Paris fears extremists may work at airport
Nov 1, 2006, 9:39 am
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Paris fears extremists may work at airport
From today's International Herald Tribune:
ROISSY, France: The French authorities charged with assessing security risks at Charles de Gaulle airport have stripped 72 suspect Muslim workers of their security clearance, but about a dozen others are still working in the most restricted areas, including some cleaning planes and handling baggage for flights to the United States, according to a government security official and the airport workers themselves.
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http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/31/news/airport.php
ROISSY, France: The French authorities charged with assessing security risks at Charles de Gaulle airport have stripped 72 suspect Muslim workers of their security clearance, but about a dozen others are still working in the most restricted areas, including some cleaning planes and handling baggage for flights to the United States, according to a government security official and the airport workers themselves.
The below link goes to the complete article
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/31/news/airport.php
Nov 1, 2006, 11:13 pm
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Interesting article, in many a sense...
But on a different level, do we need in this forum a discussion on terrorists, potential or real ones, muslims, jews and gentiles, you name it? First, this whole matter is neither AF-, KL-, FB-specific, nor related to frequent flying as such. Let me just remind you of the bonbings in Madrin, London, Bombay, etc., which had nothing what so ever to do with airports and planes. Please leave these general discussions out of here.
But on a different level, do we need in this forum a discussion on terrorists, potential or real ones, muslims, jews and gentiles, you name it? First, this whole matter is neither AF-, KL-, FB-specific, nor related to frequent flying as such. Let me just remind you of the bonbings in Madrin, London, Bombay, etc., which had nothing what so ever to do with airports and planes. Please leave these general discussions out of here.
Nov 2, 2006, 7:22 am
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Originally Posted by KLouis
Interesting article, in many a sense...
But on a different level, do we need in this forum a discussion on terrorists, potential or real ones, muslims, jews and gentiles, you name it? First, this whole matter is neither AF-, KL-, FB-specific, nor related to frequent flying as such. Let me just remind you of the bonbings in Madrin, London, Bombay, etc., which had nothing what so ever to do with airports and planes. Please leave these general discussions out of here.
But on a different level, do we need in this forum a discussion on terrorists, potential or real ones, muslims, jews and gentiles, you name it? First, this whole matter is neither AF-, KL-, FB-specific, nor related to frequent flying as such. Let me just remind you of the bonbings in Madrin, London, Bombay, etc., which had nothing what so ever to do with airports and planes. Please leave these general discussions out of here.
Well, it is AF's hub so it seems pretty obviously relevant in this forum. And the article focuses on the airport - not anything else.
That's why you haven't seen anything on the train terrorists here - until you brought it up!
Nov 2, 2006, 8:56 am
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I would say that the two approaches can coexist nicely, as long as we keep the focus on how it impacts CDG or ORY operations. On the other hand, as seen on other boards, there is a potential for disruption or hijacking by people with an agenda who are not regular posters on the AF board, so we would need an even greater emphasis on factual information and courtesy which are a hallmark of this board. Let's try to have this thread in the same vein without having to move it to another board. Thanks to both of you for expressing the reasoning behind your approach.
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