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< snip > The plane's two pilots reported that the Boeing 737 had been five miles from the airport when they saw a laser beam inside the cockpit, said officials familiar with government reports of the Sept. 22 incident. The flight, which originated in Dallas, landed without further incident at about 9:30 p.m. local time.

< snip > the first officer felt a stinging sensation in one eye. ....A doctor who examined the pilot determined that he had suffered a burned retina from exposure to a laser device, the officials said.

< snip > She would not say whether TSA considers the incident a possible security threat to commercial aircraft. Other officials said the incident was serious enough that the pilot will be unable to fly for at least a week.

< snip > Officials were unsure of the source of the laser and could not determine whether the exposure was deliberate or accidental.

< snip > "The Air Line Pilots Association has received reports in the past of incidents where lasers penetrated cockpits and, in at least one case, caused injury," Mr. Mazor said.

< snip > Asked whether a laser aimed at pilots could cause a plane to crash, Mr. Mazor said: "I think that's highly improbable. In every case in the past, the flights landed safely."

< snip > "Numerous documented cases regarding the use of lasers against aircraft, civilians and military personnel exist, as well as does an all-too-lengthy list of the injuries that have resulted from the accidental and intentional misuse of these devices," Cmdr. Daly told a House Armed Services subcommittee.

He noted that incidents of lasers being directed at commercial airliners during takeoff and landings have raised fears that "this in fact may be a new form of terrorism."

"Lasers are easily obtainable and can be self-manufactured weapons in the terrorist arsenal, which essentially can effect a soft-kill solution and leave virtually no detectable evidence," he said.

Thank you Dave for that post.
We'll see how this story unfolds.
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LCDR JOHN R. DALY, JR., U.S.N. v. FESCO AGENCIES, N.A., INC., and FESCO INTERMODAL, INC.This is an action for battery and/or negligence resulting from an April 4, 1997 laser attack on Plaintiff, a U.S. Navy intelligence officer on a surveillance mission in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, by the Kapitan Man, a purported Russian merchant vessel owned and operated by Defendants. In actuality, the Kapitan Man is a Russia spy ship gathering information on U.S. ballistic missile submarines.

Opening Statements - Presented by Larry Klayman
Trial Brief - See the document as filed
Complaint filed on behalf of LCDR Jack Daly - See the actual court document
http://www.judicialwatch.org/1280.shtml