[41784] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Analysis from a JHU CS Prof
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Dixon)
Wed Sep 12 05:05:12 2001
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 10:01:25 +0100 (BST)
From: Jim Dixon <jdd@vbc.net>
To: Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com>
Cc: "'Dan Hollis'" <goemon@anime.net>,
Vadim Antonov <avg@exigengroup.com>, nanog@merit.edu
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On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Roeland Meyer wrote:
> |> Or they could just fly plainclothes armed marshals on US flights.
> |>
> |> Apparently they tried this years ago, but stopped because it was
> |> "uneconomical". I guess the airlines have figured out how to
> |> put a dollar
> |> amount on human lives.
>
> excuse me, but I don't think that the airlines were paying for those
> marshals. Please look towards uncle sugar, for that gaff.
The US government paid for the marshals' airplane tickets?
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