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2003-12-04 Latin America

Bolivia Detains 16 Muslims on Terror Tipoff (possible hijackers)

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Posted by TS 2003-12-04 10:53:58 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Let's see. I get out my trusty atlas to find Santa Cruz in southeastern Bolivia. Examining the distance to Buenos Aires, and therefore the likely amount of fuel carried by the plane, I make it that they would get as far as, oh, Ecuador before running out of fuel and crashing.

It's also possible that the plane carries enough fuel for a round trip (i.e., from Buenos Aires back to La Paz). In which case they might make Mexico before going into the drink. Why is this?:

1) My navigation is off.
2) Our clever jihadis have secured refueling stations along the way.
3) They're real stupid.

Someone help me out here.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2003-12-4 11:41:50 PM|| [http://darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2003-12-4 11:41:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, they could have tickets that put them on multiple, connecting flights. Theoretically, they would go through security in Bolivia, then switch from plane to plane until they got to the one they intended to hijack.

I'm pretty sure that if you come in on an international flight and are leaving on another international flight, you don't go through customs or immigration -- that gets you through most of the screening. Any weapons they needed could either come with them or be pre-positioned by support teams in the US or another intermediate stop.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-4 11:58:42 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2003-12-4 11:58:42 PM|| Front Page Top

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