Jail the Pilots!

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 14:20:11 -0500
From: Gene Spafford <spaf () cerias purdue edu>
Subject: For IP

Found on "Bob's Junkmail" list....


Jail the Pilots!

A BWIA airline pilot named Rawle Joseph was detained by the FBI a few weeks 
ago. Why? Because his name were on the TSA's no-fly list. Apparently the 
TSA believes that a suicidal hijacker wouldn't be smart enough to travel 
under an assumed name. The fact that a pilot has no need to hijack a plane, 
since the pilot is already driving the plane, also eluded the TSA. Mr. 
Joseph managed to fly the plane all the way to New York without crashing 
into any buildings. He's 50 years old, has three children, and has been 
with BWIA since June of 1980. The FBI accused him of being a terrorist and 
questioned him for 2.5 hours. He was getting ready to board a flight home 
at 7:00 the next morning, and the FBI stopped him, wouldn't let him leave, 
and interrogated him some more.

BWIA captain Anthony Wright, with more than 25 years experience, is also 
from Trinidad and Tobago. He was also detained in Miami that same week for 
the same reason: he has a dangerous name. He was interrogated for 12 hours. 
The Trinidad and Tobago government was not happy. They said the detention 
was "unwarranted, unjustified and severely damaging, not only to the 
pilots' image and reputation, but also to the national airline BWIA."

When the FBI cleared the pilots, they STILL couldn't go home. They had to 
wait until the TSA had taken their names off the flying blacklist. It sure 
makes me feel safe!

http://www.newsday.co.tt/stories.php?article_id=12152

The FBI recently questioned a guy named Mike as a terrorist suspect. This 
would be understandable if they did it because of the name Mike, but they 
suspected him because he bought some airplane parts.

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/192-full.html#186627

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