The Burning of the Reichstag was pivotal in the creation of Nazi Germany.
The pilot was a heavy-set, elderly man, he added.
Anyone know where Michael Moore is?
"Oh the HUMANITY....Anyway...."
Posted on 07/22/2005 1:40:59 PM PDT by HAL9000
BERLIN, July 22 (Reuters) - The pilot of an ultra-light aircraft was killed when it crashed onto the lawn in front of the Reichstag building that houses the German lower house of parliament in central Berlin on Friday, police said.Berlin Interior Minister Ehrhart Koerting told a news conference at the scene there was no indication the crash was in any way related to terrorism.
The plane appeared to have taken off from Brandenburg, the eastern state that surrounds the German capital, Koerting said, adding that the pilot's identity was still unknown.
"Nothing indicates that this had anything to do with terrorism. It appears at this point that it may have been some sort of accident or a case of suicide," he told reporters.
The single-engined aircraft burst into flames on impact and personnel from the parliament rushed over and pulled the burning pilot from the wreckage, witnesses told Reuters.
David Silveira, a tourist from Brazil, said he saw the aircraft flying upside down and out of control near the Reichstag.
"If he had wanted to fly into the Reichstag he could have. He was clearly out of control and trying to land the plane," Silveira said. The pilot was a heavy-set, elderly man, he added.
The French then promptly surrendered.
German who flies upside-down is bound to have crack up.
"The pilot was a heavy-set, elderly man, he added."
Hey! No profiling! That could be any of my German male relatives. ;)
Not to be confused with my German female relatives...
*Ba-Dump-Dump.* Thank you! I'll be here all week! Enjoy the Buffet!
I'm glad you said it, I was biting my tongue here.....
If man was meant to fly, he would have wings, or enough brains to make flight-worthy aircraft.
"I'm glad you said it, I was biting my tongue here....."
But more importantly...did you enjoy the buffet? ;)
What, you mean the politicians did not run for their lives like the cowards in Washington?
Well you see there were these three guys in this bar who got to arguing over who had the biggest appendage. The bartender said to put them out on the counter and he would judge. Bout this time a gay fellow walks in the bar. The bartender says, "Can I help you". To which the gay fellow says, "Well I did come in for just a drink, but now I think I will stay for the buffet".
They omitted......"with a postmortem BAC of 0.25"
"What, you mean the politicians did not run for their lives like the cowards in Washington?"
That's a sight I won't soon forget.
Candle In The Wind
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something as more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
A "heavy-set" man flying an ultralight upside down... probably not a good idea.
I am ashamed that I took perverse glee in watching them run.
I like your tag line. Too bad more do not think that way.
aviation ping?
*GROAN* You're not going to be here all week, are you? LOL!
The Burning of the Reichstag was pivotal in the creation of Nazi Germany.
The pilot was a heavy-set, elderly man, he added.
Anyone know where Michael Moore is?
"Oh the HUMANITY....Anyway...."
One of the members on his day off?
5:00 Charlie joined the Jihad?
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