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FLYJACK
Dec 27, 2013, 7:44 AM
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Re: [smokin99] "negotiable American currency" [In reply to]
smokin99 wrote:
FLYJACK wrote:
"negotiable American currency",,
Only a foreigner would use that phrase..
Either this came from the hijacker or it didn't, when I was at the Museum symposium, Bruce was adamant that it didn't come from the hijacker,,, this is also problematic..
We know that everyone else was American, and no American would use that phrase, so it is even more difficult to explain the injection of that phrase into the narrative excluding the hijacker.
Some crazy thoughts,
Is it possible that the stewardess knew the hijacker OR subconsciously sensed that he was foreign causing the use of the phrase, "negotiable American currency"?
Northwest Orient Airline did fly some International routes, did the stewardess stay on domestic flights or travel internationally.. did she have experience with foreign passengers?
Did anyone else hear the hijacker speak?
from Kaye
"the most notable line to come out of the Cooper transcripts where passengers on the plane, including the flight attendants, stated that Cooper had no distinguishable accent"
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Not sure where Bruce got his information from..but...
The phrase..from the flight crew's handwritten notes written during the hijacking....was "negotiable currency".
The transcript (305 talking) has the phrase "Wants money in negotiable American currency. Denomination not important".
I will be the first to attest that it is hard to keep all of this stuff straight with all of the misinformation that has been reported over the years.
Yes, if the hijacker did in fact use that phrase, he would have been a foreigner, so that phrase has to be explained ex the hijacker to maintain an American as a suspect.. Bruce suggested that it was interjected by the crew,, however, that makes less sense as they are all American,, Why would someone other than the hijacker use that phrase??
Something is fishy here?? you can't have it both ways, you can't argue that the crew added it when they are all American AND argue the hijacker didn't say it because he had to be American.
I can't see why an American crew would add the phrase and if they didn't then it came from the hijacker and if the hijacker said it, he is very likely a foreigner.
In other words, it is LESS likely that the crew added the phrase than it coming from the hijacker.
Edit,, Bruce didn't go into detail, but he felt that the phrase didn't come from the hijacker. it was interpreted by the crew.. My deal is, you have to explain away that phrase coming from the hijacker to maintain an American as a suspect.. If you can't explain it away, it points to a foreigner. The explanation is weaker than the phrase coming from the hijacker.
(This post was edited by FLYJACK on Dec 27, 2013, 7:50 AM)