Comments on: “Terror in the Skies” Update http://patterico.com/2004/07/31/terror-in-the-skies-update/ Harangues that just make sense Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:02:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Xrlq http://patterico.com/2004/07/31/terror-in-the-skies-update/#comment-3153 Xrlq Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=1763#comment-3153 Snopes still says it didn't happenm, so it must not have happened. Relax. Everything is going to be OK. Snopes still says it didn’t happenm, so it must not have happened. Relax. Everything is going to be OK.

]]> By: Sean Bonner http://patterico.com/2004/07/31/terror-in-the-skies-update/#comment-3154 Sean Bonner Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=1763#comment-3154 This story has been check, double-checked, fisked, and everything else and it's very clear people completely over reacted. People have even tracked down who the band was: http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/taylor200407211921.asp This story has been check, double-checked, fisked, and everything else and it’s very clear people completely over reacted. People have even tracked down who the band was:

http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/taylor200407211921.asp

]]> By: Xrlq http://patterico.com/2004/07/31/terror-in-the-skies-update/#comment-3155 Xrlq Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=1763#comment-3155 Sean: you are kidding, right? At least cite a story that is up to date. Sean: you are kidding, right? At least cite a story that is up to date.

]]> By: Scott http://patterico.com/2004/07/31/terror-in-the-skies-update/#comment-3156 Scott Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=1763#comment-3156 According to Snopes.com: "As things turned out, although the events Ms. Jacobsen claims to have witnessed on her flight did occur (more or less), her interpretation of them (that they involved a group of terrrorists making a dry run for building a bomb in-flight) was erroneous." The musicians spooked people -- even if they were just traveling to a gig, it doesn't mean people shouldn't be paying attention and reaching conclusions. It was scary. It wasn't a terrorist attack. That doesn't mean it wasn't scary. According to Snopes.com:

“As things turned out, although the events Ms. Jacobsen claims to have witnessed on her flight did occur (more or less), her interpretation of them (that they involved a group of terrrorists making a dry run for building a bomb in-flight) was erroneous.”

The musicians spooked people — even if they were just traveling to a gig, it doesn’t mean people shouldn’t be paying attention and reaching conclusions.

It was scary. It wasn’t a terrorist attack. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t scary.

]]> By: steve M. http://patterico.com/2004/07/31/terror-in-the-skies-update/#comment-3157 steve M. Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=1763#comment-3157 I don't believe for a minute that Homeland Security has no intelligence on this. I don’t believe for a minute that Homeland Security has no intelligence on this.

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