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Breaking: Possible SAM Attack Against US Plane (right now this is completely unverified)
LGF ^ | 09/17/05 | staff

Posted on 09/17/2005 6:13:51 PM PDT by Perdogg

saturday, september 17, 2005

I’ve just received a credible tip from an LGF reader that an America West flight out of New York was fired upon by a surface to air missile yesterday, and that the pilot and passengers witnessed it and are now being questioned by the FAA and FBI.

That’s the extent of the information I currently have, and please note: right now this is completely unverified.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; americawest; birds; chatmeup; chattyrumors; chattystupidity; chatwardbound; chittychittychatchat; conspiracy; falsealarm; flight17; lgf; missile; newyork; nomissile; nomissilebirds; sam; samattack; twa800
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To: July 4th; RDTF

"put a gag order on the media? "

Wouldnt want the Sheeple to know that they are under a grave threat from islamofascists....


41 posted on 09/17/2005 7:40:44 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite ( Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. -Churchill)
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To: Perdogg

THIS ALLEGED INCIDENT/INFORMATION IS UNVERIFIED.
I am posting the link to the LGF for fyi purposes.

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Here is the post at LGF:

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=17543_Breaking-_Possible_SAM_Attack_Against_US_Plane#comments

turday, september 17, 2005

Breaking: Possible SAM Attack Against US Plane
I’ve just received a credible tip from an LGF reader that an America West flight out of New York was fired upon by a surface to air missile yesterday, and that the pilot and passengers witnessed it and are now being questioned by the FAA and FBI.

That’s the extent of the information I currently have, and please note: right now this is completely unverified.

5:27 PM PDT
email this article


42 posted on 09/17/2005 7:41:17 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: GOPJ

" Is it real?"

I have no idea, but I doubt it. Some passenger would have blabbed to the media by now. Plus, the airport would most likely have been shut down (potentially with others). I doubt the government would take the chance of knowing there was definitely a missle attack and not thinking if there was one, there may be others at the same time (like multiple 9/11 planes).


43 posted on 09/17/2005 7:41:25 PM PDT by frankjr
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To: Perdogg

What goes up must come down. If a SAM or RPG was launched, it had to come down somewhere.


44 posted on 09/17/2005 7:43:47 PM PDT by fso301
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To: frankjr
Some passenger would have blabbed to the media by now. Plus, the airport would most likely have been shut down (potentially with others). I doubt the government would take the chance of knowing there was definitely a missle attack and not thinking if there was one, there may be others at the same time (like multiple 9/11 planes).

I think you're right. This would be impossible to keep quiet. Thanks ...

45 posted on 09/17/2005 7:46:44 PM PDT by GOPJ
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To: GOPJ; frankjr

Babbled if they have been released from being sequestered.


46 posted on 09/17/2005 7:49:54 PM PDT by RDTF
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To: RDTF

What's "babbled"?


47 posted on 09/17/2005 7:55:19 PM PDT by GOPJ
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To: Rebelbase

bttt


48 posted on 09/17/2005 7:59:07 PM PDT by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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To: GOPJ

Haha! I meant Blabbed...


49 posted on 09/17/2005 7:59:26 PM PDT by RDTF
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To: GOPJ

"What's "babbled"?"

1. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds.

However, I figured it was a typo for blabbed (which I am guessing is). But that word may actually fit this "news" report.


50 posted on 09/17/2005 7:59:31 PM PDT by frankjr
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To: frankjr

What if no one knew what it was when it happened? During the flight, Passenger #2 and #9 start talking about the flash of light they saw stream by the plane. Once they land, they go to the authorities and tell their story. Said authorities start interviewing the other passengers and crew.


51 posted on 09/17/2005 7:59:56 PM PDT by jimboster (Vitajex, whatcha doin' to me)
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To: jimboster

And since the pilot saw it he already radioed ahead and the entire crew and the passengers would have been sequestered immediately upon landing for questioning.


52 posted on 09/17/2005 8:03:08 PM PDT by RDTF
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To: muawiyah

> Or, more likely, it was hit by a meteor.

That's going to happen, sooner or later, and it will not
be quickly recognized, because no one will be looking for
evidence of it. With any luck, it won't start a war.


53 posted on 09/17/2005 8:03:37 PM PDT by Boundless
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To: oceanview
America West doesn't fly to LaGuardia any more. They only fly to their Phoenix and Las Vegas hubs from JFK and Newark. They recently discontinued their non-stops from JFK to the West Coast.

Neither America West hub is within the 1500-mile perimeter for allowable LaGuardia non-Saturday flying. (Denver's 1620 miles, but grandfathered.)
54 posted on 09/17/2005 8:06:05 PM PDT by conservative in nyc
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To: jimboster

"What if no one knew what it was when it happened?"

It seems like quite a stretch to go from a flash of light to a SAM missle (I know you were just making a hypothetical). But I still think if it had any real credibility that airports would have been shut down.


55 posted on 09/17/2005 8:06:09 PM PDT by frankjr
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To: RDTF

Again, the pilot might have seen something- a trail of smoke, a bright light and not known or suspected what it was until- he was interviewed by the FBI.


56 posted on 09/17/2005 8:07:48 PM PDT by jimboster (Vitajex, whatcha doin' to me)
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To: RDTF

"the entire crew and the passengers would have been sequestered immediately"

Do you think their families may wonder where their loved ones are? Or where they sequestered as well? Plus if everyone was sequestered, then how did this one report leak out? And if one got out, I would think many more would as well.

Bottom line, I have no idea, but I still find this hard to believe.


57 posted on 09/17/2005 8:09:28 PM PDT by frankjr
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To: RDTF

LOL!! You're my kind of driver!


58 posted on 09/17/2005 8:10:50 PM PDT by Vor Lady (I'm too young to feel this d*&m old.)
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To: RDTF
Haha! I meant Blabbed...

Thank goodness. "Babbled" in that context has a somewhat threatening undertone to it, as in:

"After the citizens were babbled, even if they talked, no one would believe them...

59 posted on 09/17/2005 8:22:15 PM PDT by GOPJ
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To: GOPJ

well that's me right now with my delicous Chablis :)


60 posted on 09/17/2005 8:23:54 PM PDT by RDTF
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