Walter F. Murphy, an emeritus professor of law at Princeton University, was initially refused a boarding card because he was on the terrorist watch list. His crime? Giving a lecture at Princeton, highly critical of George Bush for his many violations of the Constitution.
A clerk for American Airlines also asked: “Have you been in any peace marches? We ban a lot of people from flying because of that.” The law professor was finally allowed to board but warned that “they are going to ransack your luggage.” On his return flight, the professor's luggage was “lost”.
What does this mean? If you are for peace or otherwise criticize the Bush administration, you may end up on the terrorism watch list and barred from flying in the U.S., and if you do board, the Bush law enforcers will steal your luggage. The U.S. is more and more becoming a fascist dictatorship.
More on the professor's ordeal is published on the Opiniator Blog of the New York Times. You can also view the credentials of this “terrorist” on Princeton's website and buy his book “Constitutional Democracy: Creating and Maintaining a Just Political Order” at Amazon.com.
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