Posted on 11/01/2007 10:20:41 AM PDT by Sir Gawain
And what about the third “h”?
‘I don’t know...if these two people were named John Smith and Joe Smith, would you automatically assume they were related? It’s about the same equivalent here, really.’
Really?
Open a phone book, count the number of pages required to list every ‘Smith’.
Do the same with the name ‘Patel’.
Let me know the count, and difference....(chuckle)
Ping.
Why would anyone put razor blades in a toy car if they didn’t want to hide them?
I don’t buy it.
Not terror related!! Razor blades hidden in a toy!! A box cutter on a plane. What “authorities” ruled out terrorism. We need names on that kind of idiotic statement.
a white male doing anything is deemed a terrorist....a patel carrying karate knives....come on man...you gotta be pc and multicultural sensitive!!!
They’re a little old and a little Hindu to be terrorists, maybe? Profiling, tsk.
Maybe just planned hijacking-for-profit, not politics.
Maybe just stupid. But you really have to work to be that stupid.
Mrs VS
Patel is like Smith.
Mrs VS
‘Okay, my point was that Patel is the second most common Indian name in the entire world, so yes, since they were both traveling with knives in their possession, it would be easy to assume that they were in some way related; however you know what they say about people who ASS-U-ME things.’
If the flight was originating in New Delhi, I’d agree with your point.
Not in America.
This past week my cousin and I returned to Dulles from a vacation in China. At IAD, she was traveling, one way, to TPA, so that immediately caused her to be selected for a special security search.
The “special” line, at 7:20 am, was very long. In fact, a young Caucasian gal (about 25 yrs. old) missed her 8 am flight because of the long line. I saw men and women, mostly Caucasian, in that 45 minute long line, ranging in age from what appeared to be 25 to 80 yrs old. Why oh why can’t we profile somewhat and avoid the inconvenience?
In another security line, I noticed a Middle Eastern TPA worker wearing a turban, and in charge of watching the Xray monitors as passengers’ baggage went through the belt.
???????
Those pesky Amish people.
I agree these people here don't exactly fit the profile of a terrorist, at age 64 and above, but still, one can't be too careful.
LOL!
>>What does it take to be “terrorism-related” exactly, I wonder?<<
They are probably not muslims...
Chhaganbhai Patel? Damn Swedes!
I can hear the islam death cult now......
Dear American People, please go back to sleep. You make it too difficult to kill you......(whine, moan, whine.....)
Ah yes, well, one must scream "allah akbar" and "death to America, death to the infidels", while slashing anyone within reach AND drawing copious amounts of blood.
>>Lots of cash. <<
Terrorists don’t really have a need to bring cash on a flight...
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