I Got Your John Doe Right Here, Habibi

My question is, would this idiotic passenger have known Arabic from Urdu or Persian?

The incident late Tuesday night began when the unidentified woman complained before boarding about the men [speaking Arabic] to American Airlines staff, and continued her complaints after boarding. The plane left the gate and began taxiing at 11:14 p.m., and the woman persisted in her complaints. The captain returned to the gate 12 minutes later, the San Diego Tribune reported Thursday.

The airport has an 11:30 p.m. curfew, so the flight carrying 126 people was rescheduled for Wednesday morning.

Investigators interviewed the woman who complained as well as the six men, the report said.

It turns out the men were Iraqi-Americans who had been training Marines at Camp Pendelton, Calif., for deployment in Iraq.

Hearts and minds, people. Hearts and fucking minds.

Comments

[upyernoz]

the funny thing is that i regularly do my arabic homework on planes. it's actually a really good time to study because it's a nice block of time with little chance for other distractions. aside from an occasional awkward conversation with the guy sitting next to me ("what is that, hebrew?" "no, arabic" [uncomfortable silence for the rest of the flight]), i've never really had a problem.

[Mithras]

Well, it's just that you're such a nice-looking Irish boy, they don't go back to the gate and arrest you.

[upyernoz]

irish? i'm a jew-boy through and through.

maybe that's where i get my immunity from the islamofascist charge

[Mithras]

Dude, trying to preserve your pseudonymity here. Irishman.

[upyernoz]

right err, erin go blow! or whatever