Posted on 01/09/2002 3:39:27 AM PST by Byron_the_Aussie
US President George W. Bush is sceptical about American Airlines' claim that it removed an Arab-American agent in Bush's security team from a plane for being "hostile".
"I know the man, I am most appreciative of his service to me and my wife. He is an honorable fellow," Bush said.
"I would be surprised if he was hostile."
The US Secret Service, which is responsible for presidential security, said in late December it had launched an inquiry into why the agent, headed to Texas to protect a holidaying Bush, was removed from the aircraft.
The agent, speaking through his lawyers, said he was barred from the Baltimore (Maryland) to Dallas (Texas) flight because of his ethnicity, amid fears sparked by the September 11 terrorist strikes.
"If he was mistreated because of his ethnicity, I'm going to be plenty hot. That means angry," Bush said.
But he added: "I wasn't there, so it's hard for me to comment on something which I did not see."
They claim that they are treating everyone the same regardless of ethnicity -- that this agent would have had exactly the same experience if he was some blond-haired blue-eyed Ken doll. Now, I assume you would acknowledge that AA's claim on this issue is either FALSE or it is TRUE. My answer doesn't fit into either or if it does the conclusion you want to draw from it doesn't follow.
The man was treated the same regardless of his ethnicity and he was properly screened from flying on the basis that he couldn't control his temper.
Now your guilty of a your names sake fallacy. By induction the policy is not what you say it is and you keep are ignoring the fact that your description of it doesn't follow.
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