Anyone see this on Good Morning America?
1 posted on
06/19/2003 9:05:48 AM PDT by
ewing
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To: ewing
He Is Not A Terrorist Isn't that what the relatives of the 911 hijackers kept saying?
2 posted on
06/19/2003 9:08:04 AM PDT by
mbynack
To: ewing
How can you just lose a 727? That seems a bit odd.
To: ewing
What is it with terrorists and the last name "Padilla"?
(see wife of Terry Nichols, dirty bomber...)
To: ewing
I wonder if he is any relation to Jose Padilla, another convicted US terrorist?? Is this guy a recent convert to Islam, like Jose was?
7 posted on
06/19/2003 9:11:49 AM PDT by
Hodar
(With Rights, comes Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
To: ewing
Wonder if Benjamin is related to Jose Padilla (of "dirty bomber" fame)?
9 posted on
06/19/2003 9:13:45 AM PDT by
TomGuy
To: ewing
The thought of climbing into an airplane that's been sitting out in the weather for a year or more makes this one-time aviator cringe. Airplanes that aren't flown break. This bird is probably at the bottom of a crater somewhere in the rain forest.
16 posted on
06/19/2003 9:17:49 AM PDT by
Grut
To: ewing
"refitted to haul diesel fuel tanks"
Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad. This plane will turn up and it'll be loaded with something very nasty when it does.
To: ewing
23 posted on
06/19/2003 9:21:20 AM PDT by
Howlin
To: ewing
He's not going very far.
727 Maximum Range -
Range with maximum payload: 2,140 nautical miles. Range with maximum fuel: 2,400 nautical miles.
http://members.tripod.com/~cyberpilot/boeing_home.htm And without the proper flight plan he can't get permission to land or refuel at any major airports.
25 posted on
06/19/2003 9:22:25 AM PDT by
Weimdog
To: ewing
Hope this Padilla doesn't go bad like the other one...
45 posted on
06/19/2003 10:08:46 AM PDT by
jriemer
(We are a Republic not a Democracy)
To: ewing; All
Here's a reference post about the same story.
To: ewing
Family of Possible 727 Pilot: He Is Not A TerroristTHIS can't be right, junior sleuths!
Go with your guts - track down the conspriracy that's behind this sinister plot involving a 727 that was repo'd from a man who owed A LOT of people money!
I, personnally am looking forward to the entertainmant value as well as the monumental waste of mental energy and time you'll spend in 'dreaming up' motive, etc. ...
</sarcasm>
53 posted on
06/19/2003 10:32:14 AM PDT by
_Jim
To: ewing
Alright he is a thief, a felon....
54 posted on
06/19/2003 10:34:25 AM PDT by
bmwcyle
(Here's to Hillary's book sinking like the Clinton 2000 economy)
To: ewing
I thought we figured out this was a repo job. I guess not.
Padilla huh. Any relation to the other Padilla?
56 posted on
06/19/2003 10:47:03 AM PDT by
TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
(Soccer Mom's flee the Rats for Bush in his flight suit: I call this the Moisture Factor. MF high!)
To: ewing
Who says they have to hold diesel fuel?
If this is for a terrorist attack they could hold lots worse stuff than fuel.
68 posted on
06/19/2003 3:15:49 PM PDT by
ko_kyi
To: ewing
The plane is probably sitting in Sudan waiting to be loaded with something nasty.
Most intelligence officials believe the plane was stolen to run drugs or guns, or as part of an insurance scam. I will go with reason 3.
71 posted on
06/19/2003 5:29:06 PM PDT by
razorback-bert
(White Devils for Al-Sharpton 2004... Texas Chapter)
To: ewing
"Family of Possible 727 Pilot: He Is Not A Terrorist"
SO WHERE THE HELL IS HE???
I am not worried though... the military knows where this 727 is... let us not get crazy.
77 posted on
06/19/2003 7:21:21 PM PDT by
Terridan
(God help us send these Islamic Extremist savages back into Hell where they belong...)
To: ewing
if this plane is using a cloaking device, and can fire a
photon torpedo while cloaked...
81 posted on
06/20/2003 8:06:13 AM PDT by
isom35
To: ewing
I am the sister of the man who is being referred to as the pilot of this missing 727 from Angola. First of all, I want to clarify a few postings made below. We are NOT related to Jose Padilla and my brother Ben has lived in South Florida for over 20 years. Any inference made that he just happened to be there when the 9/11 terrorists were training is just plain ignorance and lack of knowing the facts surrounding his life. Also, Padilla is a common hispanic surname like Smith is to caucasians. My brother IS a patriot and our family knows that he was repossessing the aircraft as instructed by his employer. He has fallen victim to and has been kidnapped by either a terrorist or criminal organization. His employer also has faith in him and his integrity and character. He would not steal anything and on the contrary constantly tried to save his employer money by renogiating operational maintenance contracts on this aircraft and the fees owed to the airport. He is a generous man, trying to make a living in a dangerous country. He's not unlike any one of you and our family is devastated as the possibility we may never see him again. He was a single father during the 70s and 80s and raised two children by himself. His nomadic nature I referred to on GMA is the fact that his children are now adults and he loves to travel and fly and has no reason to maintain a home here any longer. He is very adventurous and loves life. He began his career as a millwright, and then became an A/P (aircraft mechanic) and then obtained his pilot's license. Nothing in his character would even remotely indicate he has 'switched' alliances, particularly after his strong feelings about the 9/11 incidents. As long as he had one breath in his body, he would NOT allow Americans to be harmed with an aircraft.
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