[nicmarlo]

Remote controlled

That's what I'm thinking.....why else would the spiegel article say the problem wasn't with the passengers, but, rather, the PLANE.

[Apple_Hills]

Or maybe trained sleeper pilots?

[jstolzen]

Suitcase nuke aboard the plane somehow? (Does Britain scan/bomb check all luggage? Would plutonium [vs normal gunpowder] even get picked up on the scanner watching for "traditional" explosives?)

I still don't think it's the passangers or crew, but THE PLANE.

I agree..something has the feds seriously spooked. I would've expected to see all of this going on with NYC planes as well, though, given what we know of the "targets" that AQ keeps mentioning.

Check out this interview with an AQ bigshot. Interesting what he says about WMD..personally - I think they have them - and will use them < 2/4.

http://www.why-war.com/news/2003/09/21/alqaidas.html

[pgkdan]

Remember the last time there was supposed to be a lot of chatter and the warnings for muslims to vacate certain cities were being posted on websites? There was a lot of references then to "remote control" and some were speculating that the term may be a code for a "go" signal. Maybe it really just means "remote controlled". Seems like a tall order to remotely control a passenger air craft into the White House...but who knows?

[Becki]

why else would the spiegel article say the problem wasn't with the passengers, but, rather, the PLANE.

Crew?

Becki