A Cry for Help

I read this story the other day, via Jimspot, about one woman's experience on an airline flight with 14 Syrians. It's pretty scary, but when I was done reading it there was something that didn't sit right with me. The article seemed so self-consciously inflammatory, and too perfect in its terrifying plot. But honestly, they even said they deliberated on publishing it, and then I saw it picked up by one of the cable news shows yesterday.

Apparently, though, it didn't sit right with another columnist (who's also an airline pilot, how's that for a combo?). He writes in Salon his thoughts on the whole situation. It especially interests me because I try to be aware of the state of fear that passes for everyday life nowadays. Take a peek.

And if you want to be scared of something that actually did happen, James has the story.

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