Hi Joe, I agree with you. The first thing that hit me face on when I saw this on TV this morning was the guys name. Now call me racist if you like, but someone of Middle Eastern appearance ain't going to have a name like Richard Reid! Surely the French need their a** kicked for not doing a thorough check, or is it a case of it's not Air France we don't care? regards, Mark Gerrard **************************************************************************** **** For information on all airports and airfields in the Northwest of England, visit http://fly.to/northwest-spotters. Alternatively join the Northwest-Spotters mailing list at www.yahoogroups.com/group/northwest-spotters **************************************************************************** **** ----- Original Message ----- From: "www.joepries.com" <airlinephoto@yahoo.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 4:36 AM Subject: Re: comment on AA today > I hear you Lee- but the fact still stands that after 9/11 if you have a guy who is going intl and he has 0 baggage- you need to scrutinize him el al style- if the right security guy knew he had 0 baggage and they really looked at his b.s. fake passport, they may have gotten more clues or dug deeper- but no- someone dropped the ball- either with the fake passport not having been caught and the fact that he has 0 luggage- that alone is huge. > > D Lee Provo JR <travelman@canada.com> wrote: True Joe, but I am not sure if the French has been as security-conscious as > us here in Canada and the US. Indeed he was very clever using improvised > footwear. It remains to be seen (even in North America) if our sniffer dogs > can sniff explosives at security, and if x-rays can scan our entire bodies > for foreign objects. > > We were lucky this time Joe, I agree > > > dlp > > > At 07:16 PM 12/22/2001 -0800, you wrote: > >Lord help us if todays news was "AA 763 goes down in the Atlantic 200 > >miles east Nova Scotia enroute paris-miami" > > > >This SOB got on an international flight with 0 baggage (according to news) > >-this should have been a red flag- after 9/11 this is unacceptable as far > >as im concerned. I'm livid, absolutely burning up over this. > > > > > > > > > >Joe Pries Commercial Aviation Photography > >Serving the airline industry with quality photography > >AOL IM AIRLINE72 > >http://www.joepries.com > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Send your FREE holiday greetings online at Yahoo! Greetings. > > D Lee Provo JR > Director > Charter Express at Travel Masters West Broadway > Direct line 604 659 4172, Toll Free N. America 1 888 683 9933 > > Joe Pries Commercial Aviation Photography > Serving the airline industry with quality photography > AOL IM AIRLINE72 > http://www.joepries.com > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online at Yahoo! Greetings. >