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Officials say al-Qaida operatives may be fully trained airline pilots
MSNBC.com ^
| 12/22/03
| NBC
Posted on 12/22/2003 7:36:58 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts
Authorities raised the terrorist threat assessment over the weekend after new intelligence indicated that operatives of Osama bin Ladens al-Qaida terror network, possibly trained and licensed to fly passenger jets, may now be pilots for some foreign airlines, ideally positioning them to carry out suicide attacks, U.S. officials told NBC News on Monday.
Reinforced cockpit doors intended to thwart hijackers after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks would now protect any terrorist pilot at the controls, the officials said on condition of anonymity.
Authorities would not describe the terror threats in detail publicly, but the U.S. officials told NBCs Jim Miklaszewski that the threat alert would remain at orange, or high, through the end of January, which they said was an indication of its seriousness.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airline; airlinesecurity; alqaeda; jihadinamerica; latinamerica; orangealert4; pilots; terrorism; venezuela
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Egyptair Flight 990 -- Oct. 31, 1999.
Crash was ruled to be caused by the pilot's suicide.
At that time, we weren't think along the line of committing suicide to deliberately kill other people.
Maybe that was a "prototype exercise".
"But there was outrage in Cairo at the claim that the Islamic el shahada prayer - believed to have been uttered by the relief pilot before the autopilot was disengaged, was a prelude to suicide and the deaths of all 217 on board. "
http://www.guardian.co.uk/egyptair/article/0,2763,196588,00.html
To: luvbach1
I'm not sure about the Cargo plane theory. Or the suicide plane bomber theory. We'd shoot anything down in a heartbeat. I would hope.
About a month ago an angry Granny on a flight caused two fighter jets to escort the plane to its landing spot.
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:48:19 PM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You know how those liberals are. Two's Company but three is a fundraiser.)
To: oceanview
...we already saw this happen with that Egypt Air flight... "MindControl" v1.2.0 patch 3 beta test?
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:48:52 PM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Have YOU been spanked by Sarcasto-tron today?)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
The Eygpt Air co-pilot comes immediatly to mind. H could have dumped the plane in a city had he killed the pilot during take off. I am sure the terrorist have at least thought of this senario.
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:49:13 PM PST
by
JimSEA
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Don't forget the symbolism in the team name... PATRIOTS.
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:49:15 PM PST
by
rintense
To: Metternich
We interned the Japanese in WWII. I have no doubt that should we get hit hard, we will do the same to the Muslims.
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:49:27 PM PST
by
thoughtomator
(The United Nations is a terrorist organization)
To: rintense
Oh Crap! I just realized that!
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:50:38 PM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You know how those liberals are. Two's Company but three is a fundraiser.)
To: rintense
The Patriots in the American Football Conference!
Is my tin foil hat too tight?
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:51:27 PM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You know how those liberals are. Two's Company but three is a fundraiser.)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
"New intelligence indicates that al-Qaida remains intent on attacking large gatherings of people with chemical or biological weapons, official said. They said law enforcement agencies were looking closely at two rural locations one in the East and the other in the Southwest that were believed to be high on the terrorist target list.
Most troubling, the officials sad, were indications that al-Qaida may already possess a radiological weapon, or so-called dirty bomb. They did not elaborate."
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Large gathering, outside, good weather, thousands of people: New Year's Day Rose Bowl & Rose Parade in Pasadena.
Also televised, viewed by millions around the world.
I am surprised these aren't mentioned -- in a way, I think they aren't mentioned precisely because they are targets.
To: Palladin
,,, other modes of transport are looking better by the day.
To: rintense
Don't forget the symbolism in the team name... PATRIOTS. Aww, c'mon lovely lady. Now yer scarin' me. My boys are destined to be going back to the Bowl.
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:52:20 PM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Have YOU been spanked by Sarcasto-tron today?)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
"where do you find large crowds in rural areas in the east in the middle of winter?""Gillette Stadium. Foxboro, Mass. This coming Sunday."
That might be their thinking, but they would be wrong. The game is on Saturday! :O
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:53:00 PM PST
by
CatOwner
To: ConservativeMan55
a plane on final approach to LaGuardia could veer off and hit the empire state building in about 1-2 minutes. how are you going to shoot it down?
To: ConservativeMan55
No, but I'm getting the Reynold's wrap out of the cupboard. Obviously, the 9-11 attackers took great pleasure in using our pride against us. An attack on the Patriots wouldn't be out of the question. Tin foil maybe. But not that silver.
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:53:31 PM PST
by
rintense
To: jolie560; doug from upland
Another likely scenario is a few female suicide bombers in a populated area-Doug from upland posted a not-so-far-fetched scenario akin to that, tied to the ball drop at Times Square a few days ago...
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:53:59 PM PST
by
mhking
(It's in your home state...it's outside your front door...and it's going to eat YOU up!)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
After Tom Brady got shunned for the pro bowl, I hope the quiet Pats run amuck in the AFC. I'd love to see the Rams and Pats in the Super Bowl.
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:54:31 PM PST
by
rintense
To: Bloody Sam Roberts; JustPiper; Calpernia
Bump/Ping!
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:54:51 PM PST
by
Pro-Bush
(Homeland Security + Tom Ridge = Open Borders --> Demand Change!)
To: LikeLight
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:54:56 PM PST
by
L`enn
To: ConservativeMan55
Pull our troops out of the Middle East, and turn it into a parking lot. Pave..then repeat.
I had a Vietnam era vet that I worked with during Gulf War 1, and that is what he used to say. We use to call him "Hussie" because he always had inside info we never heard, and we acussed him of having an inside track with Saddam.
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:54:58 PM PST
by
SeeRushToldU_So
(No I don't watch rasslin'?)
To: CatOwner
The game is on Saturday! Now...you would think I should know that.
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posted on
12/22/2003 7:55:05 PM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Have YOU been spanked by Sarcasto-tron today?)
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