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Scratches head.

How, exactly, does one get to Istanbul from the US without sharing transport with any Person of Vaguely Non European Appearance?

And did he imagine that Turkish Airlines shares his prejudices and only employs white-skinned, Christian pilots?

by Sassafras on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 01:40:56 PM EST
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He probably thinks that the lack of skyscrapers in Istanbul is down to there being too many pilots of the Islamic faith.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 01:44:29 PM EST
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List of the tallest buildings of Istanbul

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 02:00:43 PM EST
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I know,  but if he's that surprised to find people who aren't American on Aircraft, he cant have been looking at anything higer than his shoes in the period he's been there.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 02:12:37 PM EST
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Obsessively looking at his shoes? Get him off the plane!
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 02:19:31 PM EST
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Well those shoe bombers are tricky

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 02:24:54 PM EST
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That's probably close to the average on big American cities.

Penis-envy!

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 02:15:51 PM EST
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One article says
After escorting Pincus off the plane, all other passengers were forced off the flight to undergo security checks in accordance with international practice. The flight eventually took off after a delay of about two hours. Pincus was released by police and later caught a flight to London.
Are they going to warn him that there are lots of Muslims in London, too?
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 08:24:03 PM EST
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What I'm wondering is how he got to Istanbul without any suspicious swarthy types being around. And what was he doing there? I say this is clearly a terrorist seeking to distract attention from his own nefarious plans.
by MarekNYC on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 08:35:27 PM EST
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