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Scouting jetliners for new attacks
The Washington Times ^ | Audrey Hudson

Posted on 07/22/2004 6:56:18 AM PDT by Amerimom2

Flight crews and air marshals say Middle Eastern men are staking out airports, probing security measures and conducting test runs aboard airplanes for a terrorist attack. At least two midflight incidents have involved numerous men of Middle Eastern descent behaving in what one pilot called "stereotypical" behavior of an organized attempt to attack a plane.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity
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1 posted on 07/22/2004 6:56:18 AM PDT by Amerimom2
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To: Amerimom2

Good thing we're watching them. Hopefully the CIA/FBI is doing checks on every suspicious person.


2 posted on 07/22/2004 6:58:17 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Please read the actual entire article.Amazing.


3 posted on 07/22/2004 6:59:41 AM PDT by John W
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To: Amerimom2
"Given the facts, they had no legal basis to take an enforcement action. But there was enough of a suspicious nature for the FAMS, passengers and crew to take notice."

Then they should be deported!

4 posted on 07/22/2004 7:10:08 AM PDT by Tai_Chung
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To: Amerimom2

holy poop!


5 posted on 07/22/2004 7:10:44 AM PDT by Zeteo
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To: 1Old Pro

Would be even better if they would start rounding these boogers up.
But wont happen until another major catastrophy occurs.

Too unPC


6 posted on 07/22/2004 7:12:29 AM PDT by 76834
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To: Amerimom2
"It's a probe. They are probing us," said a second air marshal, who confirmed that Middle Eastern men try to flush out marshals by rushing the cockpit and stopping suddenly.

If it's illegal to discuss a bomb in an airport or on a plane, or even mention the word, why is it legal to feign hijacking an airplane? You lock a few of these probers up as examples and lose the keys for awhile and it might curtail the behavior a bit.

7 posted on 07/22/2004 7:14:02 AM PDT by Egon (Better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt!)
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"The group had been hired as musicians to play at a casino"

Some one needs to check out this casino. Why are they hiring Syrians as musicians? The guy that hired them is probably a terrorist as well.


8 posted on 07/22/2004 7:14:35 AM PDT by monday
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It sounds like the passengers are turning into sheeple again.

Sakes Alive!! One women was crying over what was happening.

If I was on that flight I would have stood up and told the other passengers in a loud voice to watch what is going on and keep an eye on the diaper heads. Of course I would then have been arrested upon landing and spending the next 20 years bunked with "Sweaty Eddie"


9 posted on 07/22/2004 7:17:08 AM PDT by superiorslots
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As you can tell, these Syrians were not frightened by anyone noticing anything. They knew they were in total control at that moment...and next time, when it's for real..they will have total control once again.


10 posted on 07/22/2004 7:19:57 AM PDT by Amerimom2
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To: John W

Chilling....


11 posted on 07/22/2004 7:21:00 AM PDT by jbstrick (War is not fought for peace. War is fought for victory.)
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To: superiorslots

I added this to Front Page News and am going to bump it as necessary.This is beyond belief.Egon is exactly right on this,but for whatever reason it isn't being done.


12 posted on 07/22/2004 7:21:24 AM PDT by John W
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To: 1Old Pro

CIA, by law, can not work inside US borders.


13 posted on 07/22/2004 7:21:30 AM PDT by camas
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To: Amerimom2

There is another thread about how liberals are going to get us all killed. This PC business has to stop. All people of middle eastern descent should not be allowed on airplanes, period.


14 posted on 07/22/2004 7:23:13 AM PDT by lardog
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To: Amerimom2
The marshal found the mirror had been removed and the man was attempting to break through the wall. The cockpit was on the other side.

ARRRGGHHH!!

15 posted on 07/22/2004 7:24:28 AM PDT by EggsAckley (You can't be pro small business and pro trial lawyer at the same time! ** George W. Bush **)
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Heard the story on WBAP this morning.... Absolutely unfriggin' believable!

Once again, liberals enable the psychotic, murderous, Islamic nutjobs, via political correctness, to kill more Americans. Will people EVER WAKE UP?!


16 posted on 07/22/2004 7:30:26 AM PDT by Common Sense 101
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Will people EVER WAKE UP?!

I'm awfully afraid that it will take a SECOND major attack before people drop their pattern of denial.

17 posted on 07/22/2004 7:32:23 AM PDT by EggsAckley (You can't be pro small business and pro trial lawyer at the same time! ** George W. Bush **)
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To: EggsAckley

We keep saying that,but,why would a second attack accomplish this?


18 posted on 07/22/2004 7:33:38 AM PDT by John W
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To: Amerimom2
'"It's a probe. They are probing us," said a second air marshal, who confirmed that Middle Eastern men try to flush out marshals by rushing the cockpit and stopping suddenly.'

Exactly.

They're trying to identify the air marshalls. That way they can avoid the flights that have known air marshalls on them or target any air marshall as the first passenger to be killed during a terrorist attack.

All these Arabs involved in this need to be sent to Guantanomo for interrogation.

We need to move against Iran and its Al-Qa'ida operatives NOW.
19 posted on 07/22/2004 7:35:06 AM PDT by George W. Bush (It's the Congress, stupid.)
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"Middle Eastern men are staking out airports, probing security measures and conducting test runs aboard airplanes for a terrorist attack."

Do you think these "Middle Eastern men" would even be contemplating highjacking commercial aircraft in the U.S. if our government did not unconstitutionally prohibit a private property owner from inviting it's customers to share in the protection of that property and other customers and bring their firearms onboard?

With 10 ,30 ,60, 100 armed citizens on board, the probability of a successful highjacking is so diminished that it would not even be attempted.

We used the concept of "mutually assured destruction" as our basis to repel the Soviet Union for many years.

Why not the same concept for terrorists and crimminals?

No, but the sheeple of this country think that their "government" can protect them, which should be abundantly clear that it cannot.

20 posted on 07/22/2004 7:35:28 AM PDT by tahiti
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