Our fine US Government is in such a state of incredible paranoia that even infants are being kept off airplanes if their names match or resemble names lsited on the no-fly list. No, seriously…
Ingrid Sanden’s 1-year-old daughter was stopped in Phoenix, Arizona, before boarding a flight home to Washington at Thanksgiving.
“I completely understand the war on terrorism, and I completely understand people wanting to be safe when they fly,” Sanden said. “But focusing the target a little bit is probably a better use of resources.”
Oh I don’t know, Ingrid. That kid could be waiting to unleash a jihad with her trusty sippy cup as a lethal plane-hijacking weapon, and you just don’t know it yet. 🙂