Posted on 09/17/2005 6:13:51 PM PDT by Perdogg
saturday, september 17, 2005
I’ve just received a credible tip from an LGF reader that an America West flight out of New York was fired upon by a surface to air missile yesterday, and that the pilot and passengers witnessed it and are now being questioned by the FAA and FBI.
That’s the extent of the information I currently have, and please note: right now this is completely unverified.
"put a gag order on the media? "
Wouldnt want the Sheeple to know that they are under a grave threat from islamofascists....
THIS ALLEGED INCIDENT/INFORMATION IS UNVERIFIED.
I am posting the link to the LGF for fyi purposes.
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Here is the post at LGF:
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=17543_Breaking-_Possible_SAM_Attack_Against_US_Plane#comments
turday, september 17, 2005
Breaking: Possible SAM Attack Against US Plane
I’ve just received a credible tip from an LGF reader that an America West flight out of New York was fired upon by a surface to air missile yesterday, and that the pilot and passengers witnessed it and are now being questioned by the FAA and FBI.
That’s the extent of the information I currently have, and please note: right now this is completely unverified.
5:27 PM PDT
email this article
" Is it real?"
I have no idea, but I doubt it. Some passenger would have blabbed to the media by now. Plus, the airport would most likely have been shut down (potentially with others). I doubt the government would take the chance of knowing there was definitely a missle attack and not thinking if there was one, there may be others at the same time (like multiple 9/11 planes).
What goes up must come down. If a SAM or RPG was launched, it had to come down somewhere.
I think you're right. This would be impossible to keep quiet. Thanks ...
Babbled if they have been released from being sequestered.
What's "babbled"?
bttt
Haha! I meant Blabbed...
"What's "babbled"?"
1. To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds.
However, I figured it was a typo for blabbed (which I am guessing is). But that word may actually fit this "news" report.
What if no one knew what it was when it happened? During the flight, Passenger #2 and #9 start talking about the flash of light they saw stream by the plane. Once they land, they go to the authorities and tell their story. Said authorities start interviewing the other passengers and crew.
And since the pilot saw it he already radioed ahead and the entire crew and the passengers would have been sequestered immediately upon landing for questioning.
> Or, more likely, it was hit by a meteor.
That's going to happen, sooner or later, and it will not
be quickly recognized, because no one will be looking for
evidence of it. With any luck, it won't start a war.
"What if no one knew what it was when it happened?"
It seems like quite a stretch to go from a flash of light to a SAM missle (I know you were just making a hypothetical). But I still think if it had any real credibility that airports would have been shut down.
Again, the pilot might have seen something- a trail of smoke, a bright light and not known or suspected what it was until- he was interviewed by the FBI.
"the entire crew and the passengers would have been sequestered immediately"
Do you think their families may wonder where their loved ones are? Or where they sequestered as well? Plus if everyone was sequestered, then how did this one report leak out? And if one got out, I would think many more would as well.
Bottom line, I have no idea, but I still find this hard to believe.
LOL!! You're my kind of driver!
Thank goodness. "Babbled" in that context has a somewhat threatening undertone to it, as in:
"After the citizens were babbled, even if they talked, no one would believe them...
well that's me right now with my delicous Chablis :)
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