unusual but not a security incident. There was never a threat to the plane." Also you have decided to ignore the other passengers who have spoken up and hammer the ONE woman theme. Convenient, but just ignoring facts. My point was that these guys were acting, at the very least, like a bunch of asses. I'd say the information that has come out reinforces that, including the FAM's comments and his actions on the flight. If I get your point it is that some Syrians boarded a flight and went to the bathroom and some "bimbo" went hysterical. I disagree. The FAM says the activity was "unusual" but didn't become a security "incident". Well duh. That's just about a perfectly filtered bureaucratic double-speak line. And as we continue to deal with domestic security issues what are civilians supposed to do? Be alert for "unusual" activity. As a former cockpit crewmember I appreciate, for example, the guy on that flight who positioned himself at the forward galley, ready to lay it all on the line to defend the cockpit. You think, I assume, he's a racist buffoon who got shook by an hysterical woman (nobody reported she was hysterical) or just didn't understand that Syrian musicians needed to visit the lavs many times on a flight.