Re: [OT] Russia may have just had their own little 9/11

From: OM (om_at_our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_research_facility.org)
Date: 08/25/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 01:19:33 -0500

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:53:14 +1000, Richard Stewart
<richard@kinky.nospam.cx> wrote:

>james_anatidae wrote:
>
>> http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/24/russia.planecrash/index.html
>>
>> If this isn't some sort of terrorism, it's the biggest coincidence ever.
>> Of course, when you add the reliability of Russian planes to it, maybe not
>> so big.
>>
>> (Yes, I know it's a morbid joke.)
>
>One story circulating, is that one of the pilots radioed a Hijack warning
>moments before contact was lost...

...Confirm that. AP is also reporting this, as well as CNN. Not sure
about the Beeb, because I'm getting 404s when I try surfing over there
now. Probably my ISP's fault, as they're doing maintainence right now
on their servers.

...On the other hand, I fully expect the MUFON morons to pop up and
claim their EBE buddies are behind this one :-P

                                OM 

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