Posted on 11/12/2001 7:06:29 AM PST by dep
CNN quotes the White House, to wit: The FBI believes there was an explosion aboard the American Airlines A-300 which crashed this morning in Queens, NY. They are investigating in an attempt to learn the source of the explosion.
"Uh, because 'the professionals' lie."
Ohhhhhhhh ... OK! So next you're gonna tell me that there was a gunman on a grassy knoll who fired at the aircraft. And of course he obtained his weapon from Abdul Habib of Al-Qaeda which will link this incident to the terrorists. Or perhaps it was the Nazi-Alien faction of Bin Laden's terror cell using their Illudium Q-238 ray gun to bring down this jet flight.
Yes the government has lied about things, but I think this administration is trying to be upfront and honest. Before I start spewing wild speculation, I would wait for the facts to be gathered, so I can discuss this event rationally.
I think people are assuming to much stuff. And you know what assume means ... it makes an ass out of u and me. I prefer to listen to credible sources of evidence and facts. There were unsubstantiated reports of an explosion. That report could've come from folks on the ground who heard the sound of the engine coming loose.
Know whut ah mean ...Vern?!
Was Michael Rivero kicked off the FR? That's news to me.
Frighteningly, some of his stuff was on-target, did you catch the David Shippers interview floating around about OKC?
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And Swiss Air & Eqypt Air - all out of Kennedy
OK, I have. Remember that little airport security bill the senate passed 100-1 but the house couldn't agree to? Then I heard a little blurb this morning right before the crash concerning reversal of posse commititis (sp??), IOW allowing our military to (from what I understand) work as "law enforcement" within the continental US.
Oh but, can't close those borders or throw our illegals!!!! Might offend someone! /sarcasm
Stay safe !
Sincerely,
Oliver Stone, Alan Dershowitz, Al Franken, Bill and Hitlery Clinton, Paul Begala, Barbara Streisand, Jeffrey Toobin, Joe Conasan, Bill Maher, and Dweebs from the Democratic Underground
I think Poohbah has one of those or he'll know all about it :o)
Stay safe !
Remember the fireman Mike Moran was from Rockaway and he told Osama Bin Laden to kiss his royal blankety blank and he announced that he was in Rockaway and something like "come and get me." Hopefully, just a coincidence.
It's been a little over 4 hours since this crash! Give it time, they will get to the bottom of it.
Not likely, given the type of damage reported. The engine would not have been damaged by a cargo hold explosion. Most likely scenario is FOD - Foreign object damage, like a bird strike, causing catastrophic failure of the engine, with parts piercing the fuel tank and wing structural elements, as happened with a DC-10 at O'Hare in 1979.
A Stinger is also a possibility, but I've been told by a pilot buddy that they have a difficult time acquiring a turbofan engine as a target, since they do not create a lot of heat, relative to a combat aircraft.
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