Saw it in a pilots forum and since it was airline related I posted it here... As far as I am concerned it was more about how the crew handled the situation then anything else... no one should get upset... In any case I would hope that the few hundred airline dudes on this list can consider themselves as friends and any other subject matters, other than airlines, should be discussed on other forums... that is why I read none of the exchanges you mention below and I refuse to read any attacks and other non-airline remarks... so there you go... >At 15:54 +0000 7/19/04, damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >>Careful - some of the Muslims on this list are going to get upset >>and offended. This is the article I sent to the list a few days. >>Some people just cannot face the fact that we are in a war with a >>clearly identified enemy. >> >>David R >> >>-------------- Original message -------------- >> >>> On June 29, 2004, at 12:28 p.m., I flew on Northwest Airlines flight >>> #327 from Detroit to Los Angeles with my husband and our young son. >>> Also on our flight were 14 Middle Eastern men between the ages of >>> approximately 20 and 50 years old. What I experienced during that >>> flight has caused me to question whether the United States of America >>> can realistically uphold the civil liberties of every individual, >>> even non-citizens, and protect its citizens from terrorist threats. >>>