12 Year Old Boy on the TSA's Terror Watch List

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#1 nintendoman562
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http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?rn=222561&cl=18471243&ch=&src=canadanews

The video basically says that 12 year old boy Alex Shehab is not allowed to travel because he is considered a threat to national security. The parents have been trying to get his name removed from the list, since it is clearly a mistake, but they have had no luck. Thoughts?

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#2 one_plum
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It's taking so long to clear his name because of all that bureaucracy.

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#3 UnamedThing
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That just rings of absolute stupidity. I am fairly disgusted to be honest.
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#4 Fuhgeddabouditt
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expect this problem to grow with more and more thrown in because one feels that they should. I believe it has something to do with the Patriot Act?
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#5 Gaming-Planet
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*sigh* Some people in this world... just completely dumb.

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#6 MaddenBowler10
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I swear I read this before somewhere
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#7 JustPlainLucas
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TSA = This Sucks Ass.
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TSA = This Sucks Ass.JustPlainLucas
Fact. My 88 year-old grandmother is also on the TSA's list. She can't fly without a books worth of paperwork...
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#9 Boston_Boyy
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inb4firstbutit'sFOXnewscomment. Aside from that this is pretty stupid, don't they have a picture, date of birth, race, etc. Of all the people on that list?

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#10 194197844077667059316682358889
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I'd like to stand behind TSA on this one; I've been on flights with kids and the feds are absolutely right: they are ****ing terrors.
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#11 Superbored
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I'd like to stand behind TSA on this one; I've been on flights with kids and the feds are absolutely right: they are ****ing terrors.xaos

Huh. You do have a point here.

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#12 Communist_Soul
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What?! I been trying to get on that list for years but noooooo.

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#13 deactivated-5cf4b2c19c4ab
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he must have been a very bad boy.
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#14 Vaasman
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I see no one here has ever been in charge of children for any extended time. Kids are pretty ****ing crazy.

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#15 JustPlainLucas
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What?! I been trying to get on that list for years but noooooo.

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You're just too old! :P
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#16 Juice0708
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The OP made it sound like they actually had a 12-year-old on the watch list. I am disappointed.

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#17 194197844077667059316682358889
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[QUOTE="Communist_Soul"]

What?! I been trying to get on that list for years but noooooo.

JustPlainLucas
You're just too old! :P

I didn't even know Pedobear maintained the list!
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#18 CRS98
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"Boy wears bath towel in turban style, considered terrorist threat."
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#20 Razor-Lazor
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I'm sure I saw this before. I wonder if it's the same kid or not. Well, either way, it seems like a very bad system.
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#22 sosodat
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I sometimes think they just pick people out with foreighn names and then consider them threats without even looking into who they are, which may or may not have been the case with this kid. I mean alex SHEHAB that name reaks of terrorist ideals haha

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#23 Ugalde-
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The OP made it sound like they actually had a 12-year-old on the watch list. I am disappointed.

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Same I was expecting a crazy 12 year old.
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#24 SpaceMoose
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So one of the easiest things a terrorist could do to disrupt American society would be to change their name to John Smith or something. :P
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#25 cheesyjon
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That's dumb. Really, that's all I have to say about it.

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#26 ForsakenWicked
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I used to work for an airline and it was brought to my attention by customer's of all the issues they were having with TSA. I then began to read their blog every single day and I remember reading a lot of complaints. I think a solution to all these mismatches would be to apply a name system similar to what we use in latin america, which is to use your father's last name as your first last name and your mother's last name as a second last name. On the other hand, some people at the blog claimed this was all about controlling the freedom of travel due to political interests, which I'm not too convinced of but I'm really not american so I really shouldn't give any opinion on that matter. I really feel the pain of all those on the list that can't travel or that are forced to undergo extreme screening procedures to be able to visit their loved ones or to go to vacation. I truly love the airline industry even though its really tough and I hope I can one day return to that industry in a higher level position (used to work as a customer service rep over the phone line),
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#27 SunofVich
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Another one? or is is this old news? I could have sworn I heard about this a couple of months ago.

Anyway. you never know. Those 12 year old boys do like to play with fire and stuff that goes boom, perfect recruiting material for the terrorists.

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#28 cpo335
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The TSA is a complete joke. I honestly do not feel safe when I'm in an airport. I'm glad we have the National Guard w/ M16s standing around.
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#29 XD4NTESINF3RNOX
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:lol: gotta love the stupidity of TSA.....