Airport Security and 9/11 Incident

I looked at the license picture,

and I looked at him, and I went, "If this guy don't look like an Arab

terrorist,

nobody does." Exact thought.

And I said, "Oh, my God." What the...

You know, I was thinking, "Oh, geez." I said,

"What an awful thing to think," you

know?

He's just an Arab business guy, probably flying to LA.

He's got a first class ticket. He's probably got a big deal going on out

there, you

know? Uh,

I shouldn't be thinking like that.

You know, but at the same time, you know, he's not doing anything for me, to

warrant me to be uneasy. He's following the

script. And of course, their boarding cards came up.

Because Tuohy still had suspicions, he decided against

issuing the two boarding passes to their connecting flight,

American Airlines Flight 11.

And he just stared at me for a se- I mean, this was a menacing sort

of stare. And I'm thinking, "If this guy gives me a bad time,

he's not gonna make

that flight."

Right?

And finally, uh, he said something in Arabic to the other

guy, and they both

spun on their heels and left.

Four hours later, Tuohy heard that the plane had crashed

into the World Trade Center.

My gut reaction was correct.