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| Some Saudi pilots still not allowed to fly over US |
| 2004-07-24 |
| A Saudi airline official reportedly said Saturday there are no Saudi pilots in U.S. custody, but he complained about U.S. measures against the pilots. The official al-Watan newspaper quoted Saudia Airlines Director Khalid bin Baker as saying no other country in the world besides the United States has prevented certain Saudi pilots from flying over U.S. air space. He said the kingdom does not treat American pilots in this way because the measure the American government took was based on a misunderstanding over certain names. Bin Baker added lawyers explained this to the American authorities, which led to the revoking of the decision against some names, and work is being done for the rest. The U.S. authorities have banned several Saudia Airlines pilots from entering American air space on suspicion they may be linked to al-Qaida network, led by Saudi-born dissident Osama bin Laden. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 He said the kingdom does not treat American pilots in this way because the measure the American government took was based on a misunderstanding over certain names. Yes, the illustrious list of Saudi names like Prince Turki al-Faisal, Waleed M Alshehri, Wail M Alshehri, Satam M A Al Suqami, Abdulaziz Alomari, Fayez Rashid Ahmed Hassan Al Qadi Banihammad, Ahmed Alghamdi, Hamza Alghamdi, Mohand Alshehri, Hani Hanjour, Majed Moqed, Khalid Almihdhar, Nawaf Alhazmi, Salem Alhazmi and Ahmed Ibrahim A Al Haznawi have made America more than a little suspicious of Saudi Arabians who get their hands on an aircraft's control yoke. So long as Saudi Arabia is overrun by the exact same organization that orchestrated the 9-11 atrocity, the United States will have more than ample reason to exclude their nationals from performing overflights in anything more substantial than an ultralight. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-07-24 4:40:25 PM |