My name is Ricardo Abude E. Da Silva, I'm an Electronic Engineer graduated in 1982 and today am managing our family's businesses in the farming sector. My email is ricabude@cpunet.com.br . Throughout my 42 years of age I've travelled several times to the US, both on business and tourism. Late Feb 23 I embarked in Rio heading to LA, in possession of my third Visa to the US, issued in November 1999, and valid until November 2009.

I was aware of the increased airport security for US trips, due to Sep 11 attacks, and in Rio International Airport one can already notice the routine change, but I could have never imagined what would happen next.

From now on I describe, step by step, the horrendous and unimaginable nightmare that I went through :

Saturday Feb 23 21:50 hrs I depart from Rio with Varig flight RG 8836, going to LA.

Ricardo, come to Europe next time, as far as I know,

we don't have "Fasists" working at the Airports, nor do we have the "Patriot Act", the worst Act ever enforced in the

USA. Thomas Jefferson would "role over in his grave" if he

knew every thing he believed in was gone by the "New World Order". Fuck Bush and the man who controls him, Sharon.