Austin crash pilot set fire to his own house . . . ?

[bigtree]

report MSNBC . . .

[Ellipsis]

1. That doesn't bode well.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Benefit of the doubt lasted about 20 minutes. That's a new record.

[LeftyAndProud60]

3. What? nt

[SemiCharmedQuark]

4. Do they know the guy's name?

[farmout rightarm]

6. They found his passport out in the street

...

[gateley]

9. ....

:rofl:

[hlthe2b]

10. Did Cheney find it and hand it to them?

[Richard D]

14. Next to a

Koran?

[aquart]

5. Do we know who he is?

Yes, I'm assuming it's a guy thing.

[gateley]

7. Prior to his flight?

Maybe it's a disgruntled taxpayer who'd been hassled by the IRS? A big fuck you?

[hlthe2b]

8. wonder if it was in foreclosure?

[farmout rightarm]

11. DING DING you might just have nailed it

...
If we find out there are financial outfits in that building...

[Motown_Johnny]

17. they were saying there is an IRS office in the building

[farmout rightarm]

22. Yeah but they've changed that story half a dozen times. But one thing for sure is a lot of FBI

guys around there in plain view...
:shrug:

[gkhouston]

27. Filing early and in person, apparently. n/t

[old mark]

12. "...does not seem to be the result of crime or terror...." link

here: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6873173.html


Maybe pilot dumbass?

Sorry Cheney - cancel the party toinight.


mark

[Beetwasher]

13. They Must Have Found Out The Pilot Is White

Can't be terrorism then. :eyes: :sarcasm:

[Renew Deal]

16. He lit his house on fire and then accidentally crashed a plane?

Hmmmmm

[SemiCharmedQuark]

18. Just one of those days, I guess.

[old mark]

20. "Hold my beer and watch this....." nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

28. He went to a lot of trouble

[Motown_Johnny]

19. I think that was before he set his own house on fire first

[marmar]

15. More info for the cube rats, s'il vous plait.....

nt

[bigtree]

23. still nothing more on this than the initial summary report

[bigtree]

25. Joseph Stack

He's a pilot who lives at the burning house and whose whereabouts are unaccounted for . . . suspected of flying the plane. Under investigation . . . Woman and child in burning home unharmed.

[marmar]

26. Merci.....

This should get interesting, as we find out more about Mr. Stack.

[bigtree]

29. software engineer . . .

. . . flies out of airport where plane supposedly took off.

Officials believe he may have stolen plane . . .

[Fleshdancer]

21. I lived in that area of Austin for years....

and I had NO idea this building housed the local CIA and IRS office. Northwest Austinites: Did you know this?

[Don Caballero]

24. This building looks like it may collapse