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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 12:25 pm
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alamedaguy
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Originally Posted by PatrickHenry1775
A passport from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan, Syria, or Egypt could be another cue. I realize that terrorists often obtain fake ID's, but this step is another small part of more effective screening.
Honestly, do you think that if there were a policy enacted that people with passport's from those countries were to be subjected to extra screening, a terrorist would show up with one? Or would innocent people from those countries, without the means or motive to obtain fake documents, take up the time of security personnel?
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