Am I the only person on the list who finds this virtually indecipherable? What's up with the formatting? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ross" <damiross@attbi.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 15:43 Subject: A WorldNetDaily.com article from damiross@attbi.com > <font size=3D2 face=3Darial>You have been sent this message from= > David Ross<br>(damiross@attbi=2Ecom) as a courtesy of= > WorldNetDaily=2Ecom (<a= > href=3D"http://www=2Eworldnetdaily=2Ecom";>http://www=2Eworldnetdaily=2Ecom = > </a>)=2E<br><br>Key sentences in this article: "El Al uses its= > limited security resources on individuals who profile as= > possible threats to the airline=2E El Al profiles by race,= > national origin, age, gender, religion and even politics=2E A= > young Arab man with a beard and the Koran in his hand is going= > to get far more attention from the airline's security services= > than is the 70-year-old wife of a rabbi=2E "<br><br>To view the= > entire article, visit <a= > href=3D"http://www=2Eworldnetdaily=2Ecom/news/article=2Easp?ARTICLE_ID=3D2 = > 8297">http://www=2Eworldnetdaily=2Ecom/news/article=2Easp?ARTICLE_ID=3D28= > 297</a><br><br>Tuesday, July 16,= > 2002<br>--------------------------------------------------------= > ----------<br>You can find real silverware on El Al<br>By William= > J=2E= > Murray<br>------------------------------------------------------= > ------------<br><br><font size=3D1>Posted: July 16, 2002<br>1:00= > a=2Em=2E Eastern<br><br></font><p><i>Editor's note: William J=2E= > Murray, head of the Religious Freedom Coalition, is visiting the= > West Bank to take aid to Palestinian Christian families, many of= > whom have been the victims of discrimination, harassment or= > worse=2E He is filing reports and commentary on his travels= > exclusively for WorldNetDaily=2E</i></p> > <P>The big three airlines, American, Delta and United have= > something in common, other than Boeing aircraft=2E All of= > America's airlines, those that still serve food, give their= > passengers cheap plastic knives to eat with for "security"= > reasons=2E The plastic knives are "safe" by politically correct= > standards=2E > > <P>Then why does the most secure airline in the world, El Al,= > still give its passengers a full set of silverware including= > knives? During a full dinner service from New York to Tel Aviv= > each Business Class passenger is presented with a full= > complement of dinner utensils which includes three metal knives= > if the small butter knife is counted=2E > > <P>Perhaps El Al gives their passengers real knives and forks= > instead of the politically correct plastic version used on= > American carriers because the airline is confident it has not= > boarded any undesirables who would use the knives as weapons=2E= > What makes El Al managers so self-assured? El Al profiles its= > passengers=2E > > <P>El Al would not pat down Al Gore or demand to x-ray the shoes= > of former Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel as has occurred on= > our domestic airlines=2E El Al uses its limited security resources= > on individuals who profile as possible threats to the airline=2E= > El Al profiles by race, national origin, age, gender, religion= > and even politics=2E A young Arab man with a beard and the Koran= > in his hand is going to get far more attention from the= > airline's security services than is the 70-year-old wife of a= > rabbi=2E > > <P>The very thought of these profiling techniques raises the hair= > on the head of every ACLU attorney=2E Civil libertarians cry out= > that just because an individual is a sworn enemy of our nation= > is no reason to refuse him the hospitality of our airlines=2E > > <P>Americans need to face the cold hard fact that there are= > indeed those who not only want to destroy our way of life, but= > to take our lives as well=2E The only way to keep our airlines= > safe from terrorism is to identify those who share common traits= > with terrorists=2E Plastic knives are not the solution=2E > > <P>About those plastic knives: If a plastic knife can cut an= > airline steak, it can cut your throat=2E > > <P><HR NOSHADE SIZE=3D1 WIDTH=3D16%> > > <P>Related story: > > <P><A= > HREF=3D"http://209=2E213=2E211=2E139/news/article=2Easp?ARTICLE_ID=3D28292 ">= > Christians also victims of Islamic terror</A> > > <P><HR NOSHADE SIZE=3D1 WIDTH=3D16%> > > <P><I><a href=3D"mailto:wjmurray@rfcnet=2Eorg";>William J=2E Murray</a>= > is chairman of <a href=3D"http://www=2Erfcnet=2Eorg/";>the Religious= > Freedom Coalition</a>, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the= > restoration of religious freedom in the United States as= > envisioned by the authors of the Constitution=2E</I><P><P>=A9 2002= > </P><br><br>----------------------------------------------= > -------------------- > >