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Post #274,046
by bepatient
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11/27/06 10:28:08 AM
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New Interesting
in that it appears that one of those concerned about these 6 spoke Arabic and understood their conversation. Wondering if that passenger was also a Muslim?

Sounds like another case of "spook the passengers"...but the rules for flying are somewhat different. It is not a right to be on that plane. You board at the discretion of the pilot.

Still...if they made it through security,m they should be allowed on the plane just like everybody else.

Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
Post #274,049
by Another Scott
11/27/06 10:56:29 AM
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New Dunno.
Quite often one can get the gist of conversations in foreign languages due to the fact that many English words don't have foreign counterparts. (I did it with my Farsi-speaking colleagues in grad school.) My guess (I haven't read the article) is that an Arabic speaker wasn't required.

I don't know the details about this case, but my feeling is they shouldn't have been removed from the plane.

Cheers,
Scott.
     Up for discussion... - (jbrabeck) - (17) - Nov. 27, 2006, 10:00:58 AM EST
         Interesting - (bepatient) - (1) - Nov. 27, 2006, 10:28:08 AM EST
             Dunno. - (Another Scott) - Nov. 27, 2006, 10:56:29 AM EST
         if they can eject hassids from a plane for praying why not? -NT - (boxley) - Nov. 27, 2006, 12:08:08 PM EST
         I say, ... - (mmoffitt) - (12) - Nov. 28, 2006, 11:49:28 AM EST
             Hmmm. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Nov. 28, 2006, 12:05:45 PM EST
                 You're right. - (mmoffitt) - Nov. 28, 2006, 01:22:19 PM EST
             If we banned all the theists... - (inthane-chan) - (4) - Nov. 28, 2006, 01:15:47 PM EST
                 Not an excuse, an opiate. ;0) -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1) - Nov. 28, 2006, 01:16:54 PM EST
                     Sure doesn't seem to mellow anybody out... -NT - (inthane-chan) - Nov. 28, 2006, 01:17:33 PM EST
                 South Park did an episode about that - (drewk) - (1) - Nov. 28, 2006, 09:26:07 PM EST
                     IRLRPD. (new thread) - (Another Scott) - Nov. 28, 2006, 09:35:05 PM EST
             Not any more peaceful at all - (imric) - (4) - Nov. 28, 2006, 04:12:46 PM EST
                 Huh? - (mmoffitt) - (3) - Nov. 30, 2006, 08:17:40 AM EST
                     s /God/Greed/ - (Another Scott) - (1) - Nov. 30, 2006, 08:52:04 AM EST
                         Thanks. The re-reading was fun. -NT - (mmoffitt) - Nov. 30, 2006, 02:47:31 PM EST
                     Yup. - (imric) - Nov. 30, 2006, 03:32:14 PM EST
         Not entirely true... - (jb4) - Nov. 28, 2006, 11:08:11 PM EST

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