12 Sep
2001
12 Sep
'01
5:22 a.m.
On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Dan Wright wrote:
The problem is, a lot of planes that are hijaked in
the the air are
being diverted for an "on the ground, they'll let us go after they get
to iraq (or wherever" type scenario. This is probably what the
passengers thought was going on (in which case it would be better to
just cooperate and wait till they let you go), until it was too
late...
For the record, I doubt anyone would be hijacking a plane with the intent
of flying it to Iraq. That would be pretty pointless :)
In fact, I don't know of any previous hijacking
scenario where the
whole point was to fly the plane into something to destroy it, rather
then to take the plane somewhere other then the intended destination;
hijackings do take place all the time in other parts of the world,
though, so it might happen and I just don't know about it. Anyone
else have any idea?
This is pretty unprecedented, and heralds a new type of terrorism that's
even more evil and sinister than anything seen before.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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