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United Flight 23 on 9-11
History Channel | 1-6-2007 | Self

Posted on 01/10/2007 10:21:56 AM PST by TruthWillWin

Saw a documentary, "Grounded on 9-11" on the History Channel a few days ago that mentioned something major about 9-11 that I have not heard before.

At 9:00AM on 9-11 United Airlines sent to all planes a warning message regarding the other hijacks. On United Flight 23, that was on the runway, the captain decided on his own not to take off. He fakes a mechanical problem and returns to the gate!

When the passengers were asked to exit the plan three Middle Eastern men, or possibly as many as six, refuse to follow the request to deplane. Security is called but they flee before it arrived. Later, authorities check their luggage and find copies of the Koran and al-Qaeda instruction sheets.


TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 5th911plane; 5thplane; 911; 911hijackers; flight23; flt23; historychannel; sept11; terrorism; ual; united; unitedflight23; unitedflt23
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To: Just A Nobody

It has played several times on the History Channel.


41 posted on 01/10/2007 10:38:02 AM PST by 3AngelaD (ic.)
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To: TruthWillWin

I recall hearing similar things shortly after 9/11, as well, such as unknown middle eastern men in flight apparel who were dead heading, but disappeared after flights were grounded.


42 posted on 01/10/2007 10:38:19 AM PST by Tree of Liberty (Islam delenda est)
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To: paltz

Oh that poor man, Ed Ballinger. What a load to carry. He needs to know he did a REALLY GOOD JOB!


43 posted on 01/10/2007 10:38:22 AM PST by Thywillnotmine
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To: PhiKapMom

My wife and I got a firsthand account (from a passenger) of a flight leaving DFW. It was delayed by a problem with the cargo net. By the time the issue was fixed, the attacks were underway and the flight was grounded.

The ME passengers took off and were later arrested trying to board an Amtrak, IIRC.


44 posted on 01/10/2007 10:38:26 AM PST by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
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To: TMD

My husband had a business acquaintance who was scheduled to fly from Toronto to San Jose/SFO (can't remember which...) that morning-9/11. His plane was grounded and he told my husband that there were 3-6 'suspicious' types who deplaned and disappeared (i.e. no attempt to reschedule/make other arrangements as all the other passengers were trying to do). Coincidence? Perhaps.....


45 posted on 01/10/2007 10:39:05 AM PST by TMD (Get Planned Parenthood out of our schools!)
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To: SMARTY

Yes you did - I did too. And I think it WAS on 9-11 that it was mentioned.


46 posted on 01/10/2007 10:39:14 AM PST by geopyg (Don't wish for peace, pray for Victory.)
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To: TruthWillWin

Thank you.


47 posted on 01/10/2007 10:39:43 AM PST by daybreakcoming
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To: TruthWillWin

On and shortly after 9-11-01, supposition was that up to 10 flights may have been targetted and had terrorist groups onboard. For various reasons, they were not all able to accomplish their missions. Some speculated or had info that planes taking off on both the east coast and west coast were targetted for hijacking.

IIRC, Flight 93 had a delayed take-off. That was what allowed those passengers to later find out that attacks were underway.

There was a group of ME men who missed a plane in San Antonio (IIRC), and took Amtrack to St. Louis.

We have no idea how many actual terrorist plots were supposed to take place that day.

The original plot, sized down by bin Laden, had planes also in Europe/England being hijacked. That part apparently was cancelled.


48 posted on 01/10/2007 10:39:50 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: stevestras
Newark to L.A.
49 posted on 01/10/2007 10:40:07 AM PST by Mr.Unique ("Are you gonna propose? Because if you're not, quit staring at me!")
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To: TruthWillWin
>>>Why have not we heard more about this? <<<

I remember hearing this shortly after 9-11. Story lasted not more than a day or two and then dropped off the radar.

The MSM deciding Americans didn't need to know - no harm no foul?? Maybe?

50 posted on 01/10/2007 10:41:29 AM PST by HardStarboard (Give Pelosi and Reid Enough Rope to Hang Themselves.)
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To: TruthWillWin
"When the passengers were asked to exit the plan three Middle Eastern men, or possibly as many as six, refuse to follow the request to deplane. Security is called but they flee before it arrived. Later, authorities check their luggage and find copies of the Koran and al-Qaeda instruction sheets."

Yup. I saw that...there were also hints that there were more than one such event.

51 posted on 01/10/2007 10:42:22 AM PST by blam
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To: omega4412

ping to #15


52 posted on 01/10/2007 10:42:36 AM PST by Froufrou
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To: TruthWillWin
The flight fits the profile of the kind of aircraft selected on 9-11. They wanted big aircraft with a full load of fuel.
53 posted on 01/10/2007 10:42:52 AM PST by Myrddin
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

So apparently he DIDN'T testify before the 9/ll commission?


54 posted on 01/10/2007 10:43:08 AM PST by 3AngelaD (ic.)
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To: TomGuy
There was a group of ME men who missed a plane in San Antonio (IIRC), and took Amtrack to St. Louis.

That's the one I'm thinking of. According to a passenger we met in Big Sur (the flight was bound for San Francisco), they did get on the flight. It was delayed because of a cargo net (in reality, the pilot probably held it up for his own reasons) and the ME men forced their way off the plane and took off.

55 posted on 01/10/2007 10:43:43 AM PST by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
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To: TruthWillWin

IIRC, Moussoui (the so-called 20ieth hijacker) said one time that there were 5 teams who were supposed to hijack planes that morning.

If true, then the 5th team failed to act and disappeared into the throngs of passengers.


56 posted on 01/10/2007 10:45:48 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: stevestras
What was the itinerary?

Take off. Hijack. Crash into sumpin'...

57 posted on 01/10/2007 10:46:34 AM PST by null and void (Propaganda doesn't have to make sense. Hell, it often works better if it doesn't.)
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To: TruthWillWin

BUMP for excellence in freeping. I wonder if those terrorists are presently languishing at Gitmo? Preferrably, they were "renditioned" to Guatemala, or someplace with lots of water and electricity.


58 posted on 01/10/2007 10:47:03 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: PISANO
I have an aerial of Washington. ALL the major buildings surround the Capitol. I do believe that the Capitol was THEE target and one plane was supposed to plow into the other.

The pilot only missed the correct altitude by a few feet. He should have skimmed the Pentagon....continued along the Capitol Mall into the Capitol.

The phone message from Atta about the pending attack said: "A cake with a stick hanging down".....a perfect visual of the Capitol Mall and the Whitehouse.

59 posted on 01/10/2007 10:47:15 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: TomGuy

Perhap he was supposed to be the fifth hijacker for Flight 93 that only had 4.


60 posted on 01/10/2007 10:48:21 AM PST by TruthWillWin
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