Six imams removed from a US Airways flight from Minneapolis to Phoenix are calling on Muslims to boycott the airline. According to press reports witnesses also said that the imams were talking about Saddam Hussein, and denouncing America and the war in Iraq.
A US Airways manager said three of the men had only one-way tickets and no checked baggage. Once on the plane, the six did not sit together. One of the imams was heard saying that he would do whatever is necessary to fulfill his commitment to the Qur'an.
Considering airport, government, security and intelligence members were roundly criticized in the wake of 9-11 for failing to "connect the dots", one has to wonder why there is such a uproar when obvious dots are connected and acted upon. Given the totality of the circumstances, I think US Air acted prudently.
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