Why does US Customs watch you while getting on a plane to Europe in the US??
Apr 14th 2003, 1:58 pm
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Why does US Customs watch you while getting on a plane to Europe in the US??
Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
plane.
Why is this?
Shouldn't Customs only be worried about people getting off planes in the USA
returning from Europe or any other country?
hk
been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
plane.
Why is this?
Shouldn't Customs only be worried about people getting off planes in the USA
returning from Europe or any other country?
hk
Apr 14th 2003, 2:39 pm
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Re: Why does US Customs watch you while getting on a plane to Europe in the US??
On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 20:58:49 -0500, "Hman" wrote:
>Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
>been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
>plane.
>Why is this?
>Shouldn't Customs only be worried about people getting off planes in the USA
>returning from Europe or any other country?
you don't understand the job that customs does, they not only watch
incoming people and goods but the watch what goes out also
>Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
>been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
>plane.
>Why is this?
>Shouldn't Customs only be worried about people getting off planes in the USA
>returning from Europe or any other country?
you don't understand the job that customs does, they not only watch
incoming people and goods but the watch what goes out also
Apr 14th 2003, 2:41 pm
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Re: Why does US Customs watch you while getting on a plane to Europe in the US??
"JohnDoe" wrote in message
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> On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 20:58:49 -0500, "Hman" wrote:
> >Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
> >been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
> >plane.
> >
> >Why is this?
> >
> >Shouldn't Customs only be worried about people getting off planes in the
USA
> >returning from Europe or any other country?
Why? You have something to hide???
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> On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 20:58:49 -0500, "Hman" wrote:
> >Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
> >been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
> >plane.
> >
> >Why is this?
> >
> >Shouldn't Customs only be worried about people getting off planes in the
USA
> >returning from Europe or any other country?
Why? You have something to hide???
Apr 14th 2003, 3:53 pm
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Re: Why does US Customs watch you while getting on a plane to Europe in the US??
On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 02:41:24 GMT, "Stephen C. Gallagher"
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>"JohnDoe" wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 20:58:49 -0500, "Hman" wrote:
>> >Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
>> >been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
>> >plane.
>> >
>> >Why is this?
>> >
>> >Shouldn't Customs only be worried about people getting off planes in the
>USA
>> >returning from Europe or any other country?
>Why? You have something to hide???
ahhh the simple minded, there are items that aren't too be exported,
there are people who aren't supposed to exit the country. customs
patrol is both ways
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>"JohnDoe" wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 20:58:49 -0500, "Hman" wrote:
>> >Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
>> >been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
>> >plane.
>> >
>> >Why is this?
>> >
>> >Shouldn't Customs only be worried about people getting off planes in the
>USA
>> >returning from Europe or any other country?
>Why? You have something to hide???
ahhh the simple minded, there are items that aren't too be exported,
there are people who aren't supposed to exit the country. customs
patrol is both ways
Apr 14th 2003, 5:20 pm
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Re: Why does US Customs watch you while getting on a plane to Europe in the US??
"Hman" schreef in bericht
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> Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
> been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
> plane.
> Why is this?
They are looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction, the new obsession of the
US government.
Sjoerd
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> Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
> been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
> plane.
> Why is this?
They are looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction, the new obsession of the
US government.
Sjoerd
Apr 14th 2003, 6:07 pm
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Re: Why does US Customs watch you while getting on a plane to Europe in the US??
JohnDoe wrote in message
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> On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 20:58:49 -0500, "Hman" wrote:
> >Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
> >been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
> >plane.
> >
> >Why is this?
> >
> >Shouldn't Customs only be worried about people getting off planes in the
USA
> >returning from Europe or any other country?
> you don't understand the job that customs does, they not only watch
> incoming people and goods but the watch what goes out also
And there is a significant degree of co-operation between Customs officials
of various countries. In some cases, it is more effective for them to watch
the route taken by, say, a drug smuggler, than to stop and arrest them at a
mid- or starting-point of their journey. If something is being smuggled
internationally, it is more benficial to discover its origin and destination
then to halt it at the point of discovery.
Jo
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> On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 20:58:49 -0500, "Hman" wrote:
> >Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
> >been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
> >plane.
> >
> >Why is this?
> >
> >Shouldn't Customs only be worried about people getting off planes in the
USA
> >returning from Europe or any other country?
> you don't understand the job that customs does, they not only watch
> incoming people and goods but the watch what goes out also
And there is a significant degree of co-operation between Customs officials
of various countries. In some cases, it is more effective for them to watch
the route taken by, say, a drug smuggler, than to stop and arrest them at a
mid- or starting-point of their journey. If something is being smuggled
internationally, it is more benficial to discover its origin and destination
then to halt it at the point of discovery.
Jo
Apr 14th 2003, 6:29 pm
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Re: Why does US Customs watch you while getting on a plane to Europe in the US??
> Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
> been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
> plane.
>
> Why is this?
Because they look very important, standing there? Or they have so many
security people that they fill up the airport until the jet-ways? On
american airports you pass a dozen very impressing copies of John
Wayne and Rambo on the way to a plane, but you can enter the plane
with a lethal weapon:
Last winter I went to a trip thru US with several air connections,
also to Mexico and back. A rather big pocket knife was in my little
backpack I use as a hand luggage. I thought I had lost it, but it has
slid under the interior bottom of the bag. It went thru several
checkpoint, was X-rayed many times, in Dallas they even emptied all
bags and grabbed inside.
When I turned the bag upside down at home to get out the sand of
mexican beaches, it fell out!
Walter
> been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
> plane.
>
> Why is this?
Because they look very important, standing there? Or they have so many
security people that they fill up the airport until the jet-ways? On
american airports you pass a dozen very impressing copies of John
Wayne and Rambo on the way to a plane, but you can enter the plane
with a lethal weapon:
Last winter I went to a trip thru US with several air connections,
also to Mexico and back. A rather big pocket knife was in my little
backpack I use as a hand luggage. I thought I had lost it, but it has
slid under the interior bottom of the bag. It went thru several
checkpoint, was X-rayed many times, in Dallas they even emptied all
bags and grabbed inside.
When I turned the bag upside down at home to get out the sand of
mexican beaches, it fell out!
Walter
Apr 14th 2003, 8:47 pm
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Re: Why does US Customs watch you while getting on a plane to Europe in the US??
In article , Sjoerd
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>"Hman" schreef in bericht
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>> Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
>> been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
>> plane.
>> Why is this?
>They are looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction, the new obsession of the
>US government.
>Sjoerd
Or that lovely phrase "Weapons of Mass Distraction."
--
Marie Lewis
writes
>"Hman" schreef in bericht
>news:[email protected]...
>> Every time I have boarded a plane in the USA bound for Europe there have
>> been 3 to 4 US Customs agents in the jet-way watching everyone board the
>> plane.
>> Why is this?
>They are looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction, the new obsession of the
>US government.
>Sjoerd
Or that lovely phrase "Weapons of Mass Distraction."
--
Marie Lewis
Apr 14th 2003, 8:48 pm
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Re: Why does US Customs watch you while getting on a plane to Europe in the US??
In article , walter
writes
>Last winter I went to a trip thru US with several air connections,
>also to Mexico and back. A rather big pocket knife was in my little
>backpack I use as a hand luggage. I thought I had lost it, but it has
>slid under the interior bottom of the bag. It went thru several
>checkpoint, was X-rayed many times, in Dallas they even emptied all
>bags and grabbed inside.
>When I turned the bag upside down at home to get out the sand of
>mexican beaches, it fell out!
This makes me feel very secure!
--
Marie Lewis
writes
>Last winter I went to a trip thru US with several air connections,
>also to Mexico and back. A rather big pocket knife was in my little
>backpack I use as a hand luggage. I thought I had lost it, but it has
>slid under the interior bottom of the bag. It went thru several
>checkpoint, was X-rayed many times, in Dallas they even emptied all
>bags and grabbed inside.
>When I turned the bag upside down at home to get out the sand of
>mexican beaches, it fell out!
This makes me feel very secure!
--
Marie Lewis
Apr 14th 2003, 10:38 pm
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Re: Why does US Customs watch you while getting on a plane to Europe in the US??
"JohnDoe" a écrit dans le message de news:
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> you don't understand the job that customs
> does, they not only watch incoming people
> and goods but the watch what goes out also
And do most of the goods going out do so in the hands of boarding
passengers?
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> you don't understand the job that customs
> does, they not only watch incoming people
> and goods but the watch what goes out also
And do most of the goods going out do so in the hands of boarding
passengers?
Apr 14th 2003, 10:39 pm
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> Why? You have something to hide???
Guilty until proven innocent? It may become clearer to you the next time
your human rights are abridged.
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> Why? You have something to hide???
Guilty until proven innocent? It may become clearer to you the next time
your human rights are abridged.
Apr 14th 2003, 10:40 pm
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> ahhh the simple minded, there are items
> that aren't too be exported, there are people
> who aren't supposed to exit the country. customs
> patrol is both ways
Maybe, but isn't the jetway a very poor place to be looking for
non-exportable items and/or persons who must not leave the country? After
all, customs and immigration has hours before that to check whatever needs
to be checked.
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> ahhh the simple minded, there are items
> that aren't too be exported, there are people
> who aren't supposed to exit the country. customs
> patrol is both ways
Maybe, but isn't the jetway a very poor place to be looking for
non-exportable items and/or persons who must not leave the country? After
all, customs and immigration has hours before that to check whatever needs
to be checked.
Apr 14th 2003, 10:42 pm
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"Sjoerd" a écrit dans le message de news:
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> They are looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction,
> the new obsession of the US government.
Well, the U.S. government turned an entire country upside and overthrew its
government looking for such weapons, without success, so it has to turn
_somewhere_. Of course, there's always Syria ... hmm.
I guess "weapons of mass destruction" sounds a lot more noble than
"Lebensraum."
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> They are looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction,
> the new obsession of the US government.
Well, the U.S. government turned an entire country upside and overthrew its
government looking for such weapons, without success, so it has to turn
_somewhere_. Of course, there's always Syria ... hmm.
I guess "weapons of mass destruction" sounds a lot more noble than
"Lebensraum."
Apr 14th 2003, 10:43 pm
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"Darkginger" a écrit dans le message de news:
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> In some cases, it is more effective for them to watch
> the route taken by, say, a drug smuggler ...
And they do this by standing in the jetway and hoping they'll recognize one
of the thousands of potential bad guys as he walks past? No wonder the War
on Drugs seems so futile.
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> In some cases, it is more effective for them to watch
> the route taken by, say, a drug smuggler ...
And they do this by standing in the jetway and hoping they'll recognize one
of the thousands of potential bad guys as he walks past? No wonder the War
on Drugs seems so futile.
Apr 14th 2003, 10:48 pm
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> "Sjoerd" a écrit dans le message de news:
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> > They are looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction,
> > the new obsession of the US government.
Perhaps they haven't had time to ship them in yet.
Or better still, the carriers mis-routed them and they're in a hangar in Dulles
Airport.
Jim
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> "Sjoerd" a écrit dans le message de news:
> [email protected]...
> > They are looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction,
> > the new obsession of the US government.
Perhaps they haven't had time to ship them in yet.
Or better still, the carriers mis-routed them and they're in a hangar in Dulles
Airport.
Jim
--
Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.
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This post represents the views of the author and does not necessarily
accurately represent the views of my employer.
