Have to say that was my reaction at the time - "Those Israelis sure knew how
to react quick."
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> at least i got the right state. the point is that the armed isreali guard
> took him out before he could kill more people. if it had been at say a
delta
> counter no telling how many would have died.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Salkin Kathleen
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>
> Nope, in Los Angeles; LAX in fact. My old home town.
>
> Kat
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 9:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: PRAYER WHEEL FOR OUR TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN...PLEASE
> D
> ON'T BREAK
>
>
> > i think the isrealis have the most experience with terrorism and
> should be
> > our model. we did send people over to look at their methods. know what
> they
> > said. you americans have a system that looks for weapons and we look
> for
> > terrorist. they also said our system did not make us more secure it
> just
> > bothered people.
> > i'll note that the guy that killed two in the california airport a
> couple
> > months ago would have kept on shooting except he had the bad luck to
> start
> > his shooting near an el al ticket counter and an armed isrealis shot
> him
> > dead before he could continue. he had lots of ammo and several guns. i
> think
> > that was in san francisco.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kathy Salkin
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: 9/12/2002 2:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: PRAYER WHEEL FOR OUR TROOPS IN
> AFGHANISTAN...PLEASE D
> > ON'T BREAK
> >
> > I think the FAA is testing allowing pilots to carry firearms on board.
> > Not
> > sure I like that idea, but the Isrealis let their pilots do it and
> > they've got
> > armed guards on all of their flights.
> >
> > Dunno about other non-US airlines.
> >
> > Kat
> >
> > On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:09:32 -0400 "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Well I think if a agent is allowed to carry a
> > > gun on a plane, it is a little
> > > silly to take a nail clipper from him. Also
> > > they search the pilot. I guess
> > > he is going to take control of the plane, huh.
> > > i guess an unarmed pilot who
> > > decided to do something could be stopped by the
> > > other flight crew, but...
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Kathy Salkin
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 1:09 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: PRAYER WHEEL FOR OUR
> > > TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN...PLEASE D
> > > ON'T BREAK
> > >
> > > When I went through the security in the Philly
> > > Int'l Airport, they made me
> > > take my shoes off and patted me down. It was a
> > > lady who did it, but I was
> > > still embarrassed. Fortunately, they didn't
> > > make me get out of my
> > > wheelchair.
> > > They did search my wheelchair, though, but not
> > > with me out of it.
> > >
> > > I wasn't too happy about any of it, but I
> > > gritted my teeth and bore it. In
> > > Tel Aviv, you go through a lot worse in
> > > searches, and the airport there (and
> > > in Europe) is guarded by the military with
> > > machine guns.
> > >
> > > In packing my stuff, I made sure anything like
> > > nail clippers, etc., were
> > > packed in checked-in luggage and not in
> > > carry-on baggage, so nothing was
> > > consficated.
> > >
> > > They should have taken you into a private area
> > > to search you, I think. But
> > > we
> > > are all paying the price of global travelling
> > > in the face of terrorist
> > > threats.
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> > > On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 12:48:35 EDT Magenta Raine
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Ken, on Sept. 3, when I came back from DC. I
> > > > was searched at dulles airport
> > > > to the point it was embarrassing they took my
> > > > back pillow and put it through
> > > > the x-ray, the guy went through every pocket
> > > in
> > > > my purse TWICE and then put
> > > > it through the x-ray for the second time. The
> > > > lady guard asked me to spread
> > > > my legs so she could search my thighs. they
> > > > took off my new tennis shoes to
> > > > look on the bottom and inside. It was
> > > > embarrassing as everybody could see
> > > > what was going on. I looked up to see a white
> > > > guy shaking his head in wonder.
> > > > I'm darker than many whites, so I guess they
> > > > thought I was an Arab. It was
> > > > an eye opening experience. I have never been
> > > > profiled and I hope I won't be
> > > > again, but I'm glad they were thorough as it
> > > > was close to 9-11
> > > >
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