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Several BA and AF flights cancelled again
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3447715.stm
British Airways and Air France have cancelled a number of US flights amid fears al-Qaeda may be targeting them. Flights BA 223 from London Heathrow to Washington on Sunday and Monday are hit as well as return flights BA 222. A BA flight to Miami on Sunday was also grounded on security advice, as were four Air France flights. The US Department of Homeland Security said that it remained "concerned about al-Qaeda's desire to target aviation, especially international aviation". "The US intelligence community continues to gather specific credible threat information on international flights," it added. US officials said they had received reports of "al-Qaeda's desire to target" five or six specific flights from Europe, Reuters news agency reported. |
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Several BA and AF flights cancelled again
"Sjoerd" wrote in message ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3447715.stm British Airways and Air France have cancelled a number of US flights amid fears al-Qaeda may be targeting them. Flights BA 223 from London Heathrow to Washington on Sunday and Monday are hit as well as return flights BA 222. A BA flight to Miami on Sunday was also grounded on security advice, as were four Air France flights. The US Department of Homeland Security said that it remained "concerned about al-Qaeda's desire to target aviation, especially international aviation". "The US intelligence community continues to gather specific credible threat information on international flights," it added. US officials said they had received reports of "al-Qaeda's desire to target" five or six specific flights from Europe, Reuters news agency reported. By now one would think that they'd try their hands at other carriers flights...or have they a dedicated desire to only go BA or AF ? |
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Several BA and AF flights cancelled again
"Des O'Donoghue" , while facing east, summoned the
courage to declaim: "Sjoerd" wrote in message ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3447715.stm British Airways and Air France have cancelled a number of US flights amid fears al-Qaeda may be targeting them. By now one would think that they'd try their hands at other carriers flights...or have they a dedicated desire to only go BA or AF ? What model aircraft do BA and AF fly on these routes? In the 9/11 attacks, Al Qaida specifically chose flights that used Boeing 757/767 planes. If it turned out that the BA and AF flights in question used the same or similar type aircraft, that would be ... interesting. -- "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." --Sam Brown |
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Several BA and AF flights cancelled again
"Des O'Donoghue" wrote in message ... [snip] US officials said they had received reports of "al-Qaeda's desire to target" five or six specific flights from Europe, Reuters news agency reported. By now one would think that they'd try their hands at other carriers flights...or have they a dedicated desire to only go BA or AF ? I think it's because they fear Al Qaeda has infiltrated those airlines and their staffs. Traveler |
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Several BA and AF flights cancelled again
Sjoerd wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3447715.stm British Airways and Air France have cancelled a number of US flights amid fears al-Qaeda may be targeting them. Flights BA 223 from London Heathrow to Washington on Sunday and Monday are hit as well as return flights BA 222. Interestingly, a flight from Glasgow has been cancelled too. The CO flight to Newark. David -- David Horne- (website under reconstruction) davidhorne (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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Several BA and AF flights cancelled again
Traveler wrote:
I think it's because they fear Al Qaeda has infiltrated those airlines and their staffs. As long as authorities give wishy washy excuses, it can mean anything from political tactics to serious threaths. If these were specific terrorist threaths that were serious, they wouldn't peep a word to the world media about this and let the terrorists show up at the airport and strip search them and their luggage. The fact that the Bush regime makes a point of telling the media is an indication that this has more to do with political antics than serious anti-terrorist tactics. Every couple of weeks, the Bush regime will issue the same statement about the same flights just to keep americans in fear of terrorism, which inctreases his chances for election. Note: Richard Reed was travelling aboard American airlines. What is possible is that the terrorists are testing which buttons result in the bush regime sounding the alarm. When they press certain buttons which don't result in the paranoid reactions of the USA government, they may figuure it is a way to board those flights undetected. What terrorists should do is to book an "Ossama Bin Laden" along with George W Bush in a single reservation on just about every large US airline on a specific day. And then watch how the Bush regime reacts to that. |
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Several BA and AF flights cancelled again
WOLF!!! WOLF!!! WOLF!!!
"nobody" wrote in message ... Traveler wrote: I think it's because they fear Al Qaeda has infiltrated those airlines and their staffs. As long as authorities give wishy washy excuses, it can mean anything from political tactics to serious threaths. If these were specific terrorist threaths that were serious, they wouldn't peep a word to the world media about this and let the terrorists show up at the airport and strip search them and their luggage. The fact that the Bush regime makes a point of telling the media is an indication that this has more to do with political antics than serious anti-terrorist tactics. Every couple of weeks, the Bush regime will issue the same statement about the same flights just to keep americans in fear of terrorism, which inctreases his chances for election. Note: Richard Reed was travelling aboard American airlines. What is possible is that the terrorists are testing which buttons result in the bush regime sounding the alarm. When they press certain buttons which don't result in the paranoid reactions of the USA government, they may figuure it is a way to board those flights undetected. What terrorists should do is to book an "Ossama Bin Laden" along with George W Bush in a single reservation on just about every large US airline on a specific day. And then watch how the Bush regime reacts to that. |
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Several BA and AF flights cancelled again
David Horne wrote:
Sjoerd wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3447715.stm British Airways and Air France have cancelled a number of US flights amid fears al-Qaeda may be targeting them. Flights BA 223 from London Heathrow to Washington on Sunday and Monday are hit as well as return flights BA 222. Interestingly, a flight from Glasgow has been cancelled too. The CO flight to Newark. That one bothers me. I, and other family members, use that flight fairly often. Sheila |
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Several BA and AF flights cancelled again
Sjoerd wrote:
: British Airways and Air France have cancelled a number of US flights amid : fears al-Qaeda may be targeting them. : "The US intelligence community continues to gather specific credible threat : information on international flights," it added. Is that the same "US intelligence community" that brought the world those "facts" about always-ready weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and who did a really great job in handling warnings and information between FBI and CIA about the 9/11 terrorists before 9/11? "Ein Schelm, wer Arges dabei denkt." soenk.e |
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Listen, its all about keeping americans scared ****less until Bush gets
re-elected! "Sönke Tesch" wrote in message ... Sjoerd wrote: : British Airways and Air France have cancelled a number of US flights amid : fears al-Qaeda may be targeting them. : "The US intelligence community continues to gather specific credible threat : information on international flights," it added. Is that the same "US intelligence community" that brought the world those "facts" about always-ready weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and who did a really great job in handling warnings and information between FBI and CIA about the 9/11 terrorists before 9/11? "Ein Schelm, wer Arges dabei denkt." soenk.e |
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