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  • Gun Taken From Suicidal JetBlue Pilot in Crew Lounge

    05/23/2010 12:47:25 PM PDT · by LurkedLongEnough · 11 replies · 636+ views
    ABC News ^ | May 21, 2010 | EMILY FRIEDMAN
    A JetBlue pilot who was abruptly removed from duty in the crew lounge of Boston's Logan International Airport was carrying a gun, a Massachusetts State Police spokesman told ABC News. -snip - The pilot, whose name has not been released, was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, officials said.
  • She went to her death in honor and shame

    05/31/2003 12:09:22 PM PDT · by knuthom · 31 replies · 791+ views
    St. Petersburg Times ^ | May 31, 2003 | "By Associated Press"
    An Iraqi woman is hailed for attacking U.S. troops - and condemned for leaving the house without permission. ------------------------------------------------------- ZAQANIYAH, Iraq - There were few tears for Iman Salih Mutlak at her wake. She is a hero to some - a martyr who tried to kill U.S. soldiers with grenades, then died in a hail of their bullets - but her family feels nothing but shame. Their rage comes not because of her planned attack, but because the 22-year-old woman left the house alone and without permission from her father - thereby besmirching the honor of her tribe. "When she...