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marden · Oct 3, 2006, 10:56 AM

Heard on Fox News: According to State run radio, an airliner has been hijacked in Greek airspace.

Details to follow when available.

marden · Oct 3, 2006, 11:08 AM

State-run radio says a commercial airliner has been hijacked in Greek airspace...

Turkish Airlines spokesman says hijacked aircraft has landed at an airport in Brindisi, Italy...

http://www.drudgereport.com/

Sky Captain · Oct 3, 2006, 11:18 AM

I'm curious to see if the hijacker walks out or is carried out.

marden · Oct 3, 2006, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Sky Captain

I'm curious to see if the hijacker walks out or is carried out.

It's very interesting to see how slowly news seeps out from overseas compared to here.

marden · Oct 3, 2006, 11:24 AM

Turkish plane seized in hijacking

A Turkish airliner flying from Tirana to Istanbul has been hijacked and flown to Brindisi in southern Italy, media in Turkey and Greece report.
It sent out an SOS twice in Greek airspace, and Athens scrambled four fighters to escort it to Brindisi, a Greek official told Reuters.

The Turkish Airlines plane is carrying at least 107 passengers.

Unconfirmed reports say there are two hijackers and they are protesting about plans for a papal visit to Turkey.

BBC NEWS | Europe | Turkish plane seized in hijacking

Hijacked Turkish Plane Lands in Italy
Oct 03 12:12 PM US/Eastern

A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 107 passengers from Tirana, Albania to Istanbul, Turkey, was hijacked Tuesday and landed at Italy's Brindisi airport, a company spokesman said.

Private Turkish television station NTV, quoting unidentified security officials, said plane was hijacked by two Turks to protest Pope Benedict XVI's planned visit to Turkey next month.

The plane was hijacked in Greek airspace, said airline spokesman Ali Genc.

BREITBART.COM - Hijacked Turkish Plane Lands in Italy

Hijacked Turkish Plane Lands in Italy
Oct 03 12:19 PM US/Eastern

A Turkish Airlines plane carrying more than 100 passengers from Tirana, Albania, to Istanbul, was hijacked Tuesday and landed at Italy's Brindisi airport, company spokesman Ali Genc said.
The plane was hijacked in Greek airspace, Genc said.

Turkish television channel NTV, quoting unnamed security officials, reported that the plane was hijacked by two Turks to protest Pope Benedict XVI's planned visit to Turkey next month.

A spokesman for the Greek military's general staff told The Associated Press that four Greek fighter jets had been scrambled to shadow the plane after it issued a distress signal over Greek airspace.

The plane contacted Italian air traffic controllers about 5:25 p.m. and asked to land in Brindisi, according to Nicoletta Tomiselli, a spokeswoman for the Italian air traffic agency ENAV.

She said the aircraft, carrying 113 people, was escorted to the ground by two Italian military planes.

"We don't know what the situation is yet," she said.

Genc, the Turkish Airlines' spokesman, said there were 107 on board. There was no immediate explanation for the discrepancy.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/10/03/D8KH8RB00.html

Sky Captain · Oct 3, 2006, 12:13 PM

Ansolutely rich.

From CNN:

The passengers and crew are under no threat," Candan Karlitekin told NTV television.

Many Muslims were angered by the pope's speech at a German university last month, saying it was an attempt to portray their religion as innately violent

And these two hijack an airliner.

Kerrigan · Oct 3, 2006, 12:21 PM

Blame America®

marden · Oct 3, 2006, 02:07 PM

ANSA.it - News in English - Turkish hijackers surrender

Turkish hijackers surrender

Two men believed to have message for Pope Benedict (Supersedes previous story) .

(ANSA) - Rome, October 3 - Two Turkish hijackers who diverted a Turkish airliner to the southern Italian airport of Brindisi on Tuesday handed themselves over to police some two hours after landing .

The hijackers were reported to be intent on sending a message to Pope Benedict XVI .

The plane, a Boeing 737 belonging to Turkish Airlines, was intercepted and escorted to Brindisi airport by two Italian military jets .

Turkish Airlines said the plane had been hijacked while travelling from the Albanian capital of Tirana to Istanbul but said none of the 113 passengers and crew abroad had been hurt .

"The passengers and crew are under no threat," airline chairman Candan Karlitekin told Turkish television and local police sources said the hijackers were unarmed .

Shortly before 20.00 local, the plane's co-pilot disembarked from the plane and began talking to police and other officials .

According to Italian national civil aviation agency ENAC, the hijackers had not behaved aggressively and had said they were ready to release the passengers .

Local government sources in Brindisi said the men were seeking political asylum .

It was unclear what the men's objectives were in hijacking the plane. ENAC sources said they wanted to give a message to the pope but gave no details of what it contained .

Turkish television said the hijacking was in protest at Pope Benedict's planned trip to Turkey in late November .

It said the hijackers had wanted the plane to land in Rome but were forced by the Italian military jets to divert to Brindisi .

But the same television network later said one of the men had written to the pope, saying he was a Christian and wanted to avoid military service in Turkey .

Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim said there was nothing to support the view that the two men wanted to protest against the pope's visit to Turkey at the end of November .

Turkey was one of the Muslim nations to protest last month when the pope made controversial comments about Islam during a lecture at a German university .

Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the Vatican had been alerted and was waiting for details. Another well-placed Vatican source stressed that the pope's visit to Turkey would go ahead as planned, regardless of the reasons for the hijacking .

Authorities in Istanbul identified one of the two hijackers as Hakan Eknci and the other only by his first name Mahmut .

I wonder what Mahmut's message was for the Pope. 'We're idiots?'

Dakar · Oct 3, 2006, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by marden

I wonder what Mahmut's message was for the Pope. 'We're idiots?'

That's clever. You should write for Leno.

Kerrigan · Oct 3, 2006, 02:20 PM

Actually that could pass for a joke on Conan.

marden · Oct 3, 2006, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar

That's clever. You should write for Leno.

Which of us? Abe? Aberdeenriter? Mojo or me?

Dakar · Oct 3, 2006, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

Actually that could pass for a joke on Conan.

God, I'll take Conan or Ferguson over Leno and Letterman everyday.

Kerrigan · Oct 3, 2006, 02:25 PM

I like Conan too, but some of those jokes in the opening stand up are kinda lame.

Is Ferguson good? I've only watched his show once.

Dakar · Oct 3, 2006, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

I like Conan too, but some of those jokes in the opening stand up are kinda lame.

Is Ferguson good? I've only watched his show once.

In all honesty Conan has nights where he goes coooooold.

Ferguson is just silly. He doesn't take himself seriously, likes to pile onto jokes. I like it, but I sometimes wonder if his accent isn't half the charm.

Chuckit · Oct 3, 2006, 02:29 PM

Ferguson is pretty good. He's way better than Kilborn was. (Actually, so is Jon Stewart. We need to replace Craig Kilborn more often.)

marden · Oct 3, 2006, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar

In all honesty Conan has nights where he goes coooooold.

Ferguson is just silly. He doesn't take himself seriously, likes to pile onto jokes. I like it, but I sometimes wonder if his accent isn't half the charm.

I can't stand the accent.

I've tried and tried to give him a chance but the accent makes me sick.

itai195 · Oct 3, 2006, 02:39 PM

I like Ferguson, by why the heck isn't his show in HD...

yakkiebah · Oct 3, 2006, 02:49 PM

Want to send a message but don't know how to write or just forgot to feed the pigeons?

Hijack a plane!

Dakar · Oct 3, 2006, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Ferguson is pretty good. He's way better than Kilborn was. (Actually, so is Jon Stewart. We need to replace Craig Kilborn more often.)

You know I didn't mind Kilborn, but he was too cocky and probably too flamingly conservative for most people.

Originally Posted by marden

I can't stand the accent.

I've tried and tried to give him a chance but the accent makes me sick.

Not a big fan of foreigners, eh?

Chuckit · Oct 3, 2006, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar

You know I didn't mind Kilborn, but he was too cocky and probably too flamingly conservative for most people.

I don't mind him either, but he keeps getting replaced by better comedians.

marden · Oct 3, 2006, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar

Not a big fan of foreigners, eh?

No, that is an incorrect assumption. But in a one dimensional, stereotypically pigeon-holish way your question/comment makes sense.

besson3c · Oct 3, 2006, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by marden

Which of us? Abe? Aberdeenriter? Mojo or me?

caught in the act!!

It's official now guys, Marden is Abe/Aberdeenwriter/Mojo2!

He really had us fooled for a while, what a caper!

Spliffdaddy · Oct 3, 2006, 10:31 PM

well, damn. the mystery is solved.

Finally, you won't have to lie awake at night worrying about it.

I know how much this means to you.

So, um, now what?

Kevin · Oct 3, 2006, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

caught in the act!!

It's official now guys, Marden is Abe/Aberdeenwriter/Mojo2!

He really had us fooled for a while, what a caper!

Great, now you officially have no purpose here.

BTW, I wonder what Italy did to deserve this. As we all know it's not the terrorist, but the people who they attack that are at fault.

besson3c · Oct 3, 2006, 10:51 PM

Anybody else need some sleuth work?

I think my next caper will be to figure out whether Spliffdaddy is a pedophile...

Kerrigan · Oct 3, 2006, 10:53 PM

[FONT="Book Antiqua"]That is correct, the terrorist is the victim of the Aggression of the White Man. The Europeans, with their Universities and other incidents of Learning, have a developed a Way by which they Oppress the Musulman. It is only in being Violent and Inhuman that Musulmans can show to World that they are a Religion of Peace, &c.[/FONT]

Spliffdaddy · Oct 3, 2006, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

Anybody else need some sleuth work?

I think my next caper will be to figure out whether Spliffdaddy is a pedophile...

well of course.

I love bicycles.

besson3c · Oct 3, 2006, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by Spliffdaddy

well of course.

I love bicycles.

You aren't supposed to give away the answers to capers, that's not how capers work.

I guess I'll just have to sleuth about whether you are gay or a Liberal or something...

Wait.. I know! I'm going to investigate whether you like to shove chocolate bars up your butt.

Spliffdaddy · Oct 3, 2006, 11:13 PM

I don't know how to say this...but your sleuth skillz leave something to be desired.

Your last two capers were solved only after the subjects admitted their guilt.

Not saying you suck at this. It's just that there's no evidence you don't.

besson3c · Oct 3, 2006, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by Spliffdaddy

I don't know how to say this...but your sleuth skillz leave something to be desired.

Your last two capers were solved only after the subjects admitted their guilt.

Not saying you suck at this. It's just that there's no evidence you don't.

Well, you work on sleuthing for evidence that I don't suck, and I'll work on the chocolate bar thing. When we're done, we'll compare notes and have a good laugh!

The rest of you guys can place bets.

Kevin · Oct 3, 2006, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by besson3c

I think my next caper will be to figure out whether Spliffdaddy is a pedophile...

Or you could just grow up.

Spliffdaddy · Oct 3, 2006, 11:17 PM

ok, ok

you caught me red-handed.

I'm a gay leftwing pedophile.

Naturally, I could get elected to any Democratic position I so desire.

besson3c · Oct 3, 2006, 11:20 PM

I think I just won?

And to think I put on my trench coat and my tweed hat and got me a giant magnifying glass for nothing!

My trusty sleuthing dog just took a leak on my awesome sleuthing outfit too, no thanks to you.

Spliffdaddy · Oct 3, 2006, 11:21 PM

whoa! Hold up, folks!

Stop with all the PMs already! My inbox is full.

While I appreciate your support - I do not plan on running for President anytime soon.

Those of you that donated to my campaign via PayPal will be refunded ASAP.

I apologize for being the best thing that ever happened to liberals, but I don't think public office is my cup of tea.

Certainly there are many other well-spoken liberal gay pedophiles you can rally behind.

um, that Barney Frank guy might be interested...or the Studds dude, but he's kinda old.

besson3c · Oct 3, 2006, 11:24 PM

Spliffdaddy: are you going to finish that chocolate bar?

Spliffdaddy · Oct 3, 2006, 11:29 PM

You must work 2nd shift. I always see you here when it's really late.

So, where are you from? Don't tell me "Canada".

For some reason I imagine you're from a yankee state. Maybe Massachusetts.

You aren't hip enough to be from the south. Well, that and we don't have clarinets down here.

Dakar · Oct 3, 2006, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by marden

No, that is an incorrect assumption.

Oh. Then why does his accent make you sick?

marden · Oct 4, 2006, 01:31 AM

Originally Posted by besson3c

caught in the act!!

It's official now guys, Marden is Abe/Aberdeenwriter/Mojo2!

He really had us fooled for a while, what a caper!

No.

marden · Oct 4, 2006, 01:38 AM

Originally Posted by Kevin

Great, now you officially have no purpose here.

BTW, I wonder what Italy did to deserve this. As we all know it's not the terrorist, but the people who they attack that are at fault.

For the record:

Because of the varied accusings herein I was making fun of those suspicions. I am not any of the aforementioned posters. Anyone who reads the thread will see. besson3c is to posting as Barney Fife is to sleuthing.

marden · Oct 4, 2006, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by besson3c

Well, you work on sleuthing for evidence that I don't suck, and I'll work on the chocolate bar thing. When we're done, we'll compare notes and have a good laugh!

The rest of you guys can place bets.

Maybe you will be accepted at the Inspector Cluseaux school of sleuthing if you keep this up.

marden · Oct 4, 2006, 01:49 AM

Originally Posted by Dakar

Oh. Then why does his accent make you sick?

Part of it is that he's difficult to understand. The other part I don't know. I liked Monty Python and Margaret Cho is cool. Helen Mirren is great. Mel Gibson was alright until recently. Bruce Lee was the MAN!

I think it's just Ferguson I don't like.

Dakar · Oct 4, 2006, 07:15 AM

Originally Posted by marden

Part of it is that he's difficult to understand.

Odd. I don't think he uses much UK vernacular. Otherwise he wouldn't have lasted this long.

Originally Posted by marden

Margaret Cho is cool.

I'm beginning to see the problem.

Taliesin · Oct 4, 2006, 07:25 AM

Hmm, a turkish christian hijacks a plane, in order to convince the pope to convince the turkish nationalistic government to not further try to enforce him to serve in the turkish military?

What the heck...

Taliesin

marden · Oct 4, 2006, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by Dakar

Odd. I don't think he uses much UK vernacular. Otherwise he wouldn't have lasted this long.

I'm beginning to see the problem.

Just stop it. What is wrong with Margaret Cho?

She likes Bill. Bill likes her. She likes women. Rosie likes her. Hilary likes her.
You like Bill. You like women. You like Rosie. You like Hilary.

Perfect match for you.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm tolerant toward all kinds of differences. Some of my best friends are comedians.

Dakar · Oct 4, 2006, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by marden

Just stop it. What is wrong with Margaret Cho?

Her 'comedy'

Originally Posted by marden

As far as I'm concerned, I'm tolerant toward all kinds of differences. Some of my best friends are comedians.

Well, I don't think I was saying you were anti-comedian...

Wiskedjak · Oct 4, 2006, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by marden

It's very interesting to see how slowly news seeps out from overseas compared to here.

Maybe they actually try to verify the story before reporting it ...?

marden · Oct 4, 2006, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by Wiskedjak

Maybe they actually try to verify the story before reporting it ...?

Maybe. Maybe something else. Did you notice the part that said, "State-run radio?"

Maybe that's got something to do with it.

marden · Oct 4, 2006, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by Dakar

Well, I don't think I was saying you were anti-comedian...

But you aren't SURE! That gives you the right to invade.

Wiskedjak · Oct 4, 2006, 08:04 AM

Originally Posted by marden

Maybe. Maybe something else. Did you notice the part that said, "State-run radio?"

Maybe that's got something to do with it.

Ahhh .... you have a conspiracy theory that trumps all other possibilities

marden · Oct 4, 2006, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by Wiskedjak

Ahhh .... you have a conspiracy theory that trumps all other possibilities

I said "maybe."