Writing in Reason, Cathy Young bemoans the partisanship of the 9/11 commission, then points to one of the most interesting tidbits to emerge from the proceedings, which she notes has received very little press coverage:
One startling fact to emerge from the 9/11 hearings is that, apparently, the Federal Aviation Administration hits airlines with fines if more than two people of the same ethnic background are subjected to extra scrutiny when boarding a flight. This was mentioned in passing by former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, a commission member. This remarkable information received virtually no press coverage
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She who shall not be named wrote about this last week:
“Thank You For Choosing United, Mr. Bin Laden”
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=108&e=2&u=/uclicktext/20040416/cm_ucac/thankyouforchoosingunitedmrbinladen