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Old Sep 16, 2001 | 11:19 am
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Tango
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I in no way want to tread on the rights of fellow Americans and am having trouble trying to sort this out. The main problem is very few Americans subsrcibe to the belief of commiting an act of suicide gurantees you a ticket to heaven. The people most prone to this are from the Middle East and they look Middle Eastern. US customs can legally profile people and since flying is not a "right", laws could be written to allow airport security officers to use profling as long as it is not the only means in keeping are people safe.

Everyone knows that in the past, if you buy one-way tickets with cash, you are flagged and at times questioned about your acts. What people are doing now is no different.
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