1 posted on
09/20/2002 8:11:55 AM PDT by
McGruff
To: McGruff
Background:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI and CIA are searching for a Sudanese air force pilot who reportedly has entered Canada and plans to hijack an airliner and fly it into the White House, it was reported Friday. Citing unnamed intelligence sources, The Washington Times said the pilot was trained in Afghanistan and is linked to Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network. Authorities know the name of the pilot, who is said to have entered Canada last week, but declined to disclose it, the Times reported.
To: McGruff
foxnews scroll also says he's in custody. no further info.
To: McGruff
Ahhhh yes!! A "sky pilot" from the religion of peace, isn't that special?! I hope they "strain" him through a jet intake as an example to all who should have such aspirations
To: McGruff
But, they can't arrest him until AFTER he commits a crime, right? I say put him in the cockpit of a nice single engine Cessna at Toronto's airport, point him in the direction of the White House and give him a 30 minute head start.
28 posted on
09/20/2002 8:30:21 AM PDT by
Hatteras
To: McGruff
Didn't you get the memo (not to mention the TPS reports)? Steps taken to stop terrorism are globalist/NWO steps to world conquest. Our intrepid America haters of the far right tell us this.
To: McGruff
keepin' an eye on this.....
30 posted on
09/20/2002 8:33:29 AM PDT by
rface
To: McGruff
BLAME CANADA!
66 posted on
09/20/2002 9:03:59 AM PDT by
mass55th
To: McGruff
Send him back home to his President.
From 50,000 feet.
To: McGruff
To: All
Well, according to the FBI, there is no Sudanese pilot on the lose, it is a false story... but continue the Canada bashing, forget actual facts.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal law enforcement authorities have detained several Sudanese citizens as part of the government's anti-terrorism investigation, an administration official said Friday.
The official said the Sudanese suspects were being questioned at an undisclosed location. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, disputed a published report that the FBI and CIA are searching for a Sudanese air force pilot who entered Canada with plans to fly a hijacked airliner into the White House.
"There is no one at large who's going to fly a plane into the White House," this official said.
"The federal government has taken into custody over the last several weeks numerous individuals -- as exampled by the case in Buffalo, N.Y. -- that include several Sudanese who are being questioned. There is no evidence that any of these suspects had any kind of plot against the White House." The official was referring to the arrest last week of six western New York men accused of running a terrorist cell.
Citing unnamed intelligence sources, The Washington Times said the pilot was trained in Afghanistan and is linked to Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network.
White House press secretary Ari Fleischer, asked about the Times report, seemed to play down its credibility.
"There are a variety of threats -- some have more credibility, some have less -- I'm not in a position from this podium to give you any indications about anything that may deal with intelligence or potential threats. I'll just leave it at that," Fleischer said.
Spokesmen for the CIA and FBI declined to comment.
Officials believe the White House and the Capitol were potential targets on Sept. 11 when terrorists flew jetliners into New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Bin Laden was based in Sudan until 1996, when he was expelled from the country and moved his terrorist training operation to Afghanistan, where he was welcomed by the Taliban.
Al-Qaida reportedly is decentralizing its leadership, and as many as 60 cells are said to have the authority to conduct terror attacks.
To: Gunrunner2
Pinging this to you because it is somewhat related to that lil' discussion we had about Sudanese pilots and Russian MiGs.
87 posted on
09/20/2002 10:17:45 AM PDT by
spetznaz
To: McGruff
Him and what freaking army?
We've seen their playbook, we've watched the films.
It won't work again. Any raghead even walking toward the cockpit door is going to find himself tackled and beaten to within an inch of his life.
91 posted on
09/20/2002 10:47:29 AM PDT by
LouD
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