February 07, 2002
From the desk of Jane Galt:Some guy just tried to
Some guy just tried to hijack a plane going from Miami to Buenos Aires. The passengers and flight attendants subdued him with a fire ax. Then the passengers, whom he had tried to subdue, gave him medical attention until they reached Buenos Aires. To quote the eternal verities of the Muppet Show: "It is at times like these that I am proud to be an American Bald Eagle."
Hmmm. . . long distance flight, loaded with fuel. But it looks like they were halfway through the flight when this Uruguayan tried to storm the cockpit, which he couldn't get into because United has reinforced the doors. So maybe he just wanted to go somewhere besides Buenos Aires, or demand Equal Babes for Moody Loners, or something.
Question, though -- if this guy was acting alone, why would he think that he had a snowball's chance in hell? The entire country is primed for a "Let's Roll" moment the minute anyone even raises his voice to the stewardess. Sheila Jackson Lee, take notice.
Posted by Jane Galt at February 7, 2002 11:12 AM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound links