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| 2001/9/13 [Politics/Domestic/911] UID:22433 Activity:very high 65%like:36289 |
9/14 Passenger Mark Bingham (on the flight that crashed in Pennsylvania)
was a '94 or '95 Cal grad. Contrary to news that said he was
flying out to California on business, he was also coming out
to be the usher at a wedding of another Cal student (this
from a friend of mine who worked at 1 WTC, but who was outside
the building at the time of the crash)
9/14
I wish I was writing many of you under better circumstances, but as
many of you know, I am an employee of Lehman Brothers in NYC and my
office is located at 1 World Trade Center (the one with the antenna)
on the 38th floor. I had been at the office since 6:45am because of
meetings, and yes, I was in the building when it all happened.
<DEAD>www.tribrothers.com/brian/wtc.html<DEAD>
9/14
Passengers on board the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 that
crashed in rural Pennsylvania Tuesday apparently decided to attack the
terrorists who had commandeered the plane, according to family members
of one passenger.
http://asia.cnn.com/2001/US/09/12/plane.phone.call/index.html
\_ He was a three time rugby champion with Cal.
\_ Which means he's probably one of the people who fought
the hijackers.
\_ yup. there were supposedly around two to three
people or so who were over six feet tall weighing
more than 200 pounds
/___________/
okay, so you got 3 people who are so tall that they need to crouch
and so heavy that they have a hard time going through the isle
fighting 5-6 crazy militant Arab guys who have trained their entire
life for hand combat and could probably break your neck using bare
hands. Good odds I tell ya.
\_ How small are you? 6' 200lb, is fine except when sitting in
coach seats. And I think you overstate the abilities of
suicidal terrorists. They're not used to victims resisting.
\_ I hear the plan was to fart and then sit on the terrorists.
\_ In wake of recent events, every air traveler should be trained to
break the necks of terrorists using their bare hands. It seems
like an essential skill.
\_ sounds like a theme for a Jet Li movie.
9/14
I wish I was writing many of you under better circumstances, but as
many of you know, I am an employee of Lehman Brothers in NYC and my
office is located at 1 World Trade Center (the one with the antenna)
on the 38th floor. I had been at the office since 6:45am because of
meetings, and yes, I was in the building when it all happened.
<DEAD>www.tribrothers.com/brian/wtc.html<DEAD>
9/14
Passengers on board the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 that
crashed in rural Pennsylvania Tuesday apparently decided to attack the
terrorists who had commandeered the plane, according to family members
of one passenger.
http://asia.cnn.com/2001/US/09/12/plane.phone.call/index.html
\_ this is very heartening to hear.
\_ Another recount of the story:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2001/09/13/MN18608.DTL |
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| asia.cnn.com/2001/US/09/12/plane.phone.call/index.html -> edition.cnn.com/2001/US/09/12/plane.phone.call/index.html POLITICS 10 LAW 11 SCI-TECH 12 SPACE 13 HEALTH 14 ENTERTAINMENT 15 TRAVEL 16 EDUCATION 17 CAREER 18 IN-DEPTH 19 QUICK NEWS 20 LOCAL 21 COMMUNITY 22 MULTIMEDIA 23 E-MAIL SERVICES 24 CNN ON PDA 25 ABOUT US CNN TV 26 what's on 27 show transcripts 28 CNN Headline News 29 CNN International 30 askCNN Passengers voted to attack hijackers NEW YORK (CNN) -- Passengers on board the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in rural Pennsylvania Tuesday apparently decided to attack the terrorists who had commandeered the plane, according to family members of one passenger. Passenger Jeremy Glick called his wife Liz and in-laws in New York on a cell phone to say the plane had been hijacked. All 38 passengers, and possibly the crew, had been herded to the back of the plane. Glick said they were aware a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center in New York and that some passengers were talking about retaking control of their plane. COM SPECIAL REPORT CNN NewsPass Video 33 Agencies reportedly got hijack tips in 1998 MORE STORIES 34 Intelligence intercept led to Buffalo suspects 35 Report cites warnings before 9/11 EXTRA INFORMATION Timeline: 36 Who Knew What and When? Interactive: 37 Terror Investigation 38 Terror Warnings System 39 Most wanted terrorists 40 What looks suspicious? In-Depth: 41 America Remembers In-Depth: 42 Terror on Tape In-Depth: 43 How prepared is your city? RESOURCES On the Scene: 44 Barbara Starr: Al Qaeda hunt expands? On the Scene: 45 Peter Bergen: Getting al Qaeda to talk Moments earlier, according to a partial transcript of cockpit chatter obtained by CNN Wednesday, air traffic controllers heard someone shout, "Get out of here," through an open microphone. The plane, which took off from Newark bound for San Francisco, was near Cleveland, flying at 35,000 feet. At that point, air traffic radar showed the plane abruptly turning 180 degrees, heading southeast, apparently toward Washington with the possible intention of crashing it into the White House or Capitol. Joanne Makely, Glick's mother-in-law, told CNN Wednesday the family called New York state police on another phone while Glick was still on the line and relayed messages to them from Glick. Glick told police he could see three men he described as Arabs and that the plane was over countryside, according to Makely. One of the hijackers "had a red box he said was a bomb, and one had a knife of some nature," Makely said. Glick was not the only person on the flight to make a phone call during the hijacking. Glick and Burnett both said in their calls the people on board knew of one or more attacks on the World Trade Center, evidently from the other phone calls. After Glick was told the reports were true, he left the phone for a while, returning to say, "The men voted to attack the terrorists," Makely said. Bingham's mother, Alice Hoglan said she thinks her son may have helped prevent the hijackers from hitting a more populated area. Makely described Glick as 6-feet-2, 220 pounds, and an athlete. She did not know how many men voted to attack the terrorists. Glick's father-in-law, Richard Makely, said he took the phone, hoping to hear Glick come back and say the passengers and crew had regained control of the plane. |
| www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2001/09/13/MN18608.DTL Instead, United Flight 93 went down in southwestern Pennsylvania Tuesday morning, killing all 45 aboard. Several passengers' relatives passed along news and listened as their loved ones wondered aloud in phone calls from the airliner what they should do about the terrorists who had commandeered the plane. Nothing appears to have been amiss until it approached Cleveland, when it banked sharply and headed back over Pennsylvania, losing altitude and flying erratically. From those conversations and others, authorities have pieced together a picture of what happened. Three hijackers, who looked Middle Eastern and wore red headbands, were armed with ceramic knives they had smuggled aboard, defeating metal detectors, as well as box cutters and razors. Officials now doubt there was one, but passengers had no way of knowing. The three -- who authorities say they now have identified -- herded the passengers to the rear of the plane. That's when passengers -- told by their captors to call home to say goodbye -- confided to their loved ones about a plan to foil the hijackers. The plan came after passenger Burnett made a series of calls over a 45- minute span to his wife, Deena, telling her first to call 911, which she did. Burnett mentioned the possibility of forcing the plane into the ground and then listened intently when she told him details of the World Trade Center attack. Deena Burnett, a former flight attendant, said she was proud of her husband. The World Trade Center towers in New York had already been hit, and Glick's family was worried about his flight. He was supposed to have been on a plane Monday to San Francisco for a meeting at his Internet company, Vividence, but the flight was canceled. At first, the family was relieved to hear Glick's voice. State troopers asked questions that were relayed through Lyzbeth to Jeremy on the flight, Makely said. Over the next 20 minutes, the Makelys and Lyzbeth listened on the phone as Jeremy struggled with what to do. Jeremy Glick, 6-foot-4 and athletic, told his wife that one of the hijackers claimed to have a bomb but figured he could overpower them. It was quiet for a couple of minutes, followed by a series of screams in the background. Two minutes more of silence came, followed by more screams, commotion and then more silence. The plane later crashed in a field in rural Pennsylvania. Source: Cable News Network Chronicle staff writer Jim Doyle contributed to this report. Starting April 9th through May 23rd Berkeley Repertory Theatre Bay Area 97 Free Smoked Sockeye Salmon! |