No I'm kidding guys he isn't a terrorist but he has been on the terror watchlist since the age of two. That's right people read it and weep the poor guy has been given a bit more than the ol' pat down each time he goes through airport security. Odd? Yes indeed it is. But why?
WHO KNOWS?! He's an eight-year-old Cub Scout for crying out loud! However his name is among or at least a close match to another name on the US terror watchlist. Although lil ol' Mickey apparently isn't on the 'no-fly' list amongst 2,500 dangerous civilians his dad, a US Navy veteran, had the pleasure of finding out from an airline official that he "was on a list" and then subsequently denied a seat to Florida. Correct me if I'm wrong but of all the lists you want to be on, iTunes download chart, the Grammy's, Golden Globes, this is one you'd rather be left out of.
According to The Times newspaper good old Mike was frisked on the way out to a family holiday in the Bahamas and then frisked "even more aggressively on his return flight." The Times goes on to say that,
"Micheal is the apparent victim of America's increasingly heavy-handed system
of airline security. The attempted underwear bombing of a Detroit bound flight on
Christmas Day led US officials to add even more names to the country's terror watchlists."
There's always one person that has to ruin it for all of us. It makes you wonder what type of system is involved in deciphering who does and does not make "the list." Micheal's mother, a photojournalist, hits on the seriousness of the situation, "Its Scary because he's eight. What happens when he's sixteen?" I'm guessing he'll be getting a little more than a good frisking...
Where do they think Cub Scout Mikey is gonna go? Taliban summer camp???
There are some situations you just have to say...PACK IT IN!!
Click here to see a full article and picture of the lil terror...and i mean that in a completely un-terrorist related way. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6990428.ece
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