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2004-02-01 Home Front

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-02-01 12:02:25 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I thought that the Super Bowl angle was a day early. But I'd still keep an eye out for some jihadi showing the flag.

Posted by Lucky 2004-2-1 2:17:29 AM|| 2004-2-1 2:17:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Hey, its Super Bowl Sunday. How appropriate that we have the set-up for a "play action" bomb or flea flicker when least expecting it! I just cannot believe they are that stupid and with fixed tendency to try pax planes again. It could all be a feint to set up a container shipment via sea or one of those semi's they learned to drive.

Posted by Jack is Back! 2004-2-1 7:21:05 AM|| 2004-2-1 7:21:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 just cannot believe they are that stupid and with fixed tendency to try pax planes again

Agreed. 10 Jihadi's ready to raise hell with BARs in the Mall of America.... Super Bowl... Super Tuesday, Fargo much more worrisome than trying to take over an aircraft....

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-1 11:36:36 AM|| 2004-2-1 11:36:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 CNN has more on this including the following which I thought was interesting.

Continental Airlines also canceled Flight 1519 from Washington to Houston, Texas, on Sunday because of security concerns, spokesman David Messing said.

"We weren't able to obtain the necessary security clearance from the Department of Homeland Security," Messing said.

A senior U.S. official said the airlines, not the U.S. government, decided to cancel the flights.

"We did not want to cancel" the French and British flights, the official said. "We have been working all week to try and prevent that. Once it gets into the airlines' hands, however, then this is what happens."

Posted by phil_b 2004-2-1 7:13:36 PM|| 2004-2-1 7:13:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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