On 18 Jul 2004, Paul Smith wrote: > > This week a friend sent me this link: > > http://tinyurl.com/5on66 > > It's an article in "Women's Wallstreet.com" about a woman's experiences > on a domestic flight. To be honest, my BS detector went off like crazy > (particularly when the supposed terrorists-in-training gave each other > "thumbs-up" in the plane's cabin after supposedly succeeding in their trial > runs). Has anyone else heard anything about this one? The fact that it comes > from one source only (and one who quotes AnnCoulter.com as a source) makes > it extremely suspicious. I see nothing on it at snopes.com (though a search > there does reveal a much more believable story on the topic involving actor > James Woods). Google searches show that the author has apparently almost no > other publications, and the story does not seem to be cited in any > mainstream publication other than womenswallstreet.com (which of course > makes me wonder how mainstream that site really is). > > Is this legit? An overactive imagination? An outright hoax? >
I agree with Paul. It's a very disturbing account and could well be a hoax. On the other hand, it may be true. Others think similarly. See Michelle Malkin's blog on this at http://michellemalkin.com/ Her entries are in reverse order. See: July 15/04 Terror in the Skies, Again? July 16 9:41 am Terror in the Skies, Cont. July 16 3:05 pm Terror in the Skies III July 16 10:15 pm Terror in the Skies, Skeptics Edition Malkin claims to have obtained verification of at least some aspects of the story. Interesting note: Annie Jacobsen, the author of the scare piece was educated at Dalhousie in Halifax, Canada, and teaches creative writing in Toronto. She's also a Jungian psychotherapist (so praise be, we now have psychology relevance to this thread). Stephen ________________________________________________ Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Dept web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at http://faculty.frostburg.edu/psyc/southerly/tips/index.htm _______________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
