[oceanview]

it was likely some members of saudi royal family who did that stock shorting, perhaps amongst them were those who died mysteriously after 9-11, that's why you won't hear much about that.

[jerseygirl]

I'd like to know if they are funnelling their loot out of SA as we speak--in light of AQ threat

[texasbluebell]

That's who I'm leaning to as well.

[JustPiper]

NBC Chgo

Plane Returns To Midway Due To Bomb Threat
Call Made From Public Phone In Chicago

POSTED: 3:13 PM CST January 9, 2004
UPDATED: 4:55 PM CST January 9, 2004

CHICAGO -- Southwest Airlines flight No. 1003, from Midway Airport to Phoenix, Ariz., turned around midflight and headed back to Chicago after a bomb threat was received. The threat was reportedly phoned in to the airline from a pay phone within the Chicago city limits, according to Chicago police.

Around 3:40 p.m. Friday, City Aviation Department spokesman Monique Bond confirmed that the plane had turned back.

The flight reportedly took off at 3:05 p.m. and landed back at Midway at 3:45 p.m. Ed Stewart, a Southwest Airlines spokesman said at 4 p.m. that the 129 passengers had deplaned and were preparing to board another flight.

Passengers were safely removed from the aircraft and transported by bus from the field, according to airline spokeswoman Brandy King.

A Southwest Airlines spokesman also told NBC5 that the phoned-in threat appeared credible because of information contained in it. Airline officials notified the Federal Aviation Administration, and air traffic controllers ordered the plane to return.

[JustPiper]

O'Hare-Bound Flight Grounded Due To Security Concern
Air Traffic Controllers Order Plane Back

POSTED: 4:07 PM CST January 9, 2004
UPDATED: 4:55 PM CST January 9, 2004

CHICAGO -- A United Express flight that which had flown from Chicago to Omaha, Neb., earlier in the day, was grounded in Omaha before returning to Chicago because of a security concern Friday afternoon.

NBC5 reported that a flight attendant going through the plane before takeoff found putty with wires sticking out of it in a lavoratory aboard the plane and the pilots grounded the aircraft as a result. United Express spokesman Jeff Green told NBC5 that investigators tested the putty and found that it was not dangerous.

The flight was scheduled to stop in Chicago at 12:30 p.m. and continue on to St. Louis. The Omaha-to-Chicago leg of the flight was flight No. 7129. The Chicago-to-St. Louis leg of the flight was flight No. 7111.

Because of the cancellation, passengers waiting for the flight in Chicago first were told there would be a 2-hour delay and then were forced to take other flights.