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Wrong pilot detained for TFR violation
"C J Campbell" wrote in message Actually, some people who have been detained and accused of belonging to al Qaeda, plotting various terrorist acts and even fighting on behalf of al Qaeda and the Taliban are American citizens. This has raised enormous legal issues and you would have to be living in a cave somewhere not to know about it. Very true, and a point worthy of consideration, but...seriously...they are quite literally chasing the wrong people, as in this case. Here in Portland, when The Hunted was being filmed, they actually scrambled a flight of armed F-15s that screamed over downtown looking to intercept an ultralight that flew out of Scappoose something like four hours previous--over an hour beyond that particular aircraft's fuel endurance. The day Al Queda has to resort to flying ultralights into things, we can lower the alert level to Green 'cause they're clearly out of better ideas. : -c |
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"Bob Noel" wrote in message ... In article , Eduardo Kaftanski wrote: Terrorists won this battle. American lifestyle now sucks. still better than anywhere else. Quite!! It's going to be interesting when the **** _really_ hits the fan in the next few years. Think people are whining now? Ya ain't seen nuthin' yet |
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"Newps" wrote in message ... In article , Eduardo Kaftanski wrote: Terrorists won this battle. American lifestyle now sucks. Maybe yours does, mine gets better every year. You must have a _relatively_ short memory. :~) |
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Peter Gottlieb wrote: "Newps" wrote in message ... Terrorists won this battle. American lifestyle now sucks. Maybe yours does, mine gets better every year. Is that because as you get older you get more blind and deaf? Nope, it's because my lifestyle gets better and better. |
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Tom S. wrote: "Newps" wrote in message ... In article , Eduardo Kaftanski wrote: Terrorists won this battle. American lifestyle now sucks. Maybe yours does, mine gets better every year. You must have a _relatively_ short memory. :~) About what? No politician, as idiotic as they may or may not be, is going to ruin my life. If they do yours then you need to get a life. |
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"Newps" wrote in message ... Peter Gottlieb wrote: "Newps" wrote in message ... Terrorists won this battle. American lifestyle now sucks. Maybe yours does, mine gets better every year. Is that because as you get older you get more blind and deaf? Nope, it's because my lifestyle gets better and better. Bad move to equate "technical convenience" with "liberty". |
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"Tom S." wrote in message
... "Newps" wrote in message ... In article , Eduardo Kaftanski wrote: Terrorists won this battle. American lifestyle now sucks. Maybe yours does, mine gets better every year. You must have a _relatively_ short memory. :~) The older I get, the better I was. (as quoted from a T-shirt) Paul |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:HyCRc.114936$eM2.55381@attbi_s51... I'm here to tell you that -- outside of those few areas -- NOTHING has changed. Read that again: NOTHING has changed. Life continues precisely as before -- no restrictions, no security checks, no inconveniences of any kind. Well I did get told to step out of my taxi by the TSA because I'd taken a photo of the sign which said "Cedar Rapids Airport". I showed them the photo I'd taken (digital camera) and they let me go on my way. Oh, and when leaving, I had to take my shoes off and stick them through the x-ray machine! :-) Paul |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:muBRc.272019$XM6.94557@attbi_s53... Closing Reagan National to G.A. traffic IS a travesty that must (and will) be corrected -- but it's hardly an issue that AFFECTS the pilot community in a huge way. And to say that it equates to the statement that our lifestyle "sucks" is just silly. I'm not talking about DCA...come to within 30 miles of Washington or Baltimore and ask your question again. Just because things are peachy in Iowa, doesn't mean those who live, work, and fly in the NE are unaffected. |
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Well I did get told to step out of my taxi by the TSA because I'd taken
a photo of the sign which said "Cedar Rapids Airport". I showed them the photo I'd taken (digital camera) and they let me go on my way. Oh, and when leaving, I had to take my shoes off and stick them through the x-ray machine! :-) I was talking about the impact on Americans, Paul. I think it goes without saying that foreign nationals have come under much greater scrutiny since 9/11. This shouldn't come as any surprise, since they came under virtually NO scrutiny prior to 9/11. Actually, if TSA DIDN'T question you, I'd be wondering what those extra 20 bodies in Cedar Rapids were doing all day... (Playing cribbage mostly, I suspect.) And commercial flying is the one area where the general public has been genuinely impacted -- and rightfully so. It's become way less convenient to fly the airlines, which is yet another reason to fly your own plane, IMHO. :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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