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- agsinger, on 09/07/2008, -11/+79this article is from 2006, why are you guys digging it?
- inactive, on 09/07/2008, -4/+68Everyone is a terrorist now days.
- bodaciousllama, on 09/07/2008, -1/+59because Timothy McVeigh, the Unabomber, Manson, etc. were all brown-skinned 18-40 yr old Muslim men
- inactive, on 09/07/2008, -5/+57Al-Qaeda is using female suicide bombers
And it's not very hard for them to find white looking terrorists
I'm pretty sure most Syrians and a few Afghanis could easily pass that description, many of them even have blonde hair and blue eyes
How about not approaching the War on Terror like a bunch of idiots? Homeland security still sucks dick, not like they've done an excellent job in drug trafficking, illegal immigration, weapons smuggling, etc. - willwillywilson, on 09/07/2008, -3/+55If it's not an American Flag it's probably a bomb.
- ncapone, on 09/07/2008, -1/+51He could easily be a bank robber, a guy who murdered someone in the restroom, or even just a guy really paranoid over losing his cell phone (or boarding pass, as mentioned). Doesn't mean he's a terrorist.
- TheMachine1, on 09/07/2008, -4/+49When even flies are not safe from the scourge of terrorism we are in trouble.
- localzuk, on 09/07/2008, -2/+45'Muslim' means nothing. There are a good number of Black, Hispanic, Caucasian etc... Muslims now.
- remccain, on 09/07/2008, -0/+36In any case, to wear an improper expression on your face...; was itself a punishable offense. There was even a word for it in Newspeak: facecrime..."
- George Orwell, 1984, Book 1, Chapter 5 - Narcowski, on 09/07/2008, -1/+35Not all terrorists are Muslim. The most recent suicide bombing in the US, for example, was carried out by a white Christian male.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Henry_Hinrichs - SubjectiveC, on 09/07/2008, -0/+29Because no matter what their nationality is, they're all played by British actors.
- Mononuclear, on 09/07/2008, -0/+29when I am not in a hurry I like to go to airports and act suspicious. I quickly glance around. My eyes are always darting. My head is like it's on a swivel and I flinch whenever someone brushes me or there is a loud noise. I look at security from the corner of my eyes. I look around for overheard security cameras. I nervously shift my weight from one foot to another. I usually have my hands in my pockets.
I haven't even been approached by anyone so I guess I am doing it wrong. - bryanwebster, on 09/07/2008, -0/+27Lucky he was not in London. We shoot them in the head 9 times and then ask questions.
- purtybird, on 09/07/2008, -1/+27unibomber?
- howdog, on 09/07/2008, -0/+26um Tim McVeigh?
- MCBROCK, on 09/07/2008, -38/+61I'd be fine with that, if they would also include that they are male, with a middle-eastern appearance, age 18-40, Muslim, have purchased 1-way tickets, etc, in weighing their decisions. In trying to be PC, we choose to throw out the details of the vast majority of known terrorists. It you were to compare the outcomes a completely open profile versus the SPOT technique in the article, which would catch a higher percentage? Interrogation of 80 year-old Aunt Bea is probably a waste of time regardless of her demeanor.
- pixelfox, on 09/07/2008, -0/+22Um, yeah there have been terrorist attacks "home-grown" in the US. Oklahoma bombings, for the most obvious. That just reinforces the fact that us white guys are just as capable of blowing stuff up as the guy with the turban in line.
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Would that flag me up? or is that normal behaviour for a traveller? - inactive, on 09/07/2008, -1/+21or it could be an agoraphobic person with anxiety/panic disorder... because I do the same thing in large crowds....so does that mean I am a terrorist?
- LedZepAddict, on 09/07/2008, -0/+18It's not a satire?!
- tbredofsin, on 09/07/2008, -0/+18That's the buzz, I hear.
- hypodan, on 09/07/2008, -0/+17You didn't change into the wrong race so you'll never win.
- Narcowski, on 09/07/2008, -1/+17The vast majority of Al'Queda attacks have been against other Muslims, specifically their fellow Sunni. Just a heads up.
- inactive, on 09/07/2008, -5/+21This article is a joke right?
- pdizz, on 09/07/2008, -0/+15oklahoma city?
- charm803, on 09/07/2008, -1/+16Timothy McVeigh loves you!
- Altotus, on 09/07/2008, -0/+14It seems to me that they have yet to spot a terrorist in the USA. Sure, there were a few 7-10 years ago, but we never spotted them then, and we haven't spotted any since. So, wither we're doing it wrong, there aren't any, or both.
We spend a lot of money, but we've got no tangible return on investment. Sure, one might claim that the the lack of any terrorist shows that the threat of getting caught is a deterrent -- but the threat of getting caught is only higher in a couple of very specific places. There's nothing that would indicate that it's much harder today to carry out a plan than it was before.
Can you think of a way to kill a few dozen people and spread fear in the process -- without getting caught until you'd already executed the plan? I though so. So can they, and arguably they'd be better since they'd probably give it more thought. - chrisinsocalif, on 09/07/2008, -0/+13I always look for the guy with road flares strapped to his chest.
- purtybird, on 09/07/2008, -0/+11Hey, we all had the same idea! Aww, I feel so close to you.
- ad33lshahid, on 09/07/2008, -0/+10this reminds me of when in 2006 there was a gunman who killed several people after he started firing on the streets of montreal and the newspaper wrote that the police had ruled out "terrorism"...
HOW is that not terrorism?? Its like they've bombarded us with so many images of arab terrorists through the media and hollywood movies and tv shows that we throw out every other terrorist as an "exception" to the rule. If only the average person knew a little more about cognitive schemas and the way our brains are wired to organize information. The media and government know the way our brains work, we stereotype things to try to make sense of our environment-- when we are bombarded with images of terrorists only being arab, or words like "islamic terrorism" we begin to associate them with each other and think that one can not exist without the other. Just as we subconsciously link capitalism with democracy-- thinking that one can not exist without the other. It only takes a rudimentary understanding of learning theory and classical conditioning to realize that when the word terrorism is so frequently associated with images of muslims or arabs, pretty soon any muslim or arab you see or hear about, your reaction and emotions are the same as if you had seen or heard terrorist
For any of you who have not yet seen it , I recommend the documentary "century of the self" it explains quite well how edward bernays, nephew of sigmund freud learned how to manipulate the average american into doing what they wanted him to.
Here it is:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8953172273 ... - inactive, on 09/07/2008, -3/+13Gee, more fear and just in time for an election. How convenient.
- NikoKun, on 09/07/2008, -1/+11I hate articles like this... -_-
It's bad enough idiots on airplanes freak out at the site of ANY race other than their own... now you have those idiots thinking their on the watch for "terrorists"... - PHiZ187, on 09/07/2008, -1/+10Well, this is certainly circular. Passengers know they are under surveillance, which causes them to act nervously. Agents pick up on nervousness and then search the person.
- go_vt_hokies, on 09/07/2008, -1/+10This program will conclude that 99.999999% of those pulled aside are either just weird or have other things on their mind. Will it work so that we catch that 0.000001% of those who actually want to hurt us?
- ben1040, on 09/07/2008, -0/+9Just in time for the November 2006 election, that is.
- oldbike, on 09/07/2008, -0/+9Timothy McVeigh. The Weathermen. The Symbionese Liberation Army. Eric Rudolph. Theodore Kaczynski. The various people who shot/ bombed abortion clinic workers. Earth First. Bruce Ivins.
These are just some of the homegrown terrorist who have committed attacks in the US. All of them wanted to change the way that people behaved, in part by causing fear about what would happen if they didn't.
Life would be a lot easier if it was only foreigners who committed attacks. Most attacks in the US have been committed by white males, many of them middle or upper class. - Ransack, on 09/07/2008, -3/+12This is total BS. The only people this will "weed out" will be people who are tired from a long flight or people with a fear of flying. The main criteria for detaining people will continue to be:
1. dark skin
2. Muslim name - buckrogers1965, on 09/07/2008, -0/+8Sadly, no.
- AnarchoGoth, on 09/07/2008, -1/+9So you would completely ignore someone who was showing all the red flags of being a terrorist simply because they do not "look Muslim."
Even if Muslims had a monopoly on terrorism, what does a Muslim look like?
They only come from the middle east, Africa, Turkey, the Caucus Mountains, Central Asia, China, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Indonesia, among other locations. - Ubergoober3, on 09/07/2008, -3/+11Because it's interesting, not everything has to be brand new to be digg worthy.
- inactive, on 09/07/2008, -2/+10YOU might be a terrorist.
- dreamtiger, on 09/07/2008, -0/+8This is disgusting. Anyone who is under stress, suffering from anxiety, or even just late for an appointment is now a suspected terrorist subject to invasion of privacy and indefinite detention? The astronomical potential for abuse here far outweighs any possible benefits to society. How does it feel to live in fear, Professor Ekman?
- swordphish, on 09/07/2008, -0/+8The only terrorists any of us are likely to encounter are the ones that would willingly violate our rights as an Americans and our rights as a human beings.
- thegrantman, on 09/07/2008, -0/+7:Last time I was in JFK I passed the time by quietly spreading a rumor that a middle aged man was acting suspiciously."He seems nervous,doesn't he?" "Why is he always putting his hand in his jacket?" "He's glancing around an awful lot". After an hour or so enough people complained and this man was dragged away kicking and screaming "I'm a lawyer!" He was detained,questioned,and missed his flight. Moral of the story? Don't get on the same flight as the man whose ex-wife you represented.
- blipblipbeep, on 09/07/2008, -1/+8Yeah, they will be trying to scare crap out of all diggers.
Some things just are not worth talking about any more.
Love mode... Beep! - BoneheadFarker, on 09/07/2008, -0/+7How about the unibomber? Or has everyone just forgotten about him?
- inactive, on 09/07/2008, -0/+7What about the anthrax guy? He was American, right? Sending anthrax to people seems pretty terrorist-y, I even recall people blaming bin Laden for that one.
- xxTazxx, on 09/07/2008, -0/+6And then put it down to being an "accident".
- sgr215, on 09/07/2008, -0/+6This sort of thing sounds a bit ridiculous. What if the person has an anxiety disorder, such as social anxiety. Won't they set off "red flags" under this system since they would appear very nervous? Won't people who are stressed out because of delayed flights set off red flags? How about people who are terrified of flying but must fly? SPOT seems pretty useless to me. Especially when you take the fact acts of terrorism are extremely rare and the odds of SPOT actually finding a terrorist is about the same as me winning the Mega Millions lottery, twice.
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