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2004-02-09 Terror Networks

Terrorists plan to build bombs in mid-flight

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-02-09 1:08:44 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Though some investigators fear they may be the victim of deliberate âdisinformationâ, officials say that they cannot risk ignoring the warnings.

What??? They found pentrite in the arm rest! Why would terrorists, who would love to blow up a plane, do this to "create disinformation"???? Who are these people who come up with these absurd types of conclusions??

Posted by B 2004-2-9 8:57:59 AM|| 2004-2-9 8:57:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 What??? They found pentrite in the arm rest! Why would terrorists, who would love to blow up a plane, do this to "create disinformation"???? Who are these people who come up with these absurd types of conclusions??

The point of disinformation is to steer your opponent towards one angle while you're working another. This might be disinformation in the sense that terror attacks are being planned which have nothing to do with the methods being discussed - and the disclosures are simply a red herring to draw investigators away from other possibilities. These other possibilities may also include non-airline-related attacks.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-2-9 11:33:56 AM|| 2004-2-9 11:33:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 You know, with all of this talk about alQ constructing bombs midflight, and with talk of their having nukes, I think I see what's really going on :) Stay with me here for a sec :)

You take two jihadis, and place them at the front and back of the plane. Give them each a subcritical hemisphere of U235. Midflight, each pulls out his hemisphere, then starts running like "Shaytan hisself" was chasing him! They carefully collide mid-plane, and boom - you have alQ's nuke! :)

Okay, maybe I'm missing something. But remember that video footage that surfaced a few months ago of the AC130 gunship attacking a nest of alQ guys in Afghanistan? Remember how after the shooting started, these guys started running around and bumping into each other in what appeared to be just your typical scene of chaos? Was that **really** chaos? Or did months of the gueling "running and bumping into each other at full speed," drill cause them to mistakedly tip their hat too early in the conflict? :)

-Vic
:)

Posted by Vic 2004-2-9 2:23:56 PM|| 2004-2-9 2:23:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Terrorists are going to assemble a bomb in flight? After Richard Reid's failed attempt to blow off his own feet, I don't have a lot of confidence in the ability of his compatriots to execute this plan.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-2-9 4:39:34 PM|| 2004-2-9 4:39:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Before boarding I will start pulling off my belt and place it in my pants pocket where it will be handy for choking the living doodoo out of one of the three clowns if they line up to use the restroom in sucession.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-2-9 4:42:35 PM|| 2004-2-9 4:42:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 That would be impossible Vic... the two masses would have to be on rollerskates to built up sufficient speed and rollerskates are not allowed on scheduled airlines.

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-9 7:25:06 PM|| 2004-2-9 7:25:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Watch what you say... Minetta might start having screeners check for wheels in the soles of all passengers' shoes :)

-Vic

Posted by Vic 2004-2-9 8:06:05 PM|| 2004-2-9 8:06:05 PM|| Front Page Top

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