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  • Then, in a striking passage, Mr. DeLillo blends the hijacker's narrative with that of his leading character, Keith Neudecker, just as the plane collides with the World Trade Center: A sentence that begins with the terrorist watching a water bottle rolling across the floor of the plane ends with Keith himself rolling across the floor of his office.

    Mass Violence and the Limits of the Modern Novel Adam Kirsch 2011

  • So far, authorities are not releasing the hijacker's name, but they do say that his father, interestingly enough, is on site to help with hostage negotiations.

    CNN Transcript Apr 20, 2009 2009

  • He has been joined by two of the hijacker's closest friends and they're busily trying to negotiate with him.

    CNN Transcript Apr 20, 2009 2009

  • SOP for hijackings prior to that was to follow the hijacker's wishes and get the plane on the ground.

    StrategyPage.com 2009

  • Now, Latoya, you said that this man's father, the hijacker's father is involved in the negotiations.

    CNN Transcript Apr 20, 2009 2009

  • One visa was renewed 6 months after a hijacker's suicide in the WTC towers.

    Kill The PASS Act in Committee 2009

  • While the 9/11 hijacker's worked on a flight simulator, that was mostly to presumably work out the part of the assault that would be totally foreign to them: aircraft control.

    Won't Get Spooked Again 2008

  • Not one of the alledged hijacker's names appears on any of the flight's passenger lists

    America: Lying Politicians, Gullible Voters and the Long Slide Ahead 2008

  • (He managed one 9-11 hijacker's bank account and was a witness to the bizarre will signed by hijacker leader Muhammad Atta.)

    Saudi Government: Bin Laden Loyalists: How High D 2007

  • So far Germany has made hardly any arrests in the case, aside from Mounir El Motassadeq, a Moroccan student who had power of attorney over one hijacker's bank account.

    Catch Me If You Can 2007

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