Shadowbear, I also had a friend that was held up because his (fairly common) Irish name appeared on a 'no fly list'. Sometimes, today, they have to more careful than they used to be. I would rather, in this time of war, be safe, rather than appear as a future newspaper headline like the 4 planes on 9/11. Not everyone has those experiences though, thank God. Most of us just walk through the security lines and safely board our planes (after wandering around the airport for the additional almost 2 hours with nothing to do but spend money, read or eat). God only knows, you don't make jokes about security. Definitely there were similarities amongst the terrorists that flew those fateful planes, they were not white Anglo type people. The choices now are not to go, submit to search and/or screening (like everyone else) or have everyone face the possibility of threats such as the 'shoe' bomber, the guy that was crossing the Canadian-Washington border in 1999, or even the ultimate pilots of 9/11. I guess, I would choose screening. It too bad that things have reached this point. To me it means that the terrorists have already won one part of the war. Our lives in this country have been altered, possibly forever. We are no longer as free 'to move about the country as we were 20 years ago, and may never be again. This affects all of no matter what our background is. Virginia in Seattle ----- Original Message ----- From: "shadowbear270" <shadowbear270@webtv.net> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 3:23 PM Subject: [Cherokee Circle] Airline > Virginia==A friend of mine had to fly==he spent 3hrs.in a room by him > self==then had a physical then had to talk to some people for > awhile==his luggage was taken apart==he showed his card-drivers > license-nothing made them go faster== they finally let him go-they let > him go for the next day==maybe because he looked like an arab? He can't > talk very good american > > SHADOW BEAR > > > ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== > <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> > <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> > Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list > ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >