Welcome to the forum Flip. I'm going to have to step up and take Bounty's side on this even though he is one strange cookie in general. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> J/K. Anyway...

Flip, in response to your message to Bounty.... I don't know how things are where you're from but in my neck of the woods, having my son on board the plane would be more reason to resist rather than sit complacently and let him die. One doesn't have to be a hero to not be a coward. One doesn?t have to be a hero to protect his children but he certainly is a coward to sit complacently and watch them die. That is my opinion... nothing more and nothing less. I normally stay out of the "political" threads but this one hits too close to home because I have actually been in life threatening situations and you mentioning kids as a defense of cowarace is something I can't remain silent about. It scares me to know that there are so many cowards in the world. I hope I am there if the time comes so that my son doesn?t have to depend on a coward to protect his life in my absence. When someone puts a gun to your head do you 1) rely on them to not pull the trigger or 2) assume that they will pull it and do whatever it takes to preserve your life? This is a bit exteme but still a worthwhile (yet simplistic) analogy for the hijacking situation.