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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 2:36 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by GregLeg:
The problem with that, from the program's perspective, is passengers aren't supposed to be able to tell who the Marshalls are. Putting them in a jumpseat is like tying a bell around their neck.

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True, but they are pretty obvious if you are the first person to board in First Class and they are already there - and you watched them board earlier, long before anyone else boarded. Didn't the September 11 hijackers sit up front? It's hard to hide in a First Class cabin - most aren't that big.
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