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2008-09-26 Europe

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Posted by tipper 2008-09-26 06:19|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Update

Posted by tipper 2008-09-26 06:46|| 2008-09-26 06:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Good work.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-09-26 06:52|| 2008-09-26 06:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Looks like the Somalis are making a run at the Palis for the Worldwide Sweetness and Light title.

Posted by tu3031 2008-09-26 09:07|| 2008-09-26 09:07|| Front Page Top

#4 Y'know, while I don't think much of the french, I have to wonder if a 747 into THEIR "Holy Tower" wouldn't change things much for the better.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-09-26 10:20|| 2008-09-26 10:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Y'know, while I don't think much of the french, I have to wonder if a 747 into THEIR "Holy Tower" wouldn't change things much for the better.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-09-26 10:22|| 2008-09-26 10:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Y'know, while I don't think much of the french, I have to wonder if a 747 into THEIR "Holy Tower" wouldn't change things much for the better.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-09-26 10:27|| 2008-09-26 10:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Y'now I don't think much of this Opera Browser, it Hiccups too much.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-09-26 10:34|| 2008-09-26 10:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Not to worry. We've imported many more Somalis into this country so that we, too, can keep our hostage rescue people in tip-top form by giving them lots of practice.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-09-26 11:29|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-09-26 11:29|| Front Page Top

#9 The GIA, or Armed Islamic Group, is a violent terrorist organization based in Algeria. The first major international incident involving the GIA was the 1994 hijacking of an Air France jet in Marseilles, in which hijackers reportedly attempted to crash the plane, fully loaded with fuel, into the Eiffel Tower - source

Some analysts believe this is what gave AQ the idea. Ignored by various American intel and law enforcement agencies till 9/11, after the concept was demonstrated in New York.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-09-26 11:41|| 2008-09-26 11:41|| Front Page Top

#10 How's the muslim thingee working out for you Germans?

Posted by JohnQC 2008-09-26 13:19|| 2008-09-26 13:19|| Front Page Top

#11 This plane couldn't have been more than a 737 at best. Koln is a one hour flight to Amsterdam and I have taken it several times when the high speed train was on strike (even in Germany they go on strikes). Could even be a Fokker 50.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2008-09-26 16:34|| 2008-09-26 16:34|| Front Page Top

#12 Tip top tip top tip top post Jim.
3x your normal insight.
(0x0)^2
Zilch
Still, effort counts, keep hammering at the keyboard, time will tell.

/10,000 nitwits everywhere

Posted by .5MT 2008-09-26 19:02|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-09-26 19:02|| Front Page Top

#13 Hmmm. Tipper's link says that the German border police had the aircraft doors re-opened just prior to takeoff. Nothing about stormin' commandos, just regular police work. Wonder which it was.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2008-09-26 19:43|| 2008-09-26 19:43|| Front Page Top

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