skepticalcriticalguy
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So yes, I would expect to be held and questioned extensively
They were, to the satisfaction of those questioning them. 24 of the 26 people on the plane were questioned by the FBI before they left. So now the only question is, how long is it pertinent to detain and question an innocent person. I think you'll find that at the time under US law they can hold you only up to 24 hours without charges. Or are you suggesting that their rights should have been thrown out just because they had the misfortune of being related to a member of a VAST family (he has something like 40 sibblings to various mothers) and one that had, had nothing to do with other members of the family for years.
So it was kind of an assembly line questioning. Looks to me more like an organized escape.
The US is holding people for far more than 24 hours without charges. Have you seen the news? We "throw rights out" daily.
I didn't realize there was so much Bin Laden family love around here! Well, except for that darned blacksheep, Osama.