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Originally Posted by dlish
i have no problem with all people being subjected to searches and interrogations based on solid suspicions. that includes me. but the issue i have isnt realy with the suspicions, because they will always exist as long as the war on terror as the war on terror exists instead of a war on ignorance. the gripe i hold is what happened after they were interrogated. the fact that they were not allowed to board the flight and denied a flight later is what really does my head in.
when i was pulled aside at sydney airport i had no problem with providing whatever information they needed, although it was still nerve racking. stangely enough i was thinking of this thread when they called me in.
deep down though, i always had the fact that i could well have been pulled in because of my arab name and heritage. and that still really upset me.
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If you had read a few of the articles involved, you would find that the REASON they were denied that flight, was of course the initial complaint made by a passenger...they wont hold a flight while they wait for the person being 'checked' to get the all-clear....the reson they were denied the second flight was because the airline said that they had not received the OK from the feds that they were cleared.....