Was 28-year-old Haisong Jiang's controversial (yet romantic!) security-breach akin to Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman's kiss in Casablanca? That's what the NY Times is saying. The paper insists there are plenty of similarities, too many to ignore, noting that Jiang's 30 days in jail is just like Rick Blaine's outcome had he been apprehended by the Nazis and faced death before firing squad. Plus, they're both expatriates! Compare the Newark video with the Casablanca scene, and decide for yourself.
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