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December 10, 2010
Look Who’s Laughing

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister SM Krishna reacted angrily to reports that the Indian ambassador to the United States, Meera Shankar, was body-searched by security officials at the Jackson-Evers International Airport, in Mississippi, recently.
US security humiliates Indian envoy again for wearing a saree

Meanwhile, in Waziristan, …

Posted by b on December 10, 2010 at 14:40 UTC | Permalink
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yeah, just read that hrc now says tsa policy will be reviewed. heh, who cares about the thousands of americans being subjected to this, but let a diplomat freak out and it gets reviewed.

Posted by: sharon | Dec 10 2010 16:12 utc | 1

Osama bin Goldstein! Stop touching my junk! Hold still Winston Smith, we are doing this for your safety!

Posted by: Uncle $cam | Dec 10 2010 23:46 utc | 2

Those TSA guys and gals need cultural indoctrination. They need courses run by experts in gender, dress, fashion, gesture – at least 20 hours.
They need to up their cultural sensitivity and inter-tribal communication skills!
At least *3 hours* should be devoted to:
Understanding Diversity in Global Attitudes and Founding Values: Developing Awareness to Reactions to Intimate Groping in Public Spaces.
🙂

Posted by: Noirette | Dec 12 2010 14:29 utc | 3

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