Comments on The Ferry in the Age of Bush

apparently being vaguely arab-looking constitutes "suspicious behavior."

That's Corporal LeBeau from "Hogan's Heroes", isn't it?

for a second, just a brief flash of a millisecond, i thought that was dan savage.

I'm absolutely appalled that the European Union would all a country that has such vaguely middle-eastern looking men in as a member!

You still have not figured out who I am. Your security is porous.
Are you worried?

You should be.

"allow"....

And I'm still appalled--Appalled!

Isn't there something unavoidably suspicious about being a tourist in Seattle?
I for one do not buy the "Wanted to see the fish thrown" story.

Remember, anyone with a W bumper sticker is obviously a terrorist, since they hate America.

And, of course, McCain/Bush 08 stickers too ...

Be on your guard!

I'm going to venture that the next al-Qaida attack that will be performed by a blonde blue-eyed or East Asian kid, and not one of these idiots photographing "Middle Eastern looking" men in public will see it coming.

Is there any particular reason that you're stirring this pot?

Uh, he's stirring it because, as a non-Aryan-looking foreign-born person in Seattle, he has a strong interest in how other non-Aryan-looking foreign-born persons are treated in Seattle. Seems pretty reasonable to me.

And if you read the link he provided, these gents are in the news, as they have just yesterday come forward. They're not Middle Eastern terrorists; they're businessmen from an unidentified EU country (my money's on France).

Sucks to be those guys.

The really surprising thing is that there were good-looking men on the ferry. Probably why they stood out.

A friend of mine who is Indian (american-born) got onto an elevator today and was called a terrorist.
Ah... sweet land of liberty.
I think for her the worst part was that no one else on the elevator said anything.

The other sucky thing is that they came forward and now the ARE on the watch list. Crap.

Gfrancie, I wish someone would have said something in support of your friend. We must all remember to be the person who speaks up.

They were French and sent here to piss off Norm Dicks.

middle eastern is the new black.