royal row at miami international
it's simply ridiculous and offensive. while general profiling as commonly understood and practised in the US is wrong and unacceptable, the rather american misunderstanding of the concept of equality and the idiosyncratic inability to recognise one's place and behave accordingly along with the general rudeness of a generation raised on the jerry springer show rules of etiquette actually decreases security and puts the entire nation at avoidable risk.there is simply no place for bloody meaningless "political correctness" when it comes to security screenings. it is unnecessary and in any case impossible to screen every passenger. random selection is neither efficient nor productive. the criteria for selection must be based on clearly and objectively identified potential risk factors. the idea that a US senator or cabinet member should submit to screening or searches is absurd and a waste of resources as much as it is offensive to the intelligence of even the most average human. the idea that such persons should submit just like anyone else is stupid for they do not pose the identified risk, whereas "khalil abdul mohammed," the anti-modernisation-misguided-confused-mysoginistic-religiously devout-non-frequent flyer-islamist-from-hell poster child for terrorism does and so must and should be searched a capite ad calcem with a magnifying glass if necessary.
and so now that you understand the premise, you may get why a row took place between the spanish Crown Prince, his fiancee and staff at miami international airport. staff which should be summarily executed for representing every misconception i mentioned at the outset of this sunday morning rant.
you see, Crown Prince Felipe and letizia ortiz, and four bodyguards, were due to catch a connecting flight at miami when they had to undergo security checks. airport staff said the search had to be carried out after the couple failed to give the "normal" seventy-two hours notice. miami-dade's mayor has apologised for the "apparent disregard for protocol".
the miami herald reported that the thirty-six-year-old future king and his television anchorwoman fiancee had flown into miami from the bahamas thursday evening. before boarding their iberia airlines flight to madrid, the couple and their entourage had to pass through a security check. they were taken to an american airlines lounge, where they were searched...
the humanity!
