How Terrorists Stole an Italian Cruise Ship

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[@iamarizonaball2642]

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[@NeostormXLMAX]

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[@rubyironclad]

*1 American casualty* “A U.S. aircraft carrier task force lead by the USS Saratoga-“

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[@CrabmanReturns]

A ship just got hijacked! US: i sleep There's Americans on board! US: real shit?

[@terrynewsome6698]

American gets killed US: Cowabunga it is then.

[@benchoflemons398]

That’s how it used to be. Edit: evidently everyone in the replies doesn’t know that Americans and Afghan locals fighting for the US were left in Afganistán to fend for themselves only 2 years ago.

[@4rumani]

how it should be

[@iliashdz9106]

that's how it still is.

[@andreascovano7742]

@@iliashdz9106 something something Viktor Bout for a basketball player

[@alice20001]

Well that was pretty pointless. They hijack a ship, kill a hostage, and then negotiate to get themselves released? It's like robbing a bank, killing a hostage, and negotiating to leave without any money but not getting arrested.

[@konstantinosnikolakakis8125]

And then end up getting arrested anyways.

[@packerman7410]

Just wanted blood, massive cowards

[@liam4688]

@@Jack-he8jv what do you mean deserve no sympathy?? As "retaliation" they hijack a civilian ship and murdered a disabled US citizen who happened to be a jew and had nothing to do with the Israeli attack you mentioned. imagine if the roles were reversed, PLO kill 60 Israelis and as retaliation, the IDF (Israel Defence Force) hijack Emirates and execute a disabled Palestinian passenger. Imagine the out-cry.

[@daniel-andersson]

@@Jack-he8jv I fail to see how a wheelchair-bound Jewish-American had anything to do with the attack by Israel. That's like me "retaliating" against a stray cat because my brother was killed by a tiger.

[@Muaddibize]

@@Jack-he8jv They killed 60 Palestinian soldiers in an attack on a military objective, against a country that they didn`t recognize. The only reason they are called civilians is that as an unrecognized country they can`t legally have soldiers. But why would you expect objectivity from a neo-Nazi.

[@forzatoro89]

The standoff was actually more complicate, when the plane landed, was surrounded by 50 italian troops that were already at the base, then americans arrived and surrounded those, and finally the italians reinforcements arrived and surrounded the american troops

[@JohnDoe-on6ru]

Then some spanish troops arrived and surrounded them, then british troops arrived and surrounded the spanish troops

[@thegeforce6625]

@@JohnDoe-on6rueveryone’s surrounded by everyone

[@Redwan777]

​@@JohnDoe-on6ruAh yes, 4 player chess

[@basilalias9689]

​@@JohnDoe-on6ru Benny Hill ensues.

[@larryalvares1369]

@@JohnDoe-on6ruand then the Mexican troops surrounded the Spanish, then the Mexicans were surrounded by more Americans, then the Americans were surrounded by Canadians, then the Canadians were surrounded by beavers, then the beavers were surrounded by elks, then the elks were surrounded by bears, then the bears were surrounded by crocodiles, then the crocodiles were surrounded by t-rexes

[@mariobentivenga844]

The Achille Lauro hijacking has to be one of the most interesting events in Italian Cold War history, a period which isn’t well known in the anglosphere. As such, I want to bring some attention to other , fascinating events that happened during that time: -The Aldo Moro kidnapping, the height of the red brigade’s power; -The Borghese coup, an attempted fascist coup that failed for unclear reasons; -The war against the mafia; -Tangentopoli, and the rise of Silvio Berlusconi.

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Legit those are all great ones. I hope one or more of them is picked up by the channel!

[@eldermoose7938]

Learning about the years of lead and the red brigades was a trip. Some really crazy and interesting stuff. Really shows how cold war impacted a lot of countries in ways most anglophones are unaware of.

[@simonschneider5913]

what about the elephant in the room - "Propaganda Due"....?

[@JesusIsKing48]

non metterei borghese nella lista ma la p2. solo Poggiolini "merita" un capitolo a parte

[@simonschneider5913]

@@JesusIsKing48 Poggiolini, Born 25 July 1929 (age 93).....WTF, this guy isnt even dead yet!! :)

[@noa-3053]

The Sigonella base actually has two parts, one for the US, one italian. The plane landed by us mistake in the italian side, where it was taken in custody by the italian troops, the us arrived asking for the terrorist, but the standoff went something like this "If you try to step on the plane, we will shoot you". There is a also missing part on the story. After the Sigonella standoff, the 737 was sent to Rome with the terrorist. The US tried to intercept it, but it was sent away by the italian air force, then, an American fighter faked an emergency and landed in front of the parked 737, to avoid escapes. The atc called him: "you either move within 5 minutes or we'll send a bulldozer to move you out".

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodb5344]

This is just a testiment to how even when they are they’re allies the us will still try to meddle in their affairs

[@Puma-ph5ep]

US ego shows again. what a suprise.

[@kwd3109]

Yes Italy, you must be real proud of yourselves protecting a terrorist who murdered a wheelchair bound American. You even threatened to kill more Americans if they tried to apprehend this murdering coward.

[@cs40660]

@@Puma-ph5epi mean, a US citizen was killed. They were justly enranged.

[@mevio4665]

@@SanctusPaulus1962 Correct! I'm neutral. Neither American, nor Italian or Israeli, but I was outraged by the attitude of the Italians, protecting a terrorist who killed a man in the wheelchair. Shame on them and whatever policy they pursued. Americans acted with balls, not spaghetti style!

[@HailG3]

I'm Italian and I just watched this with my mom who was around 20 when this happened, and she said it's crazy to see the discrepancy between the facts as they're told now and what she remembers seeing on the news back then. Really great work, the editing was absolutely incredible.

[@paolo9038]

TV news in Italy is not very reliable just look at the actual Italian situation which always talks about feminicides obviously I condemn femicide, what makes me turn up is that they have transformed the term "femicide" into a synonym for a woman k1lled by someone, while it should be a woman k1lled by a partner or ex-partner from what is written in the dictionary and from ISTAT sources. They basically found a way to make triple the number of femicide

[@DrummerJacob]

The truth always comes out after it doesn't matter anymore.

[@giulianoilfilosofo7927]

​@@DrummerJacobNo Truth here, Simply Anglo Americans rewriting history to their favor as usual.

[@Solitide]

you're telling me of all the stations the distress call could have gone to, it goes through europe and hits a random station in sweden

[@darthvader1536]

yeah feels so strange why sweden its a llooooong way to go

[@luuko656]

Theres an HF Radio station in Sweden used for emergency location beacon testing...Maybe the highjackers new this as the only radio freq that was relliable and neutral???

[@conor7154]

Muslims aren’t too bright

[@StrongOneX]

Short wave radio ionosphere bounce. A Norwegian radio amateur recently picked up an emergency call from a sinking ship in the Carribbean if I remember correctly.

[@nvrndingsmmr]

​@luuko656 You're giving these cowardly hijackers entirely too much credit. I doubt they even knew how their own guns worked let alone the intricacies of radio communications.

[@samhop34]

Italy: lets talk America: if there in american on that boat, just rember what happended to Japan

[@MisterRawgers]

Italy were shameful cowards during ww2, and have never helped anyone but themselves.

[@Mr1121628]

poor comment execution mate

[@alexdavis5766]

As a full time wheelchair who has cruised a lot (and next going next month near where this happened) I’m very glad that security is a lot more strict nowadays to then!

[@Chasereading-py5nh]

Hi Alex I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this compliment. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹🌹

[@violet7773]

​@@Chasereading-py5nh you got all that from a 32 word comment about cruises and wheelchairs? My guy, what?

[@Chasereading-py5nh]

@@violet7773 smile nice meeting I'm reading's wby?

[@theeccentric7263]

@@violet7773He’s diabolically down bad.

[@seanmcintier5226]

@@theeccentric7263 I think all he did was take a look at her pfp, see 'relatively attractive woman', and seeing his own pfp is a middle-aged man, went full simp mode on some random woman on the internet lol

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[@kindlin]

I just found this channel from this video.

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Get off your knees little bro

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[@thehappyharper1380]

@@kindlinsame. 🎉

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[@OpSurajit]

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[@Ridz149]

Beautiful video essay, the wheelchair man’s death is heartbreaking

[@Greksallad]

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[@cphr_]

I will overtake him soon

[@ilovesuisse1]

This ship was originally the dutch owned ship Willem Ruys, which i migrated on to Australia in 1961. My family and i travelled from Switzerland to Rotterdam, Holland and got on the ship there. I never realised that the Achille Lauro was the same ship until i found a story on the internet about the Achille Lauro. This ship had quite a history.

[@dhl-96]

@@Sam-pie Yep in the 1990's the Achille Lauro caught fire and sunk, killing around 4-5 people

[@D-Ruys]

You sailed on the Willem Ruys? That's really cool! How was that experience like?

[@badcornflakes6374]

Australia? 😢

[@Genius_at_Work]

@@Sam-pie Changing a Ship's Name is VERY common Practice though. It's pretty much Standard when selling, and sometimes even for long-term Chartering, despite the high Cost (30,000+ Dollars). Especiall Sales to the Breakers usually involve a Name Change, to avoid negative PR because of the bad working Conditions in Places like Alang, Karachi or Cittagong.

[@jo2lovid]

Sailed from Rotterdam to NZ arriving May 1963. (6 years old then). Went from winter in Vlaardingen to winter in Invercargill, NZ The Willem Ruys was primarily used for immigration at the time, although it also carried diplomats through to Indonesia. Travel took 5 weeks to NZ. The only time my family were seasick, was sailing from Wellington to Christchurch across Cook Strait.

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soon you will enjoy my content far more

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The whole channel is "political thriller synthwave Lemmino", and I ain't complaining.

[@Interwurlitzer]

RIP Josh Klinghoffer's (RHCP) granddad

[@fishermanfan99driver36]

The US went from “shit happens 🤷‍♂️” to “RAHHHHHHH🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸” real quick😂

[@blizzard1198]

Ship get's hijacked US: Nothing new, happens all the time there. There's Americans on the ship US: This cannot continue🦅🇺🇸

[@SuperCatacata]

This is literally every country concerning their own citizens.

[@yesyes-om1po]

why do people bitch about the US being the global police but then continue to bitch when they don't act as the global police?

[@mofumofu-pj3ee]

@@yesyes-om1po lmao its nothing new, just the common instinct people have to detest whoever has an advantage. in this case its American military stuff.

[@ilsignorpierpaolo5164]

​@@yesyes-om1po we never asked them to be the world's policemen

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[@illzzu]

Absolutely. I haven't watched the entire video video yet and I'm hooked by the visualization and documentary.

[@saamdotexe]

Just a correction, the inner ring around the plane (the one "guarding" it) was the one made by the Carabinieri, the others around where the American troops. The Carabinieri that came from barracks outside of the airport later surrounded the americans

[@RhelrahneTheIdiot]

The Italians should've just shot the US troops and taken the plane into custody by force to be honest, its actually disgusting that the US did all of this on the soil of their own ally without even saying anything until the last minute.

[@IMPERIALYT]

Every source that I read cited the Americans as the ones to reach the aircraft first, therefore them being the inner ring - see Spagnolo-Anderson & Bohn sources.

[@Ezekiel903]

yes, as i remember from the 80s the inner circle was made by italiians!

[@azouitinesaad3856]

​@@Ezekiel903 Mandela effect

[@epstein_isnt_dead7726]

​@@azouitinesaad3856or a lazy creator. "Every source I read" is a very misleading statement. If he only read one source, that statement is still factually correct. These yt guys are all just remaking the same videos without changing or fact checking anything. One makes a video and everyone else just changes the wording but repeats the same info

[@AcesAndNates]

It’s refreshing to watch a channel that does it’s due diligence in research. I hope you continue growing.

[@mediocreman2]

Seriously? He didn't even get the passenger and crew numbers correct.

[@AcesAndNates]

@@mediocreman2If you had truly investigated it, yourself, you would see a myriad of numbers given for the crew. Some say 320; others say 450; and then there are sources that just say “several hundred”. Sometimes we don’t have firm numbers and an average estimate is the best you have. This is especially true when you have conflicting sources. Precision is not the goal… accuracy is.

[@cphr_]

its good but not as good as mine I will surpass him soon just watch

[@julian913]

30 years in prison for a terrorist is an absolute joke

[@thecommentaryking]

It isn't

[@west8772]

​@@thecommentaryking no, its pretty ridiculous

[@thecommentaryking]

@@west8772 It isn't

[@riccardosartori3822]

Unfortunately in Italy the absolute maximum sentence is 30 years regardless of the crime 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@eliiezer]

@@riccardosartori3822 that's crazy...

[@tubbymontana7090]

this was so freaking amazing at first I thought I wouldn’t care but damn the editing and story telling kept me hooked

[@anotherboat]

Italian part of the story: Stressed, delicate, and with many factors brought into the mix. Peak politics where you can tell politicians are trying to balance things for the best outcome. 5:51 : fuck that shit

[@NickCorruption]

Do not try to negotiate with evil, destroy it.

[@LRM12o8]

It's so much easier to come in guns blazing and play freaking Avengers with no regard for any adverse consequences when you know you're not the one who's gonna be hit by the likely acts of retaliation... 💁‍♂

[@thecommentaryking]

@@NickCorruption Oh yes, and meawhile break every international law that you signed

[@brando1919]

@@thecommentarykingWhelp that’s what happens when everyone relies on your military protection. The spineless Italians have to negotiate with terrorists we just kill them. Until you can do the same, you play by the rules the US set and we can do whatever we want. What’re you gonna do, cry about it?

[@NickCorruption]

@@thecommentaryking The Geneva Convention does not apply to Non-State actors.

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Love this channel. Keep up the great videos

[@UwUslee]

these grapics are amazing not only for a channel your size but for any documantary channel on youtube, keep it up

[@thecringeslayer4897]

I read the title as "How TOURISTS Stole an Italian Cruise Ship" and needless to say; I was very confused.

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[@SockyNoob]

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[@uap24]

Reminds me of that funny translation video.

[@g0thman865]

The visuals on this video are impeccable, I enjoyed every single detail (Especially the neon lines). Looking forward to more videos sir.

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For a video of this quality, you seem like someone who'd have millions of subscribers. Man, you're terribly underrated

[@fw.jeffrin7239]

Like lemmino

[@cphr_]

if you enjoy great quality like his content then my videos will be of great use to you, I spend countless hours to make entertaining yet factual documentaries

[@Wanderer628]

It's like the plot of a Hollywood film, the negotiator is the mastermind behind the criminals he is negotiating with lol.

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The visuals are truly amazing in this video, I'm in awe. Keep up the amazing work man, you'll be skyrocketing in subscribers within no time!

[@giovannifavullo7065]

Italy probably knew about abbas involvement, but in the scheme of cold war Italian secret service they left him as to have some leverage if future terrorist attack happened (they did). Keep in mind that, it is said, Italy had a secret deal with PLO, Italy would allow the PLO to keep some arms storage in various Gladio holdouts in exchange of the promise that no terrorist attack would be conducted on Italian soil or against italians

[@RhelrahneTheIdiot]

Yeah sure that was the case lmao

[@NickCorruption]

If it's true that the Italians had a deal with the PLO, that would be other worldly levels of cowardice. Imagine if the U.S. made a deal with ISIS that would allow them to store weapons in exchange for not attacking us?

[@giovannifavullo7065]

@@davidsimon7436 I mean, in the context of 1980/90 italy it made sense and somehow worked, limiting terrorism and maintaining stability

[@Wesgo111]

@@giovannifavullo7065 No they did not! They spilled jewish blood !!!!

[@VoltzV1]

​@@Wesgo111deserved because they are the puppets of war criminals and they did the same thing that Germany did to them

[@ppilihplul]

Sad that you only have about 70k subs you easily deserve a million with these high quality videos and good research! I wish the best of luck for this channel.

[@olivere5497]

I dunno brah, i like it here.

[@Celebrian261]

300k now

[@jeepmega629]

As an Italian i knew surprisingly little about the Achille Lauro, and this was a great and in-depth way to learn more about it!

[@giulianoilfilosofo7927]

Le fonti Italiane dicono l'opposto, ma va bene lo stesso .....

[@TojoMember760]

I may not be Italian but the fact that America tried to stick it's nose in this and tried to take control of a situation that didn't even involve them or concern them. And not to mention the Italians have every right to be upset with the Americans because it happened on an Italian ship and happened within Italy's borders. So they have every right to prosecute the hijackers in an Italian court and punish them by Italian law.

[@FSMAsuka]

@@TojoMember760 This situation involved America more than it involved any other country, and American was killed during the hijacking. You must not be good at listening.

[@helvetica.studio]

Really well put together. I’ve never heard of this diplomatic-focused hijacking story before!

[@stringssetc]

The production quality is just awesome!

[@caybokotze]

Gaws damn you are good at this. This story could be a movie. Your production quality is excellent.

[@memoir4you]

They did make a movie of it with Burt Lancaster in 1990, "voyage of terror" ,its in KZbin.

[@lucky-lu6tc]

My german mom was part of the service/waitress staff on this ship when it made a week long test tour after its renovation, but decided to leave the ship and her position because of the poor conditions for the crew on board. She said that their uniforms were quite messy when they got them, the crew rooms were dirty and infested with cockroaches and most importantly she said that the male crew was very aggressive towards the female crew. So much so that she only ever walked the ship with another woman to be safer... So in the end she decided to leave ship at a port near Rome were the first passengers arrived and went back to Germany via train. She still remebers that her quite expensive beautycase was stolen at the train station lol Some time later she heard in the news about this incident. She still has photographs from the ship at that time. Iv'e sent her the video xD

[@spencer4732]

amazing video! extremely entertaining the entire time with the level of detail in both writing and animation. nice work!!

[@cphr_]

you could criticize my videos because I think they are better than his

[@juan-qt5he]

Amazing quality and detail! I love this channel, I hope you keep it up.

[@JoeStudd96]

A film of the hijacking was filmed onboard the actual Achille Lauro in 1990. Four years later, in 1994, the ship caught fire and sank 100km off the coast of Somalia with the loss of four lives. To this day, her wreck has never been found...

[@neutronalchemist3241]

Two lives. One for a heart attack, the other hit by an object that fell from the ship when he was already on the lifeboat.

[@tungteo1190]

Thanks

[@JVB390]

everything from the graphics and editing to the thorough research done make me believe many, many hours were spent making such a high quality video. It surprises me you only have 69k subs.

[@thehappyharper1380]

120K subs when I was recommended this 1 month after your comment. I subbed. So we will see how fast he grows

[@d.7611]

3:39 The PLO had no legal presence in the West Bank and Gaza in those days. They only attained degree of self‐rule following the 1993 Oslo Accords.

[@flightblinker]

Therefore the term “semi-respectable” being used at 13:20.

[@SPG69]

The terrorists: why do I hear eagle sounds?

[@notusingmyname2634]

America fuck yeah slowly getting louder from the distance

[@theworkshopwhisperer.5902]

I really love the level of detail and research in your videos. I hope you make more, may your channel grow in size and respect.

[@Zawiedek]

I wasn't aware of the aftermaths of the Achille Lauro hijacking until now. P.S. 18:30 the moment you know you totally screwed up your life - an aircraft carrier comes after you.

[@retro_451]

One video in and I'm hooked. This is GREAT content. Subbed.

[@aviator3926]

Great video, very well produced, I initially expected you to have a lot more subscribers! Keep up the quality work and the numbers will flow in.

[@cphr_]

he needn't worry as I will have more flowing in

[@Green_frogl]

Why does this video feel like a call of duty mission planner

[@DragonsAndDragons777]

Underrated channel

[@stormforerunner]

I absolutely love the animation style and the neon red and grey, amazing job

[@mikalaybourn]

Beautifully explained and great visuals helping the understand of the story! Great job!

[@speckkatze]

As an aircraft nerd, I have just one thing about this video: at 18:40 you say two KA-6D air tankers take off from the carrier, but the silhouettes are the ones of soviet/russian Su-30 fighters. These are definitely not in the inventory of the US, and at the time of the Hijacking they werent even a research project in the soviet union. Other than that, great video!

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

nitpicking

[@speckkatze]

@@ASlickNamedPimpback as I said, Im an aircraft nerd, and as I said, its a great video. Just some small thing the nerd brain wanted to tell the world

[@ChlorinightS]

​@@ASlickNamedPimpback Do you hate accuracy?

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

@@ChlorinightS It's an error with the silhouette of a relatively unknown aircraft being mixed with the silhouette of another relatively unknown aircraft. If me pointing out that pointing THAT out is nitpicking, is hating accuracy, then you need to relearn the definition of hate.

[@rafaelwilks]

@@ASlickNamedPimpback ⬆ nitpicking

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the animation for this video is so lit! Made me subscribe your page in the first minute of the video.

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The animation and story telling is unparalleled. So freaking good

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The only problem is the music..

[@myatyuwu7303]

@@TpbrautSHUT I LOVED THE MUSIC

[@Tpbraut]

@@myatyuwu7303 nah the music is really plain.

[@kindlin]

@@Tpbraut That's... the point. It's just a background hum the fill in the gaps between sentences or w/e. EDIT: To be clear, I mean, if the _background_ music stole the show from the actual video, that's a serious statement regarding either the quality of the video/story or the quality of the background music.

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LEMMiNO does it way better, and is more informed.

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Thanks for helping me find it 💯

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Outstanding quality content from a small channel. Hope to see you thrive mate

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Such a well made video! You deserve more than 65.5K subs! Keep it up! :)

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This is borderline LEMMINO quality. I’m impressed!

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Great content and quality, it's almost impossible to find such level of accuracy on KZbin video documentaries nowadays

[@cphr_]

well you're in luck because I found you :)

[@olgasilva9442]

For those wondering what happened to the Achilles lauro, she caught fire burned off the coast of Somalia

[@yaltschuler]

11:03 That is not the Jewish flag, that is the flag of Israel. We Jews do not have a flag; the slain captive's flag was the flag of the United States of America.

[@Nakuke3]

The closest thing to a Jewish flag is the U.S. flag considering who runs the place

[@nateontheguitar3095]

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[@NachitenRemix]

This editing and animations give huge Lemmino vibes, its really beautiful ❤

[@K_a_Z010]

Rip Leon, we gon slide for ya brother🇺🇸

[@johnsMITHhhhhh88]

Abbas was eventually captured by the US during the Iraq invasion, he died in custody about a year later while they were deciding where/if he could be tried

[@PixelPenguin77]

wait... so this is not the same Abbas running the PA today...?

[@skillboom2]

Nope, I thought this too, The one in the story goes by abu abbas or ​Muhammad Zaidan@@PixelPenguin77

[@charlesphillips1468]

The first time I saw this thumbnail on my KZbin page, I didn't give it much thought. But the second or third time it came up, I realized that I vaguely remembered this happening and watched the video. In 1985, I graduated high school and later in the summer went to USMC boot camp at Parris Island. I am guessing this happened in between and that is why I have a distant memory of it nearly 40 years later.

[@elik1804]

The worst type of people are those that are weak towards evil and ruthless against allies

[@VoltzV1]

Nah the worst type of people are the colonizers who made their previous colony in destruction, the western deserved the punishment

[@Comet-2011-W3-Lovejoy]

​@@VoltzV1 indeed

[@thecommentaryking]

Yes the US really are that

[@SuperCatacata]

@@thecommentaryking In this single instance, it was Italy. Making a show of force to the world against the US. And not caring about the crippled US passenger that was murdered on their cruise ship.

[@thecommentaryking]

@@SuperCatacata Nope, it still was the US who had no business in the matter, intervened, and still fcked everything up

[@StreetSavageSRT]

You my buddy friend have earned a subscriber today, best video in 5 years of watching KZbin HANDS DOWN.

[@zenoooo]

bro your editing looks SO good😫 the chromatic abberation in the text boxes is just on point

[@chugachuga9242]

We’re sorry, we didn’t want to hijack the ship the crew made us do it!

[@hoogyoutube]

Killer video

[@internet_userr]

Killer? Where?

[@T128Productions]

@@internet_userr He means that the video has excellent editing and is well documented.

[@blanchjoe1481]

Dear IMPERIAL, Thank you for a well researched and developed piece of work. What was most interesting to me was the raw power and depth of resources the US was willing commit to this. If it has been an Israeli citizen that had been killed, and unable to prosecute the hijackers, the Mossad would have researched for a year or so, and the Mista'arvim would quietly, and inexpensively killed the Hijackers and anyone close to them.

[@statelyelms]

The fact that they snatched up the ringleader and used him AS A MEDIATOR is hilarious. It's the sort of thing I'd expect in a Tintin cartoon.

[@rrrr2150]

just found ur channel from my recommendations and i have to say that the animation style is orgasmic. love it

[@Hades_Space_Engineer]

that's the first time I've seen one of your videos. I actually wanted to watch it in the background while playing games but I watched every second of it with ful attention (which is rare) since the story was so captivating. Great Job of telling the Story. I'll look into your channel

[@pvb3562]

This is amazingly told. Finding your channel definitely improved my day. Very well done.

[@deatheternal720]

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[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

oooooh Italian-American relations in the cold war. always need to mention the often forgotten Cavalese cable car incident.

[@hrdley911]

Mr. Klinghoffer was laid to rest in the town I was working at the time. I was stationed at the cemetery, and was surprised by the modest turnout. It was a dignified ceremony, but relatively private. I sometimes visited his grave during the remaining years I worked there. RIP.

[@neffyg35]

That's so sad what happened to him. He was elderly and disabled and most importantly innocent. He didn't do anything to deserve the fate he got nor the elderly man they beat. Sickening

[@hrdley911]

@@neffyg35 Yes. He was killed for his nationality, but mostly for his religion. Despicable.

[@neffyg35]

@@hrdley911 exactly and for the most part it may not even a thing he could have controlled as alot of Jewish people are born into the faith. Either way it just seemed cowardly as they killed and assaulted men with no ability to even defend themselves.

[@hrdley911]

@@neffyg35 A substantial number of bullies, criminals, and terrorists are cowards. Mighty brave in a group, but otherwise all talk. Unless you're confronting a single older man in a wheelchair... Sad , ain't it? We should be much more civilized by now ...🙁

[@OTOss8]

Geeez, this is a really high quality production. Nice work!

[@kans4629]

Excellent vid, well made and very interesting so far…. I can’t believe your subscription isn’t much higher, I feel like this level of quality will change that in the near future

[@GentleResponseLLC]

Very informative video, well done! This incident happened while I was in high school I followed it with great interest, I thoroughly enjoyed this behind-the-scenes look at that incident. Well done!

[@maph2759]

That airplane intercept is soooo sick

[@jamest2401]

Your content is first-rate, sir! With superlative breadth in research and topic coverage. Not to mention your outstanding pronunciations, exceptional vocabulary and superb grasp of the English language. And with regard to those latter two points, you make this American boy gush with envy.😁

[@RandyVidz]

Im really digging this style of editing, very much lemmino vibes and i have been trying to find a high quality channel like his

[@tom.in.barcelona]

Great video (and some of the best graphics/vfx i've seen on youtube!) - subscribed!

[@fairykeibani9155]

The pure quality of these videos is insane. How is it that this channel hasn't blown up yet???

[@shamrock141]

To be fair to Italy, they managed to facilitate the release and safety of 429 people with only 1 casualty, in terms of numbers that's an overwhelming success. I'd rather see that than the ship being stormed and more innocent people dying in the attempt

[@ImStillAiden]

Bro the ship was hijacked on my birthday 💀

[@DanelonNicolas]

I love the framing and the story telling. Also the graphics, I'm definitely subscribed :D

[@ebill5367]

I found your account with this video! It was very interesting!! You got my follow :)

[@slider6675]

" I am the captin now"

[@matthewzaczeniuk4892]

Just wanted to say I came across your channel today, this being the first video, and have been binging your other videos to much amazement. I absolutely love the production and the storytelling is impeccable. Def earned a sub. Also, do you do all the graphics yourself? If so is Blender part of your workflow?

[@cphr_]

if you enjoy 3d coupled with facts in a documentary then my videos will be of great use to you, I use more than 3 different 3d software's to visualize my script

[@hartindc]

I served as a staff officer aboard the US Navy Helo Carrier that was the Flag Ship for the Search and Rescue operation. No movie or video I've watched has come close to detailing the Top Secret operations involved in the last minute aborted Seal Team rescue operation. Information concerning the real facts of the forced landing of the Egyptian Airliner with the terrorist onboard details will never be released. Nor how US Seals and Italian Military faced off at gun point.

[@aamyushh]

so high quality for a channel with 100k subs. GOOD JOB!!!