[Oztrich Boy]

In the end, these kind of wild theories and rationalizations just make conservatives look silly and puts a bad light on air marshal program.

Yeah, but it's fun

I agree, from the reports, the marshal made a judgememt call, which cannot be faulted, whatever the circumstances that are discovered after the event.

However it is just possible someone may have decided to CYA sweeten the event with "he claimed he had a bomb". One witness has now come forward to cast doubt on that.

I'll wait to see whow it plays.

[JeffAtlanta]

However it is just possible someone may have decided to CYA sweeten the event with "he claimed he had a bomb".

I hope not as that will cast doubt on the whole series of events. That is why I feel it is important not to jump through hoops to try to justify the shooting with faulty logic - it just opens the door for people to think that it was a bad shoot.