Originally Posted by
chollie
Can't remember her name now, but a US Cabinet Secretary (IIRC) got pulled aside for a very extended screening coming back from Israel. I think, although she obviously didn't say so, that she was shocked because she naturally assumed that as an American political figure, she was above suspicion.
I missed that story. But there was the case recently of
India's ambassador to the US being subjected to a patdown because (allegedly) she was wearing a sari, despite her having presented her diplomatic credentials.