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2003-07-29 Home Front

Officials: Suicide airliner hijackings possible

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Posted by Rafael 2003-07-29 10:14:31 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I'll say this again. If anybody on a plane doesn't attempt to beat these assholes to death with anything they can get their hands on, then they deserve to die.
And whatever happened to that big sky marshall program the Feds supposedly cranked up after 9/11?

Posted by tu3031 2003-7-29 10:27:34 PM|| 2003-7-29 10:27:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Nevermind... from MSNBC:

WASHINGTON, June 27 â A federal air marshal was fired and faces a felony assault charge after a June 8 incident in which police say he pulled his service weapon on two civilians during a parking space dispute at JFK International Airport in New York. The incident comes amid reports that more than 100 marshals have either left their jobs or been pulled from flight status and placed on paid administrative leave due to problems with the background investigations needed for their top secret security clearances.

Posted by tu3031 2003-7-29 10:48:07 PM|| 2003-7-29 10:48:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I think that if another hijacking is attempted, it will follow the tactics that apparently some of the hijackers used on 9-11:
Hijacker: Open the cockpit door or I'll kill the stewardess.
Pilot: No
Voice of next stew: He just slit Connie's throat.
Hijacker: Open the cockpit door or I'll kill the next stewardess.

In other words maximum psychological intimidation will be inflicted on crew and passengers to attempt to shock them into inaction. Also, takeovers will be attempted at the end of the flight rather than the beginning in order to limit the amount of time that the passenger will have to respond. I wouldn't discount the possibility of restraints being used on the passengers either.

Posted by 11A5S 2003-7-29 11:06:25 PM|| 2003-7-29 11:06:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 If the passengers do not immediatly jump on the terrorist(regardless of what the terrorist say)then they(passengers will die.

Posted by raptor 2003-7-30 10:59:28 AM|| 2003-7-30 10:59:28 AM|| Front Page Top

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