[Infowarrior] - Paranoia, revisited

[Richard Forno]

So speaking loudly in a foreign language (er, airborne xenophobia) is  
grounds for suspicion? You'd think a 'terrorist' would be more subtle,  
right?    Oh.....and I guess if you're of Middle Eastern descent, you  
should ONLY watch 'Bambi' or 'The Princess Bride' when flying.    
Anything else might be deemed suspicious and get you detained, as  
happened today.  --rf

TSA: 2 passengers detained after flight to Phoenix
Associated Press, 12.27.09, 07:29 PM
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/12/27/general-us-phoenix-airport-detainment_7239843.html

PHOENIX -- Two men thought to have been acting suspicious aboard a  
flight bound for Phoenix were detained and questioned by federal anti- 
terrorism authorities before they were released, the FBI said Sunday.

Transportation Security Administration officials said passengers  
aboard U.S. Airways ( LCC - news - people ) Flight 192 from Orlando,  
Fla., on Saturday night reported that two men, described as Middle  
Eastern, were acting strangely and talking loudly to each other in a  
foreign language.

A nearby passenger also observed one of men watching what appeared to  
be footage of a suicide bombing, but was actually a scene from the  
2007 movie "The Kingdom." The man also got up from his seat while the  
seat belt warning sign was still lit, FBI spokesman Manuel Johnson said.
"The totality of those three occurrences led this passenger to believe  
this was suspicious," he said.

The flight crew called for law enforcement and TSA officers to meet  
them when the plane landed at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International  
Airport at about 8 p.m. Authorities said the two men were met by  
Phoenix police and TSA officials at the flight's airport gate and  
later interviewed by FBI agents.

Nothing dangerous was found during a search of the plane and  
passengers' luggage, police said. The men were released after  
questioning and allowed to continue on to California, Phoenix Johnson  
said.