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From: The Older Gentleman on 9 Nov 2009 13:43 J. Clarke <jclarke.usenet(a)cox.net> wrote: >> But he got one prescient fact right: the idea > > of deliberately suicide-crashing a commercial jet into a building.... > > Yep. And I do wonder if that's where they got the idea. Hmmmm..... -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Twibil on 9 Nov 2009 14:53 On Nov 9, 10:43 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > > > >> But he got one prescient fact right: the idea > > > of deliberately suicide-crashing a commercial jet into a building.... > > > Yep. And I do wonder if that's where they got the idea. > > Hmmmm..... Has neither of you ever heard of Kamakazes? Only reason the WW2 Japanese weren't crashing zeros into buildings on the American west coast was that they lacked the range to do so.
From: The Older Gentleman on 9 Nov 2009 15:50
Twibil <nowayjose6(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 9, 10:43 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older > Gentleman) wrote: > > > > > > >> But he got one prescient fact right: the idea > > > > of deliberately suicide-crashing a commercial jet into a building.... > > > > > Yep. And I do wonder if that's where they got the idea. > > > > Hmmmm..... > > Has neither of you ever heard of Kamakazes? Only reason the WW2 > Japanese weren't crashing zeros into buildings on the American west > coast was that they lacked the range to do so. How many Kamikaze pilots used commercial jets? ;-) But yes, good point, well made. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com |