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Aren't you a little .... short... for a terrorist?
August 16, 2005 ( politics )
Beware, the new face of globahl terra:
Ingrid Sanden told AP that her one-year-old daughter was stopped in Phoenix while trying to board a flight to Washington last November."I completely understand the war on terrorism, and I completely understand people wanting to be safe when they fly," she said. "But focusing the target a little bit is probably a better use of resources."
Another woman, Sarah Zapolsky, told the agency that her and her husband were stopped at Washington's Dulles airport after an airline agent told them their 11-month-old son was on the list.
They were only allowed to board after their son's passport details were faxed through by a travel agent.
-- BBC
Seriously, folks. Why does working in security deprive you of your ability to step away and apply logic to the situation? I don't think toddlers have had the time to make it through terrorism boot camps.
Posted by griffjon at August 16, 2005 11:51 AM
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