UPDATE: Aircraft hit building at 71st and York Ave on East Side of Manhattan

Rush Limbaugh Show ^ | 10/11/06 | Rush Limbaugh

[Strategerist]

That kid was a mentally ill individual, not a Muslim fanatic.

Unfortunetely you've run into an incorrectly-remembered meme which is impossible to kill.

Neither the kid in Tampa or his family were Muslim. The nutters got their panties in a gigantic wad over the discovery that the family had an Arab name which had been changed which they claimed the press didn't mention enough. However, as it turned out, the kid was 3/4ths Italian and 1/4 Arab, through one grandfather - said grandfather was an immigrant to New England in the earliest part of the 20th century, and basically all such immigrants were Christians from Lebanon and Syria. The family actually DID have some connections to the mafia, though.

[linda_22003]

I don't think it's going to sell for that price.

[GOPJ]

...and the building isn't exactly a major target. I doubt this was terror related.

Sounds logical...

[Skylab]

Aircraft hit building at 71st and York Ave on East Side of Manhattan

Rove, you magnificent bastard.

[groanup]

90/11/01

[TomGuy]

MSNBC: Officials are saying 'no sign of terrorism'.

[bolobaby]

What's really unbecoming is the condescending and insulting attitude, jacka$$. As former army air assualt, I probably know more about helicopters than you do.

My simple request for additional information shouldn't be met with such a disrespectful attitude.

[JerseyDvl]

Nice digs. I didn't see thew sq. footage listed.
How big do you think it is?

[yield 2 the right]

Out of normal airspace, plane or Chopper??

[Maceman]

I believe that's 90/11/01.

[boxerblues]

Just a errie observation 10/11/06 rotated about the 11 equals 09/11/01

que the Twilight zone music

[txradioguy]

[gaijin]

My bet: if it was a copter take over, WE WILL NEVER HEAR THE TRUTH.

This has been the case for several examples of "Sudden Jihad Sydrome".

A recent one was the crazed muzzie driver in downtown SF, who made numerous statements about wanting to kill Americans, etc.

Quick now --how much did you hear about it via MSM? How much have you heard from ANYWHERE recently about that story as follow up?

About the Oklahoma U bomber? About the Univ NC crazed pick-up driver?

[Tulsa Ramjet]

[Michael Goldsberry]

FNC: Fire increased to three-alarm.

[COEXERJ145]

Out of all the buildings in New York, why would a terrorist select some apartment building.

They wouldn't. They'd target the Empire State Building.

But dont' bring reason to threads like this. Too many people have already flown off into tin foil land.

[beyond the sea]

I want to know about Flight 587.

Was that a food cart gone awry?

[Revel]

"But of course Freepers who weren't there will immediately claim that the gov't is covering up a terrorist act."

Not me! I still think 911 was an accident.

[Yossarian]

Decent screen captures anyone? A little old, but I'm just getting my systems up and running.

[firebrand]

I have a friend who lives between First and York on 72nd. Just tried to call her and the circuits were busy.