Don't be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his. -- General George S. Patton
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July 30, 2004ProfilingThis email has been around a time or ten. However, it does give you something to think about. Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following Multiple Choice 1. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred 2. In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by: 3. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by: 4. In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by: 5. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year-old 6. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver 7. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by: 8. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by: 9. In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by: 10. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to 11. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against: 12. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by: Nope, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you? So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics As the writer of the award winning story "Forrest Gump" so aptly put Some of the options on this test are not meant to be sarcastic. It was written this way simply to stress a point. As a frequent traveler I will tell you that the fastest way through airport security is to be an Arabic male between 17 and 40 or dress up as one. Something to think about. SlagleRock Out! Posted by SlagleRock at July 30, 2004 07:25 PMComments
is that really true? Posted by: Dex at July 30, 2004 08:04 PMUnfortunately your right on, I no longer fear the terrorists as much as I fear the political correctness of the security screeners, maybe the rest of us should claim we're being profiled, then nobody will get screened. It'll bet like gaming, you puts your money down and you takes your chances. Posted by: Jack at July 31, 2004 10:25 AMVery nice comments you guys have here, congratulations and thanks to allowing my post... Posted by: Phendimetrazine at April 15, 2005 01:15 PMPost a comment
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