Terror in the skies.....

My youngest son just had a terrifying experience while flying from Atlanta, GA to Washington DC.

He bought a car from Virginia and needed to fly there to pick it up and drive it home. He took a flight to Atlanta and then boarded another plane that would take him to Washington DC. It was a big plane with a lot of people onboard. There were two arab men also onboard. About 30 minutes into the flight, they began acting in a suspicious and menacing way. One of them took off his shoes and began to walk up and down the aisles slowly looking at each passenger...making eye contact...like he was sizing people up. He had one hand in his pocket, and was holding a pen in the other like he was holding a knife. He just kept walking up and down the aisles. Sometimes he would sit back down and whisper to the other man, then get back up and do the same thing. The other arab man would also get up and walk up and down one of the aisles (a big plane with two aisles). Just staring at people.

People were beginning to get an uneasy feeling about these two and what the hell they were up to. My son switched his seat to sit near other passengers and they began talking to each other about what might become a real problem. There was a woman sitting near them that was so terrified she looked like she was going to be sick. She kept checking her makeup mirror to try and keep an eye on these two guys. Then the one main arab actually stopped by her seat, bent down, put his hand on her neck and asked her if she was okay. She just stammered that she was fine.

The stewardesses were keeping calm, but my son said that one of them was constantly on the phone. He was sure she was talking to the pilots keeping them informed.

One of the men that my son talked to said that when he got on the plane, this arab guy was sitting in his seat and wouldn't move, so he ended up sitting on the seat next to him and then this arab put his feet on the guy's briefcase like he was daring him to do something. So the guy moved his seat and sat with my son and these other passengers.

It was the way he looked, the way he was holding this pen in his hand, the menacing look on his face as he stared down passengers as he was walking up and down the aisles.

Everybody was numb with fear. My son said that he was never so scared in his life. He thought for sure something was going down and this was the end. The guys were saying how they would take these two men down if they had to stop something. There were also a few other younger arab looking men onboard that appeared to not be with these main two and acting normal, but who the hell knows. My son and these other guy passengers were all searching to see what kind of weapons they could come up with. They were trying to get a plan in motion....like like those passengers on one of the 9/11 planes. My son said that he now knows exactly what those passengers went through and how they felt.

Then these two arab men started whispering to each other again and they both stood up and one went to the front of the plane and inside the bathroom....and the other went inside the bathroom at the back of the plane. My son thought for sure they were going to come out with something and shit was going to happen. They were in these bathrooms for quite awhile like they were preparing something. People were beginning to freak out as you can imagine.

It was unbearable. Time was moving slow. Finally they came out and just kept walking the aisles staring at everybody. Then FINALLY the pilot announced that they would be descending and for everybody to remain in their seats. One of the arabs then got this bag down and began opening it and going through it. The stewardess told him he had to put the bag back, which he did.

My son said that he could tell that the plane was descending at a very fast pace, like the pilot couldn't get the plane down fast enough. Remember, this plane was going to WASHINGTON DC! Now that terrorists can't get inside the cockpits, what better plane to blow up then one that would be right over Washington DC as they are descending. It was so scary he said.

Finally they landed. My son said he looked directly in this arab's eyes and called him a bastard and told him when they get off the plane, he is taking him in. My son was wearing his police officer's uniform with his badge. These two arabs were the first off the plane and by the time my son got off they were nowhere to be found.

I'm sure they weren't terrorists....nothing happened.....but they deliberately were menacing these passengers....deliberately acting suspicious. I'm sure they thought it was a big joke.

My son couldn't even enjoy his flight. The whole experience was terrifying. It's a scary world out there now. There is no way I will even get on a plane anymore. It's pathetic.