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2004-01-08 Europe

AWOL passenger not terrorist: French police

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Posted by Steve 2004-01-08 1:51:49 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ticketed passenger but they only have a last name, no credit card, nothing? BULL!

Who bought the ticket?/ where did they buy it?/ how did they pay for it? Please!!!

Posted by john 2004-1-8 2:03:18 PM|| 2004-1-8 2:03:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 This attitude towards terrorism is notably different than their attitude towards GM food. For terrorism, the burden of proof is on us to show he's a threat; for GM foods, the burden of proof is on us to show it's not a threat. Damn inconsistent frogs...

Posted by mjh 2004-1-8 2:09:18 PM|| 2004-1-8 2:09:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Excellent point, John. Apparently, in France you can just reserve a seat with cash and no ID.

Also note the "no new information" dodge: We may have already sent them his file from Afghanistan; they just don't have anything NEW.

They're not the leaders of the Axis of Weasels for nothing.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-1-8 2:31:23 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-1-8 2:31:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 John and RC, if France doesn't require identification to buy a ticket and announces that the flight has been cancelled in time for terrorists to decide not to show up, why would they ever expect to catch a terrorist. Even if the cancellation was not announced publically, why would you believe that the terrorist wasn't tipped off by an insider? Based on these questions and the murkiness of the activity of the French embassy's VISA division in Syria in March, I would immediately add holders of French passports on the list of countries to be fingerprinted and tracked in and out of the US.

Although France has a EU VISA exception, I would make that place that requirement on them and add Belgium and Luxembourg as well - to prevent abait and switch.

France would obviously respond in the manner that Brazil did, but how many American tourists entering France would be inconvenienced?

Posted by Super Hose 2004-1-8 2:44:17 PM|| 2004-1-8 2:44:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 In other news...The French deny the existence of ass, since they weren't able to find it with both hands.

Posted by JerseyMike 2004-1-8 2:46:06 PM|| 2004-1-8 2:46:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I would not be surprised to see that Air France has been infiltrated with Al-Q or sympathizers, who would enable the movement of jihadis through the Air France system.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-1-8 3:40:02 PM|| 2004-1-8 3:40:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 "whatâs important when someone doesnât take a plane is to know why he didnât take it."

Indeed. I remember this from the detective classic... The Frog of the Baskerville.

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-8 3:49:24 PM|| 2004-1-8 3:49:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 If you book and pay for a ticket, you need to give a full name, even in France. Even if you pay cash. But not necessarily an address.

Posted by True German Ally 2004-1-8 3:50:26 PM|| 2004-1-8 3:50:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 bloody french will probably give the slimy terrorist easy access,sorry permission to slink into England. Thats what they used to do with all their Illigel imagrants at the Songat refugee camp - the Bastards

Posted by J Shep 2004-1-8 5:22:29 PM|| 2004-1-8 5:22:29 PM|| Front Page Top

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