NEWS: Hijack Threats on Two Jets in NYC, Believed to be Hoax

Fox is reporting that NY Port Authority are claiming that the received "erronous threats" via phone. Originally the caller claimed 7 person on the watch list were on board. The claim was only one.

I think the key here is erronous threats. Seems to me to be code for HOAX!

Bauer 51 - OH YEAH ... I forgot about that. Good point!
Wonder what is up for next week ... hmmm ....
Ash Wednesday in Rome, Mardi Gra, Super Bowl ...
Target rich environment.

I fly often also and will be flying more in 2005 and 2006. I do appreciate the security. However, their is a line that can not be crossed. For everyone that line is different.

There needs to be a definition for

1. Heightened security in time of need.

2. Unneeded Heightened security

3. All out police state.

I live near an Air Force Base. You still can't get into the off-base housing unless you live there or get called in. I used to play basketball there. Not anymore.

On the subject of flight numbers... only in the US is it 9/11... the rest of the english speaking world typically uses 11/9 (in dd/mm/yy format).

A terrorist doesn't need a bomb or a gun anymore. All he needs is a telephone. The government and the media will do the rest of his work for him.

If the goal of a terrorist is to strike fear into a larger enemy, and force policy change, and make his enemy's ways more like his own, then the terrorists have won.