Article VA6R Southwest Airlines surrenders to racists, refuses boarding to Arab-American passengers

Southwest Airlines surrenders to racists, refuses boarding to Arab-American passengers

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Cory Doctorow
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After bigots alerted Southwest Airlines ground crew that there were two people speaking Arabic in the boarding area, the airline's employees opted to harass a Palestinian-American pizza-parlor owner and his friend who were returning to Philadelphia from Chicago. (more")

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