Now my favorite: US Airways

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by ann.coulter2

Witnesses said the imams stood to do their evening prayers in the terminal before boarding, chanting "Allah, Allah, Allah" — coincidentally, the last words heard by hundreds of airline passengers on 9/11 before they died.

http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/welcome.cgi

Where is this coming from? Since there are no living witnesses to what was the last words these people heard, this is an outlandish statement. The only thing sadder than the real Ann Coulter saying this is this brainless twit claiming to be Ann Coulter.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

Where is this coming from? Since there are no living witnesses to what was the last words these people heard, this is an outlandish statement. The only thing sadder than the real Ann Coulter saying this is this brainless twit claiming to be Ann Coulter.

Well....there were phone calls made from the planes.....so their actions could have easily been described.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by macallan25

So you equate white Christian men to a bunch of Arabic speaking Muslims praying to Allah in an airport before they board a plane?? Wonderful.

..............Please tell me you don't.

The point being made is that you don't assume every white Christian male is Timothy McVeigh, so why assume every Muslim is a hijacker. The answer is because humans aren't completely rational beings. Blame the reptilian hindbrain.

Originally Posted by macallan25

Well....there were phone calls made from the planes.....so their actions could have easily been described.

I thought the only calls were from Flight 93... It's still BS though, those weren't the "last words heard" as reported by any news agency. Conspiracy theorists and Ann Coulter do not count.

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

The point being made is that you don't assume every white Christian male is Timothy McVeigh, so why assume every Muslim is a hijacker. The answer is because humans aren't completely rational beings. Blame the reptilian hindbrain.



I thought the only calls were from Flight 93... It's still BS though, those weren't the "last words heard" as reported by any news agency. Conspiracy theorists and Ann Coulter do not count.

There were some calls made from the other planes, but it has never been reported that the last thing the passengers heard was "Allah, Allah, Allah". That sounds like dear Annie playing fast and loose with the facts to suit her needs.

Notice that ann.coulter has not responded to any of this.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

There were some calls made from the other planes, but it has never been reported that the last thing the passengers heard was "Allah, Allah, Allah". That sounds like dear Annie playing fast and loose with the facts to suit her needs.

Notice that ann.coulter has not responded to any of this.

Ah, was unaware of the other calls, but glad to be backed up on the last words claim. I certainly don't recall any calls being cut off only by the actual crash.

I'd love to know who feels the need to wear the ann coulter sock on their hand.

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

There were some calls made from the other planes, but it has never been reported that the last thing the passengers heard was "Allah, Allah, Allah". That sounds like dear Annie playing fast and loose with the facts to suit her needs.

Notice that ann.coulter has not responded to any of this.

Maybe this is what was being referred to? Here are the transcripts from Flight 93:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/september1...753157,00.html

[Drolefille]

When Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar sounds like Allah Allah Allah, AC might... MIGHT have the tiniest shred of a point. If it wasn't a phrase said multiple times a day by Muslims everywhere...

[texas*princess]

I don't know if this has been addressed or not, but a transcript of one of the black boxes (or something of that nature) was floating around the internet... I read it and to be honest it was very very creepy.

I wouldn't fly US Airways/America West anyway because their service sucks.

[lifesaver]

When stuff like this happens, I am embarassed that I share a nationality with these idiots who got all scared.

1.) When it's your time to go, its your time. You're foolish to think otherwise.

2) The isreali's have been dealing with terrorism for years and cant stop it. Do they stop living their lives, eating out, going to clubs, riding busses, or flying? No. The risk is miniscule. How many airline passengers have been moved since commerical air flight began in the US? Billions. How many have died on airliners because of hijackings? A couple hundred.

3) Do these idiots that were on the flight and got all wigged out really think that the next time it happens, its gonna be done by an arab guy that's holding a Qur'an and looks like OBL? Or that it will be done by a chick in a burka? Come on. The next time islamic fundamantalists try to execute an act of terror, it's gonna be done by someone who looks like the rest of us. Probably a white guy dressed in jeans, flip-flops and a tshirt who happens to be a fundamantalist, or is down on his luck and got paid $2Million to do it.

Seriously, if it does happen again, or is attempted again, its not gonna be the same setup. 5 Arab guys sitting in first class.... come on.

But I do agree that US Airways has the right to refuse service, and no one has a constitutional right to fly. USAir refunded their tickets and asked them to fly another carrier. I think the PR could have been better handeled on US Air's part. They just looked bad. Instead, US Air should have either offered to accomidate the uncomfortable passengers by putting them on another flight/carrier, or removed the 'offending' passengers, put them on a later flight, given 'em an upgrade and blamed the whole mess on the other passengers - who would be long gone in the system at that point. US Air dosent have to defend its other passengers. That's not it's job. Moving people around the country is its job. It was just badly handeled all the way around.

[shinerbock]

Holy crap, read a book people. McVeigh and Co were not blowing up the building to serve God. They were pissed at the government for Waco.

[Drolefille]

Centaur...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/september1...753157,00.html

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Centaur...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/september1...753157,00.html

Thanks. It's easy to read it, I just cannot imagine hearing it. That day was screwed up enough for me (dad flew out of Boston on a United flight that same morning...).

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

The point being made is that you don't assume every white Christian male is Timothy McVeigh, so why assume every Muslim is a hijacker. The answer is because humans aren't completely rational beings. Blame the reptilian hindbrain.

Timothy McVeigh acted out of his disapproval for the US Government's handling of the Waco situation.....not as if it were some mission from God. I think that is a poor analogy. Last time I checked....I haven't heard much about white male Christians from the US driving airplanes into sky scrapers and blowing things up in the name of God.

[RACooper]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Timothy McVeigh acted out of his disapproval for the US Government's handling of the Waco situation.....not as if it were some mission from God. I think that is a poor analogy. Last time I checked....I haven't heard much about white male Christians from the US driving airplanes into sky scrapers and blowing things up in the name of God.

Nah... instead you have a white male christian who blows up countries, all while claiming 'God' talks to him...

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by RACooper

Nah... instead you have a white male christian who blows up countries, all while claiming 'God' talks to him...

Oh ok.......you're an idiot.