Flight instructor wins $5 million

[M-crit]

That's slightly less than my regional pay

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_moussaoui_reward

 

[ToiletDuck]

That's such bull********************. All he did was his ********************ing job and gets this. So much for patriotism.

 

[earhart]

Flight instructor wins $5 million

He didn't "win" $5 million. 'Spot the terrorist' is not a gameshow.

 

[Raskal]

He didn't "win" $5 million. 'Spot the terrorist' is not a gameshow.

Sooo, lemme get this straight. Steps for getting $5 mil:

1. "Hey boss, this guy's weird..."
2. Nothing happens, continue to teach said weird guy.
3. Weird guy uses learned skills to wipe out building.
4. Fast forward 6 years, now an election year and though the info about the weird guy accomplished nothing, following the law of election year politics (bring up last big war/tragedy/event people will never shut up about and exploit) get money simply for the hell of it (wonder how much of it will go back into political donations-tax deductible of course )

 

[Limeyflyer]

I love how "two of his colleagues" were questioning why he got the money also. Everyone wants a piece of the pie

 

[Raskal]

I love how "two of his colleagues" were questioning why he got the money also. Everyone wants a piece of the pie

What are you doing up this early?? Shouldn't you be resting up for ioe?

 

[Limeyflyer]

I see you stayed up after your wife went to work also. IOE hahaha when will that happen???

 

[outsidethecloud]

My favorite part of the story is that he has an "apartment" in Florida where no one recognizes him. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Florida has no income tax.
Apartment rent for one year: $12,000
PO Box in Florida: Free

$5 MILLION with no income tax taken out: Priceless

 

[PooPooPants]

My favorite part of the story is that he has an "apartment" in Florida where no one recognizes him. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Florida has no income tax.
Apartment rent for one year: $12,000
PO Box in Florida: Free

$5 MILLION with no income tax taken out: Priceless

Everyone pays income tax, Florida just doesn't have state income. He'll still lose close to 40% of that.

 

[dispatchguy]

'Spot the terrorist' is not a gameshow.

But it should be...

"So, Ahmed, wanna see what you'll win?"

"A Brand New Camel!!!!"

Maybe we could get Bob Barker out of retirement

 

[puck_11]

I love how "two of his colleagues" were questioning why he got the money also. Everyone wants a piece of the pie

His two colleagues were the managers and the ones who contacted the FBI repeatedly to have a background investigation done. All the first guy did was bring up a name...still think they aren't entitled to a share of the reward?

 

[slotationdriver]

if your jealous about the cash he got. Go find another terrorist and turn him in. Or go drag out Bin laden from some cave.

 

[earhart]

But it should be...

"So, Ahmed, wanna see what you'll win?"

"A Brand New Camel!!!!"

Maybe we could get Bob Barker out of retirement

Suggested names:

Who Wants to be a Mullah?

You Bet Your Life.

Win, Lose or Detonate.

Whose Camel is it Anyway?

Pray till you drop.

The Pyramid Game.

Name that Insurgent.

Bin Laden Family Feud.

Are You Smarter than an Fa-18?

Further Suggestions?

 

[Morettis]

From what I saw on the news, the guy had to bring it up to his managers a couple times to get them to finally call the FBI. He's also 70 and has cancer. According to Fox News.

 

[dispatchguy]

Two and a half Camels!

 

[808pilot]

are you smarter than an fa-18.....that thought just made me laugh breakfast through my nose...good one...

 

[Occam's Razor]

Clancy caught the guy. Period. The other two didn't have a clue what he was after. Clancy did. He followed the chain-of-command and told the scheduling/admin pukes...who called the FBI. The other two couldn't have picked Moussoui out of a line-up, which is why Clancy in the only one of the three who testified at the trial.

He gets the $$. The others get the green monster.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

...they thought it was strange Moussaoui wanted to learn to fly a Boeing 747 despite the fact that he had little flying background.

Sounds like just about everybody in newhire ground school right now.

 

[Checknsix]

I used to work with Clancy at this school. Great guy.

Several of the folks that I used to work with there told me the story early on in pretty great detail...Clancy was the guy that made the difference.

Good to see that if there was going to be a reward, that the right guy got it.

- Six

 

[Papps]

So the moral of the story is.....in one situation calling the FBI happened to turn out to be a good idea and it bagged one terrorist a.hole, so lets all spy on fellow citizens in the hopes of winning the "big brother" lotto.

Is this country officially considered a police state yet or are we still going to pretend that we live in "freedom".