Profiles Of Repression
February, 1997
On September 6, 1970 Palestinian terrorists hijacked three planes and held the passengers hostage on a remote airstrip in Jordan. The story was covered by every major newspaper and TV network in the U.S. Our government responded to the call for greater security by creating--almost overnight--an army of air marshals.The government promised security through the use of hastily constructed, highly classified profiles. The air marshals would be trained to pick out potential terrorists according to ce...
