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Customer service agent Roshid Milledge switched black carry-on bags with passenger Damien Young at the gate so Young could board the 7 am flight to Phoenix with the unloaded 9 mm weapon, the FBI said in an affidavit.

Young, 29, was moving to Phoenix and had asked Milledge about the procedures for transporting guns. Milledge, 38, instead agreed to carry the bag through an employee entrance so it would not be screened by security.

An alert fellow passenger saw the switch and, sensing that Milledge seemed "fidgety," raised concerns. Young, already on the plane, allegedly denied to a US Airways manager that he had switched bags with anyone. The plane then started to taxi, but was soon called back to the gate so Young could be removed.

He then admitted the bag was his and both men gave statements, the FBI said. Milledge told agents he had grabbed the wrong laptop bag from their Philadelphia home that morning and was switching it back.

A little internet searching found both a "Facebook" profile and a "MySpace" profile for Roshid Milledge, whose mother apparently can't spell "rashid." Rashid is the Arabic word for "Upstanding" or "with integrity".

Above, kneeling on the bottom, is Milledge, who lied to police to cover up his story, making gangster signs with his hands.

Even when he tries to look respectable, he still looks like a thug. Is this the best our Government can hire to protect us? You would think this Isamic Gangster/Terrorist would be instantly charged with a range of crimes, including treason. (He was, after all, a government agent, so "treason" is prefectly reasonable.)

The gun is registered to Young, and he had a valid permit to carry it, authorities said.

The men were in federal custody late Thursday with court appearances expected in the next few days. Neither had a listed telephone number, and they did not appear to be represented by counsel.

The Transportation Security Administration declined comment because of the FBI investigation, spokeswoman Ann Davis said.

US Airways Flight 1195 departed Philadelphia several hours later. In a statement, the Tempe, Ariz.-based airline said only that additional passenger screening took place "after a concern was raised about a carry-on bag."

"We are cooperating with investigators fully and take security considerations very seriously," said the statement issued by spokesman Morgan Durrant.

This investigation represents an isolated incident, involving only these two individuals," FBI Special Agent in Charge Janice Fedarcyk tells the Inquirer . "These circumstances serve to underscore the importance of vigilance on the part of all Americans to help keep our society and our citizens safe," she adds to the paper.

And where are these Islamic terrorists now? They've been released on bail! That's right! This man with ties to gangsters and organized crime is out walking the streets.

If you're the same color as the President, you can get away with anything in the new America. I am very scared.