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To: Kayaker who wrote (3509)	9/20/2001 7:59:20 PM
From: M. C. Orme	Respond to of 12231

Seems like the polite thing to do since Mark Bingham, one of the heroes of Flight 93 that most likely overpowered the terrorists was "an openly gay man." MCO

To: Kayaker who wrote (3509)	9/22/2001 12:33:48 PM
From: Kayaker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12231

FEAR OF FLYING September 22, 2001 Some Passengers Singled Out for Exclusion by Flight Crew By BLAINE HARDEN and SOMINI SENGUPTA In San Antonio on Monday, Ashraf Khan, 32, a mobile phone salesman who was trying to get to his brother's wedding in Pakistan, was ordered off a Delta Airlines flight. The plane's captain, Mr. Khan recalled, told him that the flight crew did not "feel safe flying with you." A Delta spokeswoman said the airline was "aware of this incident and takes this matter very seriously." In Orlando, Fla., on Monday, two businessmen from Pakistan were ordered off a US Airways flight bound for Baltimore. As the businessmen, Akbar Ali and Muhammad Naeem Butt, recalled their long day at the airport, an airline agent told them that the pilot would not take off until they left the aircraft. He then suggested they take a train. They were accepted on a later US Airways flight to Baltimore.... nytimes.com