W E D N E S D A Y , A U G U S T 0 4 , 2 0 0 4Those Syrian Musicians -- The Truthby Michael in New York on 8/04/2004 02:13:00 AMAnother New York Times article about that airline incident with thoseSyrian musicians is truly illuminating.</p><p> The event was even lessworrying than it sounded, which makes the fact that the NYT includedit in a roundup of worrying incidents all the more annoying.</p><p> Somereports made it sound as if when the plane was landing, the men alljumped up and took strategic positions.</p><p> In fact, according to theFederal Air Marshall Service spokesperson, who previously hadn'tchallenged the wild tales flying around the internet -- the musicianswere already standing in the aisle when the seat belt signs wereilluminated, a flight attendant told them to sit down and they did.Much ado about nothing, harried on by passenger Annie Jacobsenwho wrote sensationalized accounts -- not backed up by any otherwitnesses or the undercover air marshall(s) on board.</p><p> It should benothing, but watch this tale get repeated again and again.</p><p> Add New Comment Logged in as AnonymousUser Logout from DisqusLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> Unclaimed Register withDISQUSWhy?Use Media ▼Community Page Comments feed Trackbacks(Trackback URL)blog comments powered by Disqus HuffPost PoliticsLincoln Leaves Door Open For EFCA Compromise -Senator Blanche Lincoln on Monday announcedthat she would vote against the Employee FreeChoice Act.</p><p> But later she elaborated, leaving thedoor open for...42 seconds agoDaily KosBeck: Daily Kos, C&L blame me for cop killer -Because it’s all about him, right? Howself-absorbed can one man possibly be? (Thisvideo is from Beck’s April 6, 2009 broadcast.</p><p> Thestill image is of ...12 minutes agoEschatonDeep Thought - When my house gets foreclosed I'llprobably be pretty happy if there's a reeducationcamp I can go to.26 minutes agoTowleroadVermont Governor Jim Douglas Vetoes Same-SexMarriage Bill - As promised, Vermont Governor JimDouglas has vetoed a bill that would legalizesame-sex marriage in the state.</p><p> He release astatement, which read, in part...26 minutes agoFiredoglakeWhy Can’t Obama’s Economic Team Explain Itself?- Given the embarrassing performance of theObama economic team over the weekend, we'releft wondering what useful expertise the public gotfrom Larry Summer...34 minutes agoJ O H N ' S P H OT O S Show All Control Anxiety EatingStress Relief Claim Your Risk Free Trial Nowbeautyfreeoffers.com/anxietyeating www.TheGodMovie.comAds by Google AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Those ...http://www.americablog.com/2004/08/those-syrian-musicians-tr... 1 of 64/6/09 7:26 PM
