<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by benoit:
[B]I have to say, it is an interesting assumption that the incident is based on race and racism, and not a healthy fear for the safety of a flight. I admire people's psychic abilities to read the captains mind, understand his reasoning and motivations, and see exactly how the event transpired in all its detail.

Sort of like the assumption people are making that the pilot knowingly booted an SS agent, when the whole question revolved around whether the passenger with a gun on board really was an SS agent at all! Isn't it *really* dumb for people to say how great SS agents are, and how they trust SS agents more, and how SS agents belong on planes, when the whole issue was a lack of certainty about his being a real SS agent at all? Maybe the captain loves SS agents and feels safer with them around, but as is claimed, something was quite wrong with his paperwork and reaction to valid questioning.</font>