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Brazil Holds obscene U.S. pilot

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They are not taking it a little to far. It's a reciprocity agreement between the two countries. US does it to people entering the US why can't other countries do the same?
 
Varig said:
They are not taking it a little to far. It's a reciprocity agreement between the two countries. US does it to people entering the US why can't other countries do the same?
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I agree that other countries can do whatever the heck they want to, but to characterize this as a reciprocity agreement is wrong. It's a knee-jerk, playground reaction to a legitimate security move. The US government doesn't approve of it at all.
 
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As the article says, the only one's that will really be effected are the Brazilians that rely on tourism.
 
Brazil can do whatever they want. It's a little childish but it's their perogative and you have to respect that. The problem lies not with them fingerprinting and photographing visitors but with how they do it. The US uses electronic fingprint scanners, Brazil uses the old ink pads and paper documents. The US has multiple cameras and batteries. Brazil uses a camera that only has one flash bulb (without a backup) and they spend time (I heard 30 minutes or so) recharging it while making people wait for the recharge to be finished. Brazil can implement these security measures just like any other country can, they just need to go about it properly. The US fingerprints ALL people coming into the US, Brazil only fingerprints US citizens. VERY CHILDISH. Grow up Brazil.
 
Actually the US still is checking on everyone, if you look at the exemptions to the US VISIT program it only exempts countries that don't require a visa to come to the US and provide machine readable passports. So even if we don't finger print them we can still use the database to check for passport inconsistencies via an electronic database.
 
HA HA HA...now that's a keeper.

This is all just a cultural misunderstanding. It's not a "gesto obsceno" but just his way of saying AA is #1.

Maybe we should have a Caption Contest with this one.
 
My observations:

1. The pilots was wrong for doing something so stupid. I question his maturity to be a captain. As a representative of American Airlines, he should be censured, with the blessing of the APA. If it were me, the Brazilian government can take as much time as they want. Of course, the next day, I'll probably be too fatigued to fly the aircraft out. American Airlines and the U.S. government won't care about what the Brazilians do until it starts costing someone money.

2. The Brazilian government is being immature and childish for going to such extremes in making it difficult to enter, for no good reason. It's merely an example of a lame, stupid and corrupt 3rd world government trying to puff it's chest out.

3. As far as I'm concerned, if Brazilians cannot stand the 1 minute longer it takes to clear customs and immigration here in the U.S. due to a real and present danger of terrorism, they should go to Europe on vacation. The shame is that it's not the Brazilians themselves . . . . . it's their pathetic knuckleheaded government.

And yes . . . . I've been to Brazil many times . . . on duty, but zero desire to go there as a tourist.
 
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$13,000! Isn't that like half of their National budget?

This is exactly why I won't travel to any place south of our borders.
 
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That sure limits your opportunities.

Latins are normally very accommodating.

I've worked south of the border for a long time, problems such as in Brazil are rare. Some nationalistic judge thought he was going to dictate U.S. policy, what he passed doesn't effect him, just the little guy trying to pay for his rice and beans.

The AA capt. doesn't have much defense, he had a real dumb attack. Might be 1 less guy AA needs to lay off.
 
At least APA didn't have to pay the 13 G's. Then APA would have to up the dues again or ask AMR to float them a loan. AMR will write it off as a public relations loss.
 
I dont know where AA gets these fruit cakes totally they dont have full decks. I had to deal with a AA pilot who was stalking my wife and the company refused to take action against him. One thing is for sure i wont put my family on em.
 
Hey, uh, 737 Driver. The space bar is the big long key in the middle.

Use it.
 
737 Driver said:
Hey Nj, What are you talking about Goober?
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Goober? Jeez, that's the pot calling the kettle black.

OK. Here goes.

Did you ever proof any of your posts? Did you notice that the list of every aircraft you ever sat in takes up the whole width of the screen? Did you notice that your forum message has about fourteen characters per line?

PUT SOME FREAKING SPACES IN YOUR RIDICULOUS LIST OF AIRCRAFT FLOWN AND YOUR MESSAGE WON'T LOOK SO GDDAM STUPID.

... and in the future, when some old school forum member makes a sarcastic comment about your post, you should take a cursory look to see what they are referring to.

Just a pointer from your Uncle NJ.

Carry on.
 
Varig said:
They are not taking it a little to far. It's a reciprocity agreement between the two countries. US does it to people entering the US why can't other countries do the same?
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Hmmm, maybe because we use the biometrics to screen for terrorists, and the only thing the Brazilians are using their info for is political posturing . . . I am sure no one is doing anything with the info they are "collecting" other than filing it in the ol' circular file.

When al-Quaeda decides to attack Rio, say during Carnival, (hard to picture a more tempting target for a bunch of Muslim fundamentalists) I am sure they will come crying to us with their hand out.
 
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Brasil has never been in a war and never will because they don't go around pretending they own the world.
 

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