Kathryn, I’ve heard that, too. I’ve been on the phone with various
government agencies all morning, trying to find out if there’s a
government-imposed quota, formal or informal, that prevents airlines from
doing additional pre-flight screening of passengers according to their
ethnicity. The 9/11 Commissioner John Lehman believes there is, based on
testimony from airline industry executives. But the Dept. of Transportation
tells me today, on the record, that this is a “myth.” Does anybody have any
hard, credible information to the contrary? Let me know at rdreher – at –
dallasnews.com.