[Lion's Cub]

One of the 9/11 hijackers, Hani Hanjour, had tried to rent a plane in Bowie, MD. (He was turned down because his flight skills were so poor; he was allowed three qualifying test flights during the second week of August.) See this Newsday article.

Just a coincidence? Or is there a continuing al-Qaeda presence in that area?

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CBS is reporting that, prior to 9/11, hijacker Hani Hanjour conducted reconnaissance flights with small planes rented from airports in the New York and Maryland areas.

I think it is very likely that the Maryland airport concerned is the airport in Bowie (where the hijackers were previously reported as having been active,) very near the school where the shooting was on Monday.

31 posted on 10/10/02 8:32 AM Eastern by aristeides

The link to the story is in that post by aristeides.

[ladylib]

Would a radical Islamists write on a tarot card "Dear Policeman, I am God"? I thought there was a connection between Bowie and Islamists too, but when the perp wrote on a tarot card: "Dear Policeman: I am God," I thought differently. No self-respecting radical Islamist would do that IMHO. It's got to be someone else, unless he is just trying to trick the authorities.

[Mitchell]

Thanks for the link.