Christmas flights cancelled from Paris to LA

French justice and law enforcement officials on Thursday said they found little evidence that terrorists were planning to use U.S.-bound aircraft to launch attacks against American targets over Christmas, despite warnings from the U.S. government that prompted the cancellation of six flights.  article

But then, France doesn't have our Office of Homeland Scare Tactics.

The people held for interrogation were chosen because their names appeared on a list provided by American authorities, the ministry spokesman said on condition of anonymity.

The judicial official said that there was not enough evidence of a possible terrorist attack and that, as a result, a formal investigation had not been launched.

That list which includes sound-alike names and names of peace activists? That list?

The official also said the name of a Tunisian national with a pilot's license had appeared on the American list of suspicious people who may attempt to board a flight. But French intelligence officials determined that the man was in Tunisia and had no plans to leave the North African country.

The official added that the Tunisian had no criminal record and did not belong to any Islamic radical groups.

But surely he belongs on the suspect list. Surely.