THE STORY
Thank God for people like Tedd Petruna.
I, Gene Hackemack, received this email from my good friend Tedd
Petruna. He is, a diver at the NBL (Neutral Buoyancy Lab) facility at
NASA Houston. I used to work with Tedd who happened to be on the AirTran
Flight 297, from Atlanta to Houston.
"One week ago, I went to Ohio on business and to see my father. On
Tuesday, the 17th, I returned home. If you read the papers the 18th you
may have seen a blurb about where an Air Tran flight was canceled from
Atlanta to Houston due to a man who refused to get off of his cell phone
before take- off. The story was only on Fox News. That was NOT what
really happened.
I was seated in 1st class coming home. Eleven
Muslim men got on the plane in full Muslim attire. Two of them sat in
1st class and the rest seated themselves throughout the plane, in coach
class, all the way to the back. As the plane taxied out to the runway,
the stewardesses gave the safety spiel that we are all so familiar with.
At that time, one of the men, in 1st class, got on his cell
and called one of his companions back in coach. He proceeded to talk on
the phone in Arabic very loudly and very, very aggressively. This
activity took the 1st stewardess out of action for she repeatedly told
the man that cell phones were not permitted at that time. He ignored her
as if she were not there. The man, who answered the phone back in the
coach section, did the same and this took out the 2nd stewardess.
Further back in the plane, at the same time, two younger Muslims, one in
the back on the aisle, and one sitting in front of him by the window,
began to show footage of a porno video they had taped the night before.
They were very loud about it.
Now, Muslim men are only
permitted to view porno women prior to Jihad. If a Muslim man goes into a
strip club, he has to view the woman via mirror with his back to her.
(Don't ask me, I don't make the rules, but I've studied Muslims.)
The 3rd stewardess informed the two men that they were not to have electronic devices on at this time.
One of the men said "shut up infidel dog!"
The stewardess attempted to take the camcorder and the Muslim began to
scream in her face in Arabic. At that exact moment, all eleven of the
men got up and started to walk throughout the cabin. I guess that
because of the noise, the flight crew must have decided that there was
something amiss and changed the plane's directions to head back to the
terminal.
The commotion and noise was reaching a feverish
pitch, and at this point I had had enough! I got up and started towards
the back of 1st class, when I heard a voice behind me, from another
Texan twice my size, say "I got your back." Then I grabbed the man, who
had been on the cell phone, by the arm and said "You WILL sit down in
your seat or you WILL be thrown from this plane!" As I "led" him around
me to take his seat, the fellow Texan grabbed him by the back of his
neck and his waist and headed him back to his seat. I then grabbed the
2nd man and said, "You WILL do the same!"
He protested loudly,
but my adrenaline was flowing now and he was going to go also. Just as I
escorted him forward, the plane stopped, the doors opened and three TSA
agents and four police officers entered the cabin. Myself and my new
Texas friend were told to cease and desist for they had the situation
under control.
I was quite happy to oblige actually. There was
still some sort of commotion in the back, but within moments, all
eleven Muslim men were escorted off the plane. The TSA agents then had
their luggage unloaded. We talked about the occurrence and were in
disbelief that it had happened.
Then suddenly, the door opened
again and in walked all eleven Muslim men! Stone faced, eyes front and
robotic, (the only way I can describe it) they were reseated. The
stewardess from the back had been in tears and when she saw the men, she
was having NONE of it! Since I was up front, I heard and saw the whole
ordeal. She told the TSA agents that there was NO WAY she was staying on
the plane with the Muslim men. The agent told her that they had
searched the men and were going through their luggage with a fine tooth
comb. However, nothing had been found and that the men were allowed to
proceed on to Houston.
The captain and co-captain came out of
the cockpit and told the agent, "We and our crew will not fly this
plane!" After a word or two, the entire crew, luggage in tow, left the
plane. Five minutes later, the cabin door opened again and a whole new
crew walked on. Again, this was where I had had enough! I got up and
asked the TSA agent, "What the hell is going on?
I was told to
take my seat. The airlines and TSA were sorry for the delay and we would
be home shortly. I said "I'm getting off this plane". The stewardess
sternly told me that she could not allow me to get off. Now I'm really
mad! I said "I am a grown man who bought this ticket, who's time is mine
with a family at home and I am going through that door, or I'm going
through that door with you under my arm, but I AM going through that
door!"
And then I heard a voice behind me say "So am I!" Then
everyone behind us started to get up and say the same thing. Within two
minutes, I was walking off that plane where I was met by more TSA agents
who asked me to write a statement about the incident. I had five hours
to kill at this point waiting for the next flight to Houston, so why the
hell not give them my statement. Due to the amount of people who got
off that flight, it was canceled. I was supposed to be in Houston at 6
PM, but I finally got there at 12:30 AM. If you don't believe this, look
up the date and then Flight 297 from Atlanta to Houston.
If
this wasn't a terrorism dry run, I don't know what one is. The
terrorists wanted to see how TSA would handle it, how the crew would
handle it, and how the passengers would handle it. I'm telling this to
you because I want you to know. The threat IS real. I saw it with my own
eyes."
Tedd Petruna
I suggest you keep this going until this incident reaches the email of all POLITICIANS and the news media!
Now for the rest of the story.
This has been refuted by the airline and many news agencies.
I would like to put the call out for the people that were aboard this flight and the key here is ON THE PASSENGER MANAFEST to come forward and tell what happened. I have a copy of the manifest in my hot little hands.
Just get a hold of me any time here. I will get back to you.
BLESSINGS HHC