Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"We respectfully request that US District Judge Leonie Brinkema reconsider her ruling and keep the tape private. The families of the crewmembers who were murdered on September 11, 2001 have already suffered tremendously, and public release of the tape would only sensationalize and serve no legitimate purpose."

Source: Captain Ralph Hunter, President of the Allied Pilots Association, in a statement supporting the families of victims lost onboard United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 in their request for Judge Brinkema to reconsider allowing the CVR from the airliner be entered into evidence in open court, in the death penalty trial of confessed al-Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui.

FMI: www.alliedpilots.org