Missile Attack On Passenger Jet?

Radio News | November 28, 2005

[texianyankee]

I heard on the radio this morning, that a pilot of a passenger jet departing LAX claimed to have narrowly avoided being hit by a missile. It was reported that the jet was about 6,000 feet in altitude & over the ocean when the event occurred. The news report further stated that authorities believe it was possibly a flare or a "bottle rocket."

I googled but found nothing. Anyone else have some info on this? I dont recall whether it was CBS or NBC radio news.

[txhurl]

JUST as I was powering down the house Donna Fiducia (Fox) mentions some plane ?grounded? after finding ?note in bathroom? saying 'Taliban is here.'

Damn.

[quantim]

From the AP, Didn't see it on the main board yet but I have to run:

Note in airplane bathroom forces emergency landing at Kansas City airport

(12/2/05 - KANSAS CITY, MO) - An America West Airbus jet made an emergency landing at Kansas City International Airport after someone left a note in the plane's bathroom that said: "Taliban is Here.

"The plane was flying from Phoenix to Boston Thursday when a passenger saw the note, KCI spokesman Joe McBride said.

The passenger notified the flight crew and the pilot landed the plane at KCI about 1:30 p.m., authorities said.

The FBI, airport police and the Transportation Security Administration responded and police dogs searched the plane. No one was detained or arrested, McBride said.

The passengers were allowed to board the plane again shortly before 4:30 p.m.

[Recovering Hermit]

FBI agents believe it was a flare or a bottle rocket, but say they may never know if that's what it actually was.

Well, perhaps it should be investigated a little, hmmmm?

[Velveeta]

Thanks to you both for the pings.

[Deguello]

Today's bttt.

[NormB]

It's back on Drudge.

http://www.kyw1060.com/news_archives_detail.cfm?newsitemid=50753

[milford421]

Thanks for the bump.

[milford421]

Thanks for posting this yankee.

Lib, indcons, PhiKap...et., al.

Ping. Something here.

[quantim]

Maybe the local union thugs had some REALLY big bottle rockets and were looking for a disruption:

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http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_332110817.html

Union Members Picket At Busy LAX

Nov 28, 2005 8:07 am US/Pacific

AP) LOS ANGELES Members of a union who are seeking a new contract with the city demonstrated outside of Los Angeles International Airport Monday on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

Airport officials said about 90 members of the Engineers and Architects Association marched peacefully with signs that read "equal pay for equal work."

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See also from LAT:

City Workers Take Salary Contract Fight to LAX

[tertiary01]

I heard a few minutes then they summarized the conversation, I thought that was it and went to bed. We are not in a tinfoil hat area inspite of the usual supects trying to brand this as such. In fact I think we are probably understating the importance of this incident.

[texianyankee]

I just noticed it on Drudge, too! Finally something.

[milford421]

Interesting story - November 30, 2005 - UK....


MI5 FOIL MISSILE BLITZ ON HOLS JET
Terrorist suspect is arrested near M25
By Jeff Edwards Chief Crime Correspondent
A SUSPECTED terrorist was arrested yesterday as he tried to buy a missile to shoot down a holiday jet.

The Asian-born man, 28, was also thought to be seeking explosives for a Christmas bomb blitz in London. He was held at gunpoint by police and MI5 agents near the M25 in Hertfordshire. A source at Scotland Yard said: "We think he was buying the missile in a bid to bring down a trans-Atlantic airliner on landing or departure at a major British airport....


http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16429210&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=mi5-foil-missile-blitz-on-hols-jet-name_page.html

[indcons]

Thanks for the ping. That must have been some "bottle rocket"

Given our experience with the Norman bombing, I don't expect anything useful from the authorities or the MSM.

[milford421]

You're welcome.


"Given our experience with the Norman bombing, I don't expect anything useful from the authorities or the MSM."

Nor do I.

A few interesting "coinicdences" in the same time frame in the news lately...(11/28-present)...

[tertiary01]

Interesting related story ping. Post #572

If anyone want on or off this ping list please let me know.

[texianyankee]

Thanks! In case it hasnt been noticed or posted to all, this story made it on Drudge.


http://www.kyw1060.com/news_archives_detail.cfm?newsitemid=50753

[txhurl]

bttt

[1rudeboy]

Now that this story is being reported elsewhere, please remove me from your ping list. Thanks in advance.

[Political Junkie Too]

Now, if I were in a tinfoil hat mode, I'd think that they're planning to time something for December 15 in order to divert media attention away from the Iraq vote and any terrorist activitiy that might happen on over there. If you're a news editor faced with covering a jetliner shootdown or two or three, vs. covering terrorist activity to disrupt the final election in Iraq (which Bush is depending on), what would you cover?

-PJ

[indcons]

Related story: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1532732/posts