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EgyptAir pilot told colleagues he was 'ready to die'; Brother calls him a martyr.'
2016-05-22
[Right Scoop] Investigators are trying to unravel why the plane went down into the Mediterranean Sea. Is it terrorism? Is it a Muslim suicide pilot?

We don’t know for sure yet, but the Muslim pilot of EgyptAir flight 804, Mohamed Said Shakeer, is looking very suspicious!

The pilot’s own brother told El Watan News that Shakeer called him before the flight and asked him to pray for him. Not only that, but his brother is calling him a martyr for Islam.

Caps removed, still appears viable.

Steve White's posting from today appears to rule out suicide.
Moved to Opinion. This is speculation with translation from the Egyptian press and social media by Walid Shoebat, who knows whereof he speaks. Whether or not this was a suicide by airplane, the pilot's connections should be of interest.

-- trailing wife at 3:25 pm ET
Posted by:Besoeker

#18   a perfect example of someone I might read if his text were not unreadable.

It's not unreadable. He just has an accent.
Posted by: SteveS   2016-05-22 19:22  

#17  Speaking of CAPS any word on JOE?

A very quick search gives the most recent post I could find as April 6, 2016. Here.

Perhaps he is busy with local politics. The Republican caucus was March 12th, the Democratic caucus was May 7th.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-05-22 16:54  

#16  That would not appeal to either gay or lesbian, as Bruce Jenner found to his sorrow, Skidmark. It is, however, a demonstration that wishing does not provide good taste; that outfit appears designed to make the wearer look astoundingly unattractive in every possible way to every potential viewer.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-05-22 15:25  

#15  
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-05-22 15:05  

#14  24 hour?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-05-22 12:21  

#13  Thanks for the info Deacon. Joe often did have insights that were well worth parsing out.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2016-05-22 11:36  

#12  Joe is a perfect example of someone I might read if his text were not unreadable. Still no word on what a "homosexual looking" pilot has to do with anything. Anyone want to try?

Now that you've slandered Joe, please go ahead and share your wisdom regarding the homosexual issue.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-05-22 11:11  

#11  Joseph M. Mendiola is a member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. He represents the second senatorial district of Tinian & Aguiguan and is a member of the CNMI Covenant Party.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2016-05-22 09:50  

#10  Joe is a perfect example of someone I might read if his text were not unreadable.

Still no word on what a "homosexual looking" pilot has to do with anything. Anyone want to try?
Posted by: Elmavish Panda1401   2016-05-22 09:45  

#9  "any word on JOE?"

OMG - you don't suppose Guam tipped over, do you?
Posted by: Barbara   2016-05-22 09:23  

#8  Ship: When was his last post ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-05-22 08:20  

#7  Speaking of CAPS any word on JOE?
Posted by: Shipman   2016-05-22 08:15  

#6  Germanwings Crash: How Often Pilots Commit 'Aircraft-Assisted Suicide'
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-05-22 07:36  

#5  the pilot suicide is somewhat inconsistent with the fire in the cabin. Posted by: lord garth

If the suicide candidate leaves the cockit to go to the loo before landing, starts a small fire, returns to the cockpit. Fire alarm goes off, non-suicide pilot leaves to investigate.....

Without the flight recorder, no one knows. With the flight recorder, we may still not know.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-05-22 07:28  

#4  the pilot suicide is somewhat inconsistent with the fire in the cabin
Posted by: lord garth   2016-05-22 06:34  

#3  "homosexual looking pilot"

What does that even mean? Yeah sure it's credible. LOL.
Posted by: Elmavish Panda1401   2016-05-22 04:55  

#2  Upper or lower case, all possibilities should be thoroughly examined.

Shoebat link.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-05-22 03:08  

#1  All caps like that just screams not credible.

What is it about crazies that makes them label themselves this way? They'd have a lot more impact without the capitals.
Posted by: Elmavish Panda1401   2016-05-22 02:48  

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