David Friedberg: "He called for an emergency urinary bag and stayed in the cockpit... that's when the guy tried to kill him"
FRIEDBERG: "And I do think a big shout out to the pilot."
"If you read the reports, he wouldn't go to the bathroom because he had suspicions that his co-pilot was going to do something. He called for an emergency urinary bag and he stayed in the cockpit to pee in his urinary bag. That's when the guy tried to kill him. He fought the guy off. While he was stabbed and bleeding out to death, he heroically opened up the cockpit door and screamed for passengers to come and help. And then several heroic souls stepped up and saved the day and saved 170 some odd lives. That's the story. It's a story of terror. It's a story of human heroism. I don't care where these people are from. I don't care what religion anyone is. I don't care what political interest anyone might have. This is the story that needs to be told. And it is being kind of recast by the media about Israeli politicians trying to score points, which is what the New York Times is trying to sell on their cover page today. Yeah."
"As opposed to the story of what really took place here."
Additional context:
David Friedberg shared a gripping account of the Flydubai cockpit attack on All-In: a pilot suspected his co-pilot, used a urinary bag to stay in the cockpit, and got stabbed fighting him off.
The core heroism is documented, but the viral details do not match the record.
Here is what the investigation and reporting actually show:
1. The cockpit attack is real
On Flydubai Flight FZ1073, the first officer stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar and forced the Boeing 737 MAX into a steep plunge.
2. The captain's actions saved the flight
Despite severe stab wounds, Machchhar fought back and hit the door release switch. Passengers and off-duty crew rushed the cockpit, pinned the attacker, and safely diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
3. The bathroom detail was conflated
Reporting from The Guardian and The Washington Post documents the actual lavatory connection: a mother waiting with her child near the forward bathroom heard violent screams inside the cockpit and alerted passengers.
There is no official record of Captain Machchhar suspecting his co-pilot beforehand or using an emergency urinary bag.
SkyNews Australia had veteran Captain, Byron Bailey on talking about the FlyDubai Flight from the UAE - Tel Aviv and let’s just say, it didn’t go the way Sky News expected it to. Watch! 🤣
Flydubai flight captain Smit Machchhar to PM Modi:
"I knew these might be my final moments - I was ready to die. But I told myself: just open the door, just do it. Once I opened it, the rest followed."
A hero.
So today I dropped by the Lakeside Continental Hotel in Camberley and found a Somali migrant absolutely hammered at lunchtime.
This is what you’re paying for.
The West’s exceptionalism and superiority to other civilizations are precisely what made it try to raise other civilizations through the globalization of its norms.
But when those civilizations failed to rise because they lacked the moral infrastructure to sustain those norms, the West responded by denying its own exceptionalism and tearing itself down to become equal with them.
The First World failed to pull the Third World up, so it pushed itself down to become a Third World instead.
🚨 Smith Machhahar is a FlyDubai pilot of Indian origin with more than 13 years of experience in civil aviation. He has logged over 9,750 flight hours on Boeing 737 aircraft. Smith was seriously injured during a sudden attack by his colleague, but despite his injuries, he managed to stop him from crashing the plane and helped prevent a possible disaster.
He is a true hero. Despite being seriously injured, he showed incredible courage and did everything he could to prevent a tragedy. May God protect him, give him strength, and grant him a full recovery.
🇦🇪🇺🇦🇷🇺 A RUSSIAN AND A UKRAINIAN SAVED THE DAY
After much confusion, it turns out a Ukrainian and a Russian pilot were on board the FlyDubai plane.
Both took control of the plane and landed it after the second pilot attacked the captain.
Both are pilots who were flying as regular passengers in civilian clothes. After the incident, they replaced the crew in the cockpit and landed the plane.
Russians and Ukrainians work together… a much better end to this story!
Evangelism is prohibited in every Islamic country. You are allowed to preach and worship within the walls of your church, but outside of that, you will be killed, and at best, you go to jail.
Muslims across the Western world have built tens of thousands of mosques and carry out dawa on every corner.
And now, in places where their numbers are increasing, this is what happens to Gospel preachers.
This is just the beginning.
Preachers usually get killed, but now Muslims have to be careful, and this is what being careful looks like.
'This is straight up communism!'
Matthew Goodwin discusses whether councils should be allowed to seize empty homes after six months, as local authorities are granted new powers.
Just Another Day in Paradise more illegal migrants giving it large. 🤬
My question is, is he there to Pray On vulnerable women at night drunk.. ? Because it wouldn't be the first time and the government let these people mix in Society.
Now you know why they PRINTED LEAFLETS.
Kate McCann: Taxpayers are to pay £70,000 for the refurbishment of radical cleric Abu Hamza's wife’s home. A £1.7 million pound home and only she lives there. Is that fair?
Angela Rayner: I’m not going to get into individual cases.
Kate McCann: You’re the Housing Secretary.