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2004-07-24 Arabia

Some Saudi pilots still not allowed to fly over US

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-07-24 1:13:50 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#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|| 2004-07-24 4:40:25 PM|| Front Page Top

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