This is in addition to having machine readable passports. Basically if your country is not part of the visa wavier program then you'll need to smile for your mug shot. Peter Schneider ATL |---------+----------------------------> | | Ian Caldwell | | | <iancaldwell@symp| | | atico.ca> | | | Sent by: The | | | Airline List | | | <AIRLINE@LISTSERV| | | .CUNY.EDU> | | | | | | | | | 01/06/2004 01:49 | | | PM | | | Please respond to| | | The Airline List;| | | Please respond to| | | Ian Caldwell | | | | |---------+----------------------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | | cc: | | Subject: Re: [Sky-1] Re: Way to go Brasil!!! :) | >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| I thought that part of the reason for fingerprinting / pictures was that it would be required unless your passport was machine readable. > > The problem is, treating every foreigner like a criminal. As I said, > > the US-VISIT (they should have named it US-DON't be coming hea now!) > > program is wrong. It won't capture terrorists.. > > It will humiliate the people from other countries. It will cost a lot > > of money with not a single effect of catching bad guys.. >Oh, yea! Heaven forbid we should offend anybody! > > > I am all for catching suspected people, but putting EVERYONE under this > > is a bit of arrogant. >Well, then, we should do it selectively but you will be offended by that >because >I think we should select the ones who are more apt to be the terrorist type - >those from the Arab and Islam countries and not the little old white >ladies from >Europe. >David R *******************Internet Email Confidentiality Footer******************* The contents of this e-mail message (including any attachments hereto) are confidential to and are intended to be conveyed for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed only. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify the sender of this immediately and delete the message from your system. Any distribution, reproduction or use of this message by someone other than recipient is not authorized and may be unlawful.