http://www.metafilter.com/tags/askapilot Posts tagged with 'askapilot' at MetaFilter. Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:35:24 -0800 Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:35:24 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/34458/when%2Dmusicians%2Dattack <a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2004/07/21/askthepilot95/index.html">Patrick "Ask a Pilot" Smith opines on "Terror in the Skies, Again?"</a> Smith: I, for one, fully admit that certain acts of airborne crime and treachery may indeed open the channels to a debate on civil liberties. Pray tell, what happened? Gunfight at 37,000 feet? Valiant passengers wrestle a grenade from a suicidal operative? Hero pilots beat back a cockpit takeover? Well, no. As a matter of fact, nothing happened. Turns out the Syrians are part of a musical ensemble hired to play at a hotel. The men talk to one another. They glance around. They pee. That's it? That's it. tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.34458 Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:35:24 -0800 airlines airplanes askapilot hijacking patricksmith salon terrorism skallas