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Two Removed from Local Plane (Buffalo NY): Joked about 9-11 on flight
WBEN 930 AM, Buffalo, NY ^ | Wednesday, May 26, 2004 11:35 AM | WBEN Newsroom

Posted on 05/26/2004 10:49:59 AM PDT by balk

BREAKING NEWS: Two Removed from Local Plane WBEN Newsroom - Wednesday, May 26, 2004 11:35 AM

Cheektowaga, NY (WBEN) - Some tense moments on a Continental Express jet on the tarmac at Buffalo Niagara International Airport this morning. Two men were removed from the plane after allegedly "making jokes" about bombs and 9-11.

FBI Spokesman Paul Moskal tells NewsRadio 930 WBEN that a Canadian passenger overheard the men, described as being of Middle Eastern heritage, make jokes about bombs and the 9-11 terror attacks. The man notified a flight attendant, who notified the pilot, who then made the decision to turn the plane around and call the authorities.

Moskal says two agents are interviewing the men, but he tells WBEN he suspects the men made a mistake in judgement and did not pose a threat. That lapse in judgement comes on the heels of reports that a cell in America may be planning an act of terror this summer. U-S Attorney General John Ashcroft will have more in a news conference you can hear "live" on NewsRadio 930 WBEN beginning at 2pm.

Sources say the local flight, headed for Newark, New Jersey, was halted as a precaution, following the guidelines of the new Transportation Security Administration, which was established to increase security at airports, border crossings, and ports in the wake of 9-11. The plane has since left Buffalo.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; buffalojoke; notfunny
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Serves 'em right. Way to go Canuck! Let's keep bagging them one at a time.
1 posted on 05/26/2004 10:50:03 AM PDT by balk
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To: balk
described as being of Middle Eastern heritage,

Shocked. /sarcasm

2 posted on 05/26/2004 10:53:33 AM PDT by b4its2late (Thanks Hillary!)
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To: balk

" . . .but he tells WBEN he suspects the men made a mistake in judgement and did not pose a threat. . ."

I beg to differ. Muslimes that think 9-11 is funny, who make jokes about bombs on airplanes need to be arrested and held until it is proven they have no terrorists ties.

I'm suck of muslimes ruining our country with their presence.


3 posted on 05/26/2004 10:54:38 AM PDT by Iron Matron (Those who serve two masters also have two faces)
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"the men made a mistake in judgement and did not pose a threat."

BS, They are at least sympathizers, lock em up.

5 posted on 05/26/2004 10:56:09 AM PDT by No Blue States
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To: balk

Oh no! How racist, somebody call the ACLU < / end sarcasm >


6 posted on 05/26/2004 10:56:31 AM PDT by Dengar01
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To: Iron Matron
Ya beat me to it, Iron Matron.

More and more I think we are going to become similar to the WWII German brownshirts.

I hope our spirit of discernment is properly tuned.

7 posted on 05/26/2004 10:59:45 AM PDT by knarf (A place where anyone can learn anything ... especially that which promotes clear thinking.)
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To: balk
a Canadian passenger overheard the men, described as being of Middle Eastern heritage, make jokes about bombs and the 9-11 terror attacks

Coincidentally: I happen to know a really funny joke, the punchline of which includes the words "boning knife"; "locked room"; and "men of Middle Eastern heritage who make jokes about 9/11."

8 posted on 05/26/2004 11:00:23 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (I feel more and more like a revolted Charlton Heston, witnessing ape society for the very first time)
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The man notified a flight attendant, who notified the pilot, who then made the decision to turn the plane around and call the authorities.

Sounds like they did the right thing to me.

9 posted on 05/26/2004 11:00:31 AM PDT by OXENinFLA (Time marches on ............................. For whom the bell tolls)
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a Canadian passenger overheard the men....The man notified a flight attendant

Kudos to that alert Canadian.

10 posted on 05/26/2004 11:02:50 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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" . . .I hope our spirit of discernment is properly tuned . . ."

I think that "We the People" have the proper amount of discernment, lets just hope Tom Ridge does too. Cant say I've seen any indication that Ridge has a clue about whats going on with Muslimes and Muslime apolocists in this country.


11 posted on 05/26/2004 11:03:56 AM PDT by Iron Matron (Those who serve two masters also have two faces)
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"the men, described as being of Middle Eastern heritage..."

OH NO !!! That would be a racial profiling :oO


12 posted on 05/26/2004 11:10:20 AM PDT by traumer
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To: balk

So, I guess going on a plane and laughing about how "We're going to bomb Mecca on 9/11" would be out of line? Bummer.


13 posted on 05/26/2004 11:14:31 AM PDT by Chad Fairbanks (You make me feel warm all over. No...wait...I'm soaking in a puddle of my own urine.)
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It's a shame the passengers didn't beat he11 out of them and make them wear granny panties on their heads.



14 posted on 05/26/2004 11:16:13 AM PDT by InsensitiveConservative
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To: balk

Middle eastern men flying from terrorist hotbed Buffalo to terrorist hotbed Newark joking about 9/11 and it was just a "lapse in judgement." Yeah, right.


15 posted on 05/26/2004 11:18:17 AM PDT by MediaMole
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A "mistake in judgement" is what I made when I left the two-inch dull scissors in the needlepoint bag. (And did the baggage monkey ever let me know.) Joking about the deaths of 3,000 of my countrymen is not a "mistake in judgement" . . . it's asking to have your ass kicked.

I hate to fly. I wish - oh, how I wish - something like this would happen in front of me. Pounding on fanatics is quite therapeutic.
16 posted on 05/26/2004 11:21:04 AM PDT by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I shall defend to the death your right to stick it)
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To: Abbeville Conservative

That too....


17 posted on 05/26/2004 11:24:27 AM PDT by b4its2late (Thanks Hillary!)
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To: InsensitiveConservative

LOL!!!


18 posted on 05/26/2004 11:26:00 AM PDT by Muzzle_em
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To: balk

Charge them for the wasted fuel.


19 posted on 05/26/2004 11:30:14 AM PDT by atomicpossum (I give up! Entropy, you win!)
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To: Iron Matron
I beg to differ. Muslimes that think 9-11 is funny, who make jokes about bombs on airplanes need to be arrested and held until it is proven they have no terrorists ties.

I agree. But tell that to Bush. Seems we've been letting everybody we catch go of late. Why bother if these PC alphabets keep letting them go?

Of course if they were WHITE males, they'd be jailed and the key melted in the lock with everything they own confiscated, especially guns.

20 posted on 05/26/2004 11:33:19 AM PDT by Indie (We don't need no steenkin' experts!)
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