plot to blow up aircraft

[PELarson]

WASHINGTON - While the British terror suspects were hatching their plot, the Bush administration was quietly seeking permission to divert $6 million that was supposed to be spent this year developing new homeland explosives detection technology.

Yup... the administration is serious about fightin' terrorism!:roll:

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: dwell

Originally posted by: homercles337
Blowing up airliners? Wow, thats a new one. How this PLOT was ever found out boggles the mind! I mean blowing up airliners! Holy christmas! You think those planes were bound for red states? Iowa, Ohio, Tejas, etc? Youre a joke d00d, now go back under your bed and hide from the terraists.

What's going to happen in '08 if a Dem wins and there is another attack on US soil? Hell, 9/11 was planned during a Dem administration and would have executed even if Gore won in 2000 (unless of course you're a Loose Change conspiracy nutjob).

Youre a dope. If a dem was in the white house before 911 (Al Gore) he would have likely listened to his top counterterrorism advisor rather than some whackjob neocons. This would have led to higher border and airport security rather than plans to invade Iraq from day 1 of his administration. Do you read or watch ANYTHING that is not spun by the neocons or Faux?

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: firewall
UK police are questioning 24 people over the alleged plot, which is said to have involved smuggling liquid explosives onto planes in hand luggage.

Can you read? This sentence says that the PLOT is alleged to have involved smuggling, NOT the 24 arrested. Again where is the evidence that this was more than a PLOT? If i PLOT a trip across the US on a chalk board and the board gets erased my PLOT has been thwarted. Get it? The paranoia and ignorance of the red staters just cracks me up. Keep it up. :thumbsup:

 

[deathwalker]

How do I get my mother-in-law onto a "solo" flight?

 

[catnap1972]

Originally posted by: PELarson
WASHINGTON - While the British terror suspects were hatching their plot, the Bush administration was quietly seeking permission to divert $6 million that was supposed to be spent this year developing new homeland explosives detection technology.

Yup... the administration is serious about fightin' terrorism!:roll:

Of course they are--did you miss where Darth Cheney and his sidekick Joe Soreloserman chided both Ned Lamont and the majority of voters in Connecticut and claimed they were aiding and abetting Al Qaeda and how their actions last Tuesday were clear evidence that they want this country to burn?

 

[Acanthus]

On a side note, the flight security thing is totally overblown.

Aside from not having liquids and gels as a carry on, we breezed through security at O'hare yesterday.

They told us to be there 3 hours early on the phone due to the increased threat level... We were through security within 10 mins after arriving at O'hare, and had to wait 2 hours and 50 mins at our gate for our flight to take off. And the only reason it took us 10 mins was i was randomly selected for the additional screening. (basically a pat down and 5 questions)

 

[alchemize]

Well, the insane animals reach a new low. Little tabloidish source, but it wouldn't surprise me.

Security sources confirmed last night that alleged ?baby bombers? were among those arrested over the plot to massacre thousands by downing transatlantic flights.

Those being quizzed included a husband and wife with a six-month-old infant.

The discovery prompted fears that there were fanatical mothers in secret al-Qaeda cells in Britain ready to become suicide bombers ? and to die with their tots in their arms.

And it emerged as the reason why women at airports were ordered to drink from their babies? bottles before being allowed to board flights during last week?s massive alert.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006370444,00.html

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: alchemize
Well, the insane animals reach a new low. Little tabloidish source, but it wouldn't surprise me.

What you do when you read the Sun is turn to page 3, gaze for a minute or so, then flip it over and read the Football news. Everything else contains about as much truth as the batman comic sitting next to it on the shelf.

 

[alchemize]

Originally posted by: alchemize

Originally posted by: alchemize

Originally posted by: The Green Bean

Originally posted by: Aimster
my girlfriend is scheduled to return back to the U.S from Europe. I believe Air France next week.

If they did anything.. I would dedicate my life to building a nuclear bomb and placing it in the heart of Taliban country. Go on.. give me the roll eye face .. cause like I can really build a nuclear bomb, right?

A very selfish comment. You would kill millions for revenge?

Been waiting for you to chime in. No comment on the nationality or the religion of these involved? Just concerned with Aimsters aggravation?

*cricket* *cricket*

We need a cricket emoticon

I see The Green Bean is back posting, perhaps he'll be kind enough to revisit this thread with his opinion.

 

[alchemize]

Originally posted by: Atheus

Originally posted by: alchemize
Well, the insane animals reach a new low. Little tabloidish source, but it wouldn't surprise me.

What you do when you read the Sun is turn to page 3, gaze for a minute or so, then flip it over and read the Football news. Everything else contains about as much truth as the batman comic sitting next to it on the shelf.

Better source:
Link

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: CaptnKirk
It will be interesting to see how well the story line holds up after a week of two of investigation and post traumatic analysis.

Maybe just rumor and inuendo alone is enough to disrupt society - all done without any real weapons as a psycho-ops threat.

Well, the brothers have been released due to lack of evidence:

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/01/uk.terror/

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Two brothers charged in an alleged plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners have been released after a British court ruled there was insufficient evidence to warrant a trial.

Westminster Magistrate's Court confirmed that the case of Umair Hussain, 25, and Mehran Hussain 23, was discharged due to "insufficient information evidence."

The two faced charges of failing to disclose information about the suspected role of their brother Nabeel Hussain, 22, one of 11 people charged with conspiracy to murder and preparing acts of terrorism in the plot.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: CaptnKirk
It will be interesting to see how well the story line holds up after a week of two of investigation and post traumatic analysis.

Maybe just rumor and inuendo alone is enough to disrupt society - all done without any real weapons as a psycho-ops threat.

Well, the brothers have been released due to lack of evidence:

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/01/uk.terror/

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Two brothers charged in an alleged plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners have been released after a British court ruled there was insufficient evidence to warrant a trial.

Westminster Magistrate's Court confirmed that the case of Umair Hussain, 25, and Mehran Hussain 23, was discharged due to "insufficient information evidence."

The two faced charges of failing to disclose information about the suspected role of their brother Nabeel Hussain, 22, one of 11 people charged with conspiracy to murder and preparing acts of terrorism in the plot.

At least a Judge there saw their case.

In the U.S. now you just dissappear forever.

 

[tomywishbone]

So according to the link & article, 14 of the 25 arrested have been released without any charges. Beautiful. I betting the remaining 11 will walk as well.