Posts by Gerard

"On June 12, 1995, at 1530 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 402B airplane, N710WS, registered to and operated by the Watchtower Bible Organization and Tract Society, collapsed its nose gear while taxiing back after landing. The business flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, departed Good News, Alaska, and the destination was Tuntutuliak, Alaska. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The airline transport certificated pilot and the three passengers were not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged.

According to the Director of the Watchtower Bible Organization, who was also a passenger on the airplane, they were taxiing back to the ramp after landing. The runway had just been graded and a small depression in the runway's surface was filled with soft material. The airplane's nose gear rolled into the depression and the nose gear collapsed.

The Director of the Watchtower Bible Organization stated that the soft area on the runway had been marked with yellow cones. He stated that the runway maintenance person told them the cones were removed so the runway surface could be graded. The cones had not been replaced.

There were no NOTAMS (Notice to Airmen) issued. The Alaska Supplement, however, states that runway conditions are not monitored and that a visual inspection is recommended. The supplement states that there are dips and ruts to 4 inches deep."

Cruise Speed: 210 kts Fuel Capacity: 102.00 gal Range: 1180 nautical miles.

Cessna 402B ( "B" stands for Business comfort & Luxury).

Tuntutuliak, Alaska is located 440 miles west of Anchorage with one well known activity: Salmon fishing.

Think of them having fun with their luxurious airplanes - bought with your time and contributions- next time you go out on the field.

Terrorist rewarded with $25 millions by USA!

by Gerard in

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gotta be kidding me!

http://www.cnn.com/2003/us/03/12/shaikh.reward/index.html

washington (cnn) -- an egyptian radical will get $27 million as a reward for giving the united states information that led authorities to alleged september 11, 2001, mastermind khalid shaikh mohammed, government sources said wednesday.. the sources, confirming a story previously reported in a british paper and in newsweek, said the unnamed egyptian was captured during a raid in quetta, pakistan, last month.

Gerard

Gotta be kidding me!

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/03/12/shaikh.reward/index.html

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An Egyptian radical will get $27 million as a reward for giving the United States information that led authorities to alleged September 11, 2001, mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, government sources said Wednesday.

The sources, confirming a story previously reported in a British paper and in Newsweek, said the unnamed Egyptian was captured during a raid in Quetta, Pakistan, last month. The Egyptian was described as an al Qaeda foot soldier.

Officials said he not only claimed the $25 million award that was being offered by the U.S. government for information that led to Mohammed's arrest, but also demanded $2 million more to help cover the costs of his family moving to Great Britain. He is being paid the money, the sources said.

Mohammed, who has been linked to several al Qaeda attacks in the past five years, was arrested in a raid led by Pakistanis on March 1 in a house outside Islamabad. He was one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists.

FBI agents are continuing to run down leads from information retrieved in the arrest of Mohammed. Sources said about a dozen investigations resulted from the information, in various U.S. cities including Washington, New York and Los Angeles.

Agents are trying to find any evidence of sleeper cells operating in the United States as they run down names and other leads found in Mohammed's computer and papers.

Some of the other leads being looked into concern the money trail; agents are checking bank accounts.

Government sources said Tuesday that evidence was found after Mohammed's arrest that money was transferred into the United States after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack. Sources were more specific Wednesday, saying the transfers happened in November 2001.

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Medical Question about Hemoglobin

by SheilaM in

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yesterday thunder gave blood for the second time<yea thunder> the tech said his hemoglobin was low in his left arm.

but he always has a great iron level etc.

so she took blood from the right arm to test and it was fine.

Gerard

the tech said...

That's the problem. Ask your physician.

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Evolution or Creation??

by dottie in

well i know i may be opening a can of worms here.... but after what we were taught in the wts about creation...and now that you may know more about evolution... which do you think you'd choose to believe more??.

myself...i am leaning towards evolution...but then i read things that make me think otherwise.

so i do find it confusing sometimes .

Gerard

Human genome has 3x 10[exp 11] base pairs total DNA,

Newts have 10[exp12] ( that's 1,000 times more than you do!),

Even some vegetables have a larger genome than humans:

Beans: 10[exp 12] and a

Lilly has 10[exp 13].

This is for those who think humans are sooooo special.... We are likely a design but by no means are superior by content. Just my 2 cents on the mystery of life.

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Is the Major Battle Going to Start Today in Iraq?

by hawkaw in

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the war has been going on for sometime if anyone has actually been following along what has been going on in iraq .... .

but today .... .

msnbc reporting that ari fleischer has lidded his daily press gaggle, and that the president has cancelled some speech or meeting about health care he was supposed to have this afternoon.

Gerard

Got an interesting E-mail, I copy and pasted it below. (Remember that USA was supplying weapons to Sadam Hussein for its war with Iran while Oliver North was simultaneously supplying weapons to Iran.):

Anyone remember this?? It was 1987! At a lecture the other day they
were playing an old news video of Lt.Col. Oliver North testifying at
the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan Administration.

There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree,
but what he said was stunning!

He was being drilled by a senator; "Did you not recently spend close
to $60,000 for a home security system?"

Ollie replied, "Yes, I did, Sir."

The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience,
"Isn't that just a little excessive?"

"No, sir," continued Ollie.

"No? And why not?" the senator asked.

"Because the lives of my family and I were threatened, sir."

"Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.

"By a terrorist, sir" Ollie answered.

"Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?"

"His name is Osama bin Laden, sir" Ollie replied.

At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't
pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A couple
of people laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued. Why are you
so afraid of this man?" the senator asked..

"Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of", Ollie
answered.

"And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator.

"Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that an assassin
team be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."

The senator disagreed with this approach, and that was all that was
shown of the clip.

By the way, that senator was Al Gore

Also:

Terrorist pilot Mohammad Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. The
Israelis captured, tried and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo
agreement with the Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to
release so-called "political prisoners."

However, the Israelis would not release any with blood on their hands,
The American President at the time, Bill Clinton, and his Secretary of
State, Warren Christopher, "insisted" that all prisoners be released.

Thus Mohammad Atta was freed and eventually thanked the US by flying
an airplane into Tower One of the World Trade Center. This was reported
by many of the American TV networks at the time that the terrorists were
first identified. It was censored in the US from all later reports.

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WT Still owns Rand Cam stock

by DevonMcBride in

scroll down to the bottom to see it.

they claimed they were erroneously listed as owner of rand cam stock.. the december 20, 2002 quarterly filing from rand cam confirms they did not sell this stock and still hold ownership here is the link to this filing.

http://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/922330/000106299302000703/form10qsb.htm.

Gerard

RAND or the WT want bad publicity. They think silence works fine. I don't care for RAND as long as they pay their taxes. But the WT deserves what is comming to them. The people are getting educated and will be forced to sell and cut their loses.

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UN against the U.S. and Great Britian

by BillyBob in

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i'm new to the forum but have lurked for over four years!

in fact i've never even posted on an internet board before,.

so please go easy on me.

Gerard

What I wonder is what are the JWs saying now that their Beast, the UN, is actualy trying to avoid war?

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SilentLambs on news in MN

by No Apologies in

i caught an interesting story last night on the nbc station in the twin cities.

there is a group here trying to extend the statute of limitations on prosecuting child molesters.

featured in the report were heidi meyer and amber?

Gerard

Again, the WT is put on the national spotlight. No wonder they say "the light is getting brighter"

"There are too many people out there who have been sexually abused and who just can't come forward yet," said Heidi Meyer, 23, one of two women who last year sued Jehovah's Witnesses because of alleged abuse by a member of that denomination when they were children.