Archive for September, 2008

September 28, 1977

Posted by Robin on September 28th, 2008

India: Japan Airlines #472, a Douglas DC-8 en route from
Mumbai to Tokyo, and carrying 156 passengers, was taken over by armed members of the Japanese Red Army (JRA). Shortly after taking off from Mumbai, five JRA members hijacked the aircraft and ordered it flown to Dhaka, Bangladesh. At Dhaka, the hijackers took the passengers and [...]

Nightmare Passenger #4

Posted by Robin on September 23rd, 2008

AUSTRALIA - A man who threatened to kill a flight attendant on a Virgin Blue flight last week has
been fined $4000. Glen Leon Fave, 46, pleaded guilty to three charges in the Cairns Magistrates’
Court yesterday after the flight from Brisbane to Cairns on September 11, The Cairns Post
reports. Commonwealth prosecutor Adele Noble told the court [...]

Wheelchair Holster

Posted by Robin on September 22nd, 2008

It appears that these holsters were originally designed for motorcycles but have been modified for wheelchairs. Several variations of the mounting of the holster are displayed on the manufacturer’s website.
(http://www.sandssalesco.com)
(New York Transit Police, August 27, 2008)

Why I am not in Politics!

Posted by Robin on September 8th, 2008

Everyone will miss-speak from time to time but Barrack Hussein Obama’s error in this Sunday talk show interview would sink most politicians. We will see how invested the mainstream media is in his candidacy when and if the persistent issue of Obama’s ties to his fathers’ faith is explored in depth.