The security we are talking about is aviation related. Kazinsky, et al, didn't attack aviation sites. It still boils down to this: There needs to be common sense in the checking of pax at airports. Don't choose the old lady for a strip search. Don't hassel the man in his 70's and prevent him from going through security with his Medal of Honor. Call me a bigot - I really don't give a damn anymore. Old white ladies, babies, and other non-Middle East persons should go through security. They should not, however, be given a random secondary security check. In fact, the only secondary searches should be on those who are high risk such as those that attacked the USA on 9/11. David R A BIG believer in giving pilots the tool they need to prevent hijacking - a GUN! > The myopia of the US public is that terrorist come in one form: > Let me tell you Douglas, I spent most of my life under terrorism. None of the > culprits had long beard, headscarf, etc. > Of course you can claim that US was hit by one kind of terrorists, I have news > for you, they all wore "Western" cloths. Jeans and t-shirts for you.. > > If you claim that terrorists that hit in the US were in one form , that still is > not correct. How about Ted Kazinsky? How about OKC bombing? How about AZ militia > that derailed trains.. > > How about Armenian terrorists that killed two Turkish diplomats in LA ? > > Sure, the events of Sept. 11 were the biggest act of terrorism. Sure, we all > felt terrible about it. But noone asked for this kind of bias to be placed in > the minds of 250 million people. > > What I am trying to say is , screening only people with "Middle Eastern origin" > creates a security gap, and it is wrong. Not only moraly, but also logically. > There are no buts , ifs, etc. about it.. > > BAHA > Fan of A321 travel, 9A but of course.. :) > > -------Original Message------- > From: Douglas Schnell <dks28@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: 06/02/03 08:24 PM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: No Impact on Security, Passenger Wait Times as TSA Reduces > Screener Jobs... > > > > > Really? Name the last over-70 terrorist _of the type at issue here_. (That > is, Cuban dictators and the like don't count because they aren't passing > through US airport security.) > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Alireza Alivandivafa > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 7:32 PM > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: No Impact on Security, Passenger Wait Times as TSA Reduces > Screener Jobs... > > > Now that is not true. There are some parts of political correctness that > are > good: Flight attendents, -person words, and some that are not (Differently > abled). No one should get more or less attention, since the attention > paid > should filter anyone. Remember, terrorists have come in all different > styles (including old people) > >