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2009-04-07 -Lurid Crime Tales-

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Posted by tu3031 2009-04-07 09:38|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 They let a unknown cessna piloted by a Citizen of Turkey, a muslim country, go unmolested for hours? And simply tailed it after an evac of Madison, even though he purposely ignored their commands?

Am I the only one who thinks he should have been shot down the moment he acknowledged but ignored them?

Posted by Charles 2009-04-07 11:42|| 2009-04-07 11:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Do us a favor next time Adam/Yavuz. Tie yourself to the Trans Canada Railway tracks. It's a very Canadian way to go.

Posted by ed 2009-04-07 15:25|| 2009-04-07 15:25|| Front Page Top

#3 They tailed it and made sure they could intervene if the pilot did something stupid like aim himself towards a sensitive location. There was no need to shoot him down otherwise.

Can you imagine the headlines and the Daily Kos if the AF had shot the dummy down and the plane had crashed into a kitten farm?

Posted by Steve White 2009-04-07 16:11|| 2009-04-07 16:11|| Front Page Top

#4 "Can you imagine the headlines and the Daily Kos if the AF had shot the dummy down and the plane had crashed into a kitten farm?"

Also, why punish the innocent plane, and the flight school, if it's not necessary?

~~It is too bad he didn't try something really stupid....~~

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-04-07 16:30|| 2009-04-07 16:30|| Front Page Top

#5 ~~It is too bad he didn't try something really stupid....~~

Like towing an anti-O banner?

Posted by gorb 2009-04-07 17:46|| 2009-04-07 17:46|| Front Page Top

#6 The plane was tracked as a "flight safety issue" and was not believed to be a terrorist threat

Hmmmthere were still F-16s over the big lake long after he hit Wisconsin airspace. I suspect, no matter what NORAD says they werent taking any chances.

Posted by DepotGuy 2009-04-07 20:06|| 2009-04-07 20:06|| Front Page Top

#7 I wonder if this guy didn't run out of fuel? The range on a Cessna 172 is around 610 nautical miles. The distance from Thunder Bay to Poplar Bluff is given as 700 nautical miles.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-04-07 20:20|| 2009-04-07 20:20|| Front Page Top

#8 At least now the Jihadis know they don't need to bother getting by TSA security, they can just Hijack Canadian planes instead.

Posted by Mike N. 2009-04-07 20:51|| 2009-04-07 20:51|| Front Page Top

#9 And THAT is why he should have been smoked at the earliest possible opportunity. After all, they might be able to shoot him down if he heads for something like a mall, but what's suspicious about approaching an airport? I'd hate to have to be the person that makes that call. Is he landing or going to crash into the terminal?

Posted by Mike N. 2009-04-07 20:56|| 2009-04-07 20:56|| Front Page Top

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