Recall how, in the case of Umar Farouq Abdulmuttalab, after a grand total of fifty minutes of interrogation by the law enforcement folks who could be scared up in Detroit on that holiday, he was allowed to lawyer up.

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After all, lots of people used to be scared witless about flying, but that issue has largely faded.

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Can you imagine how tough that would be and how scared they might be?

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