Plane diverted from London to Boston, jets scrambled, etc...

[Sparkly]

BOSTON - Fighter jets escorted a diverted London-to-Washington, D.C., flight to Boston's Logan airport Wednesday after a distraught passenger pulled out a screw driver, matches, Vaseline and a note referencing al-Qaida, an airport spokesman said.

Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060816/ap_on_re_us/flight_diverted

Federal officials are saying they don't think it's "terror-related."

[Hawkeye-X]

1. More like "moron-related"

issues.

[Poll_Blind]

2. It's like reality is co-written by Jerry Bruckheimer and Woody Allen.

Augh.

PB

[Eurobabe]

3. Bush didn't get the BOUNCE he was hoping for....

I saw that earlier. Time to ratchet up MORE TERRA, TERRA, TERRA!!!!

Probably some stupid copycatter.

[leesa]

16. Wouldn't you love to have one of them pull out a receipt from the RNC for

'promoting terrorism', and say, "But I was just doing my job"

[Virginia Dare]

4. I'm sorry but I'm just....

laughing out loud at the ridiculousness of all of this. Screwdriver, matches and vaseline? Give me a fucking break already. We are fast becoming a nation of paranoid screw-balls.

[stepnw1f]

5. "nation of paranoid screw-balls"

and they are in charge.

[Sparkly]

8. "Vaseline is a gel!"

One of the talking heads just pointed this out. :eyes:

[frylock]

24. you can make napalm with equal parts of vaseline and matches!

[MethuenProgressive]

6. Boston TV going nuts over this

Seems "armed fighter jets" is the current buzz word.
...as if there's a chance "un-armed, non-fighter, propeller planes" would've been dispatched.

[Missy M]

7. Which did she threaten with, the screwdriver, matches or Vaseline?

Personally, I would be most afraid of the Vaseline.

[Sparkly]

9. Hmmm.... vaseline + screwdriver....

Let's not go there!!

[MercutioATC]

10. I was thinking the same thing...

This is starting to sound kinky...


...and we all know how dangerous "kinky" is...

[Missy M]

12. That is hilarious......

I'm not trying to downplay terrorism but this whole episode is making me laugh for some strange reason.

[Sparkly]

13. Sounds like a game of "Clue..."

"In the library, with the screwdriver..."

[Contrary1]

11. So Boston is more expendable than DC?

Maybe we should have a referendum to see how the voters think
about that one...in preparation for the next "terrorist".

[dipsydoodle]

17. I wondered the same thing

Just been watching the antics here in the UK on CNN Int. All the luggage spread out across the runway and sniffer dogs. Not sure how vaseline would normally be described - not gel or liquid so technically no offence. Al Q ref was probably just a book on the subject or maybe a magazine article.

In the other important news - The Horns in Watford has got an Oasis cover band tomorrow night....:)

[leesa]

14. Jets scrambled, huh? What a concept.

[Sparkly]

15. I like dry wheat toast with my scrambled jets. nt

[spanone]

18. Non-stop daily terror till the elections are over. Count on it.

[Totally Committed]

19. It sounds like the person was trying to force her execution...

It's the same concept as "suicide by cop". SOmetimes individuals are suicidal, but cannot force themsleves to "pull the trigger", so they force someone else who is armed to do it for them. Happens more than people know.

TC

[Sparkly]

20. Now they're saying she was NOT carrying those items...

Somebody just made that up??

[Totally Committed]

21. Are they saying what she WAS carrying???

Just interested since I live close enough to Boston to considered "ground zero for a terrorist attack there.

TC

[Sparkly]

22. First they reported that very specific list

then they retracted it...

Who knows? :shrug:

[Sparkly]

23. Just heard another official "denial"

So, somebody pulled that list of items out of their ass.

In case of emergency, you can trust the media's right on the scene, broadcasting inaccurate information!