foofighter
Jedi Council Member
Yeah, I mean, haven't you guys seen "Wag the dog"!? So frickin' obvious...Lisa said:
Breaking news!!
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From http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15223650/
In related news, Mohamed Atta's passport was also found lying next to it.
Lisa Guliani
The Living Force
Does this mean Al Qaeda infiltrated the Yankees?
Not yet. It's gotta burn a bit longer.Lisa said:
The pilot is rumored to have been an El Queso extremist terr'ist. Bush just announced that because of this attrocity he's going to find the Frito Bandito in charge (reportedly living on some isolated beach and suffering from melanoma, requiring constant skin grafts) and bring him in dead or alive, and while he's working on that he's going to (get back on the wagon plus) invade North Korea and "free the people from the evil dictator," so that the Koreans can have " d'mocracy, and you know, stuff, and the freedom to choose, uh, choose, between Frito Lay and Pringles. We're going to bring all the evil do'ers to justice. Because, uh, you know, they hate because of our Cheetos. "
Could the train crash in France and the plane crash here in Manhattan be a distraction to prevent media from looking at something else that may be currently going on? Weird "coincidence". Maybe N. Korea or Iran or Iraq have things happening that need to be done away from media hmm..
rs
Dagobah Resident
Yankee Cory Lidle on NYC plane; 4 killed
By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Writer 14 minutes ago
NEW YORK - A small plane with New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle aboard crashed into a 50-story condominium tower Wednesday on Manhattan's Upper East Side, killing at least four people and raining flaming debris on sidewalks, authorities said. There was no immediate confirmation Lidle was among the dead.
A law enforcement official in Washington, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Lidle was on the plane. And Federal Aviation Administration records showed the single-engine plane was registered to the athlete, who just days ago - after the Yankees' humiliating elimination from the playoffs - told reporters that he was getting his pilot's license.
The official said he did not know whether Lidle was at the controls; at least one other person was aboard the four-seat aircraft.
The crash rattled New Yorkers' nerves five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, abut the
FBI and the Homeland Security quickly said there was no evidence it was anything but an accident. Nevertheless, fighter jets were sent aloft over New York and other U.S. cities as a precaution, the Pentagon said.
Firefighters shot water streams of water at the flames from the floors below and put the blaze out in less than an hour.
Large crowds gathered in the street in the largely wealthy New York neighborhood, with many people in tears and some trying to reach loved ones by cell phone.
"I was worried the building would explode, so I got out of there fast," said Lori Claymont, who fled an adjoining building in sweatpants.
On Sunday, the day after the Yankees were eliminated from the playoffs, Lidle cleaned out his locker at Yankee Stadium and talked about his interest in flying.
He explained to reporters the process of getting a pilot's license, and said he intended to fly back to California in several days and planned to make a few stops. Lidle disccused the plane crash of John F. Kennedy Jr. and how he had read the accident report on the National Transportation Safety Board Web site.
"The whole plane has a parachute on it," Lidle said. "Ninety-nine percent of pilots that go up never have engine failure, and the 1 percent that do usually land it. But if you're up in the air and something goes wrong, you pull that parachute, and the whole plane goes down slowly."
Lidle pitched 1 1/3 innings in the fourth and final game of the Division Series against the Detroit Tigers and gave up three earned runs, but was not the losing pitcher. He had a 12-10 regular-season record with a 4.85 ERA.
He pitched with the Phillies before coming to the Yankees. Began his career in 1997 with the Mets. He also pitched for Tampa Bay, Oakland, Toronto and Cincinnati.
Lidle was an outcast among some teammates throughout his career because he became a replacement player in 1995, when major leaguers were on strike.
By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Writer 14 minutes ago
NEW YORK - A small plane with New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle aboard crashed into a 50-story condominium tower Wednesday on Manhattan's Upper East Side, killing at least four people and raining flaming debris on sidewalks, authorities said. There was no immediate confirmation Lidle was among the dead.
A law enforcement official in Washington, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Lidle was on the plane. And Federal Aviation Administration records showed the single-engine plane was registered to the athlete, who just days ago - after the Yankees' humiliating elimination from the playoffs - told reporters that he was getting his pilot's license.
The official said he did not know whether Lidle was at the controls; at least one other person was aboard the four-seat aircraft.
The crash rattled New Yorkers' nerves five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, abut the
FBI and the Homeland Security quickly said there was no evidence it was anything but an accident. Nevertheless, fighter jets were sent aloft over New York and other U.S. cities as a precaution, the Pentagon said.
The plane came through a hazy, cloudy sky and hit the 20th floor of The Belaire - a red-brick tower overlooking the East River, about five miles from the World Trade Center - with a loud bang, touching off a raging fire that cast a pillar of black smoke over the city and sent flames shooting from four windows on two adjoining floors.
Firefighters shot water streams of water at the flames from the floors below and put the blaze out in less than an hour.
Large crowds gathered in the street in the largely wealthy New York neighborhood, with many people in tears and some trying to reach loved ones by cell phone.
"I was worried the building would explode, so I got out of there fast," said Lori Claymont, who fled an adjoining building in sweatpants.
On Sunday, the day after the Yankees were eliminated from the playoffs, Lidle cleaned out his locker at Yankee Stadium and talked about his interest in flying.
He explained to reporters the process of getting a pilot's license, and said he intended to fly back to California in several days and planned to make a few stops. Lidle disccused the plane crash of John F. Kennedy Jr. and how he had read the accident report on the National Transportation Safety Board Web site.
Lidle, acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies on July 30, told The New York Times last month that his four-seat Cirrus SR20 plane was safe.
"The whole plane has a parachute on it," Lidle said. "Ninety-nine percent of pilots that go up never have engine failure, and the 1 percent that do usually land it. But if you're up in the air and something goes wrong, you pull that parachute, and the whole plane goes down slowly."
Lidle pitched 1 1/3 innings in the fourth and final game of the Division Series against the Detroit Tigers and gave up three earned runs, but was not the losing pitcher. He had a 12-10 regular-season record with a 4.85 ERA.
He pitched with the Phillies before coming to the Yankees. Began his career in 1997 with the Mets. He also pitched for Tampa Bay, Oakland, Toronto and Cincinnati.
Lidle was an outcast among some teammates throughout his career because he became a replacement player in 1995, when major leaguers were on strike.
foofighter
Jedi Council Member
Well, that sounds like a worthy cause. Don't wanna have 'em there terr'ists eatin' 'em Cheetos, no sir! Might get a taste for it, ya know. Next they'll be wanting KFC's and Burger King's, and that would be just awful. Just awful.mark said:
Lisa Guliani
The Living Force
I think we should get Henry Kissinger to head an investigative panel.
See? It was only a matter of time till they found Jimmy Hoffa....
See? It was only a matter of time till they found Jimmy Hoffa....
Lisa Guliani
The Living Force
Hmm...Maybe it's really Osama, rs.
Maybe Osama is buried in New Jersey.
Henry, regarding the Mac - my sympathies for your loss...LOL.
Maybe Osama is buried in New Jersey.
Henry, regarding the Mac - my sympathies for your loss...LOL.
Lisa Guliani
The Living Force
domivr,
That information is classified for reasons of national security.
That information is classified for reasons of national security.
anart
A Disturbance in the Force
I thought you were teasing, Domivr - but just realized, after reading a yahoo news report, that you weren't. What the heck? Why did he have his passport on him - (maybe this is common when piloting a plane?) - and what is up with passports being fire/crash and 'stuck in pocket or bag' proof in NYC???domivr said:
Sorry - but his little detail just screams out 'something is off here' --- did someone need to prove he was on this plane? Who was this guy - from all accounts he's not anyone who would pose a threat to anyone important - hmmm, maybe at some point in the future he would have?
Very odd, OSIT.
