Topic: A Test?

[charlesoakwood]

Terrorists employ the use of tests such as recently reported banging on airplane cockpit doors then saying they thought it was a facility.  Also, the activities of the TSA have been suspect as tests to see how far they can push the envelope of civility.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8559732/Cruise-passengers-tell-of-seven-hour-security-revenge-nightmare.html

But when a group of 2,000 elderly British cruise ship passengers docked at Los Angeles for a short stop-off during a five-star cruise around America it was, in the words of one of them, more like arriving at Guantanamo Bay.

Although they had already been given advance clearance for multiple entries to the country during their trip, all 2,000 passengers were made to go through full security checks in a process which took seven hours to complete.  The fingerprints of both hands were taken as well as retina scans and a detailed check of the passport as well as questioning as to their background.
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They complain that they were “herded like animals” and made to stand for hours in temperatures up to 80F with no food or water or access to lavatories.

Some are said to have passed out in the heat while others were left confused and bewildered.
When one lady asked in desperation whether she could use a bathroom, one immigration official is said to have replied: “Do it over the side, we won’t mind.”

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Was this a test or Obama paying his respects to the colonialists of his homeland?

[Pandora]

Nah.  Nothing to worry about here, move on.

We'll just vote "right" and then all manner of things will be well.

[LadyVirginia]

I heard an old woman who'd lived in Germany before the war  decribe the bus that came to pick up the handicapped children from their village. They thought the government was looking out for them too.

[Libertas]

Ever feel like you are living in the Twilight Zone?

[OLJingoist]

Ever feel like you are living in the Twilight Zone?

YES