tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post116560528239960821..comments2023-10-02T16:20:05.107+02:00Comments on People become stories and stories become understanding: Who knew ...Di Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1165770889564983752006-12-10T18:14:00.000+01:002006-12-10T18:14:00.000+01:00Thanks for posting it Tara ... and yes, everyone s...Thanks for posting it Tara ... and yes, everyone should know.<BR/><BR/>Liza ... it is that bizarre oftentimes, isn't it. Harassing senior citizens makes no sense at all, harassing in general is annoying as per Raed's story, the one where he was asked to take of his t-shirt with some Arabic writing on it otherwise he wouldn't be allowed on the plane ...<BR/><BR/>Ahhh the 21st century.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1165750342833356102006-12-10T12:32:00.000+01:002006-12-10T12:32:00.000+01:00That's frightening! The problem with American secu...That's frightening! The problem with American security is that they essentially know what they're trying to do, but they don't seem to have a clue as to how to go about it.<BR/><BR/>On one of our visits several years ago, my husband and I flew to the US together, but once at Newark Airport, he was to fly on to Colorado and I was going to Florida. My husband is Persian and looks Middle Eastern, especially after a 12-hour flight. He told me afterwards that he wasn't scrutinized at all in the airport, whereas at my gate to Florida, I overheard many passengers (all senior citizens) talking about how they'd had to remove shoes, belts, etc. I'm sorry, but what's the point? They go overboard in their bid not to profile.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609930323114894886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-1165709493373460742006-12-10T01:11:00.000+01:002006-12-10T01:11:00.000+01:00Thanks for posting this link on my site. It is jus...Thanks for posting this link on my site. It is just shocking that this sort of thing is allowed to happen. The more people who know about it, the better.paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.com