[Leica] Billingham bags banned from u.s. domestic flights

[firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)]

I'm not surprised: don't say you are back with film!!!

On 15/03/2005, at 7:31 AM, Kyle Cassidy wrote:

> Washington -- March 14, 2005
> The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today that camera 
> bags
> made by the Billingham Photographg Luggage company (Nasdaq: LENS) 
> would be
> barred from all flights whose origion or termination was within the 
> borders
> of the United States. The bags are popular with oweners of Leica 
> Cameras
> (OTC: LEICF.PK) which have recently been barred from U.S. flights. "It 
> has
> come to our attention," said Homeland Security spokesperson Thad 
> Whitel,
> "that Leica cameras are manufactured in Germany -- a country which is 
> not
> and never has been our ally. If they choose to side with the 
> terrorists, I
> see no option but to remove their products from our flights to protect 
> the
> safety of Americans in the air." As evidence of the dangers of Leica
> cameras, Whitel produced several examples of scandelous photographs 
> recently
> taken by American photographer Kyle Cassidy. "You won't need any 
> further
> examples than these," Whitel said, producing enlargements of the 
> photos. The
> photos were all taken within the past 30 days:
>
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/moon8.jpg
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/coral1.jpg
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/moon1.jpg
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/coral2.jpg
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/moon2.jpg
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Alastair