Episode 23: Suicide Attack on the IRS

Join us as we discuss what led a man to deliberately crash his personal airplane into an Austin IRS building in February of 2010. Was this the action of a domestic terrorist or a hero bent on sparking a revolution against tyranny? 

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 Sources:

1. Breed, A. G. (2010, February 21). Simmering for decades, a Texas engineer’s grudge against the IRS explodes into suicidal flight. Associated Press. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20100226191529/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-plane-crash-stacks-journey%2C0%2C7094353.story?page=1

2. Brick, M. (2010, February 18). Man Crashes Plane Into Texas I.R.S. Office. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/19/us/19crash.html

3. Canning, A., & Ferran, L. (2010, February 19). Suicide Pilot’s Daughter Retracts “Hero” Remark. ABC News. Retrieved from https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/joe-stacks-daughter-samantha-bell-calls-dad-hero/story?id=9903329

4. Cullen, D. (2010, February 19). Seven Deadly Traits. Slate. Retrieved from http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2010/02/seven_deadly_traits.html

5. Fausset, R. (2010, February 19). Suicide pilot crashes into building in Texas housing IRS offices. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/19/nation/la-na-plane-crash-austin19-2010feb19

6. MacDougall, I., & Carlton, J. (2010, February 22). Pilot who crashed plane into IRS office in Austin is hailed as a hero by some on the fringe. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 18, 2018, from https://web.archive.org/web/20100223054613/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-plane-crash-pilot%2C0%2C5307694.story

7. Macedo, D. (2010, February 18). Glass Worker Turns Hero After Plane Crashes Into Texas Building. Retrieved from http://www.foxnews.com/story/2010/02/18/glass-worker-turns-hero-after-plane-crashes-into-texas-building.html

8. Mattingly, D., Lavandera, E., & Cratty, C. (2010, February 19). Source: Texas plane may have been loaded with extra fuel. CNN. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/19/texas.plane.crash/index.html

9. Meserve, J., & Simon, M. (2010, February 18). Remains of 2 found after Austin plane crash. CNN.  Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/18/texas.plane.crash/index.html

10. Weisenthal, J. (2010, February 18). The Manifesto Of Austin Texas Crash Pilot Joseph Andrew Stack. Business Insider. Retrieved from http://www.businessinsider.com/joseph-andrew-stacks-insane-manifesto-2010-2

11. Who is Joseph Stack? (2010, February 19). Retrieved June 19, 2018, from http://theweek.com/articles/496458/who-joseph-stack

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