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2010-12-07 Terror Networks

Al Qaeda planning to surgically implant bombs inside jihadis

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Posted by Frozen Al 2010-12-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Hmm. The first volley against the new naked scanners.

Posted by gorb 2010-12-07 00:40|| 2010-12-07 00:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Because hey, who cares more about post-op that someone who has implanted a bomb in your body? Hello, peritonitis, which usually sets in within 48 hours.

This is why surgical implants are so incredibly difficult to design and expensive as hell.

The bottom line is that they will just stick it up their bum or vagina. If properly designed, a typical female could hold a six to eight pound bomb, which is a lot of boom.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-12-07 06:43|| 2010-12-07 06:43|| Front Page Top

#3 typical female could hold a six to eight pound bomb

Maybe that size bomb would fit, but I expect the typical female would have to do some serious Kegel workouts to keep it there.

Posted by Glenmore 2010-12-07 08:21|| 2010-12-07 08:21|| Front Page Top

#4 As noted by others, having powerful explosives deep inside a human body for an extended period is a difficult matter for Al Q surgeons. They would probably use this tactic locally, say against the Yeman govt or the Saudi govt first.

Posted by Lord Garth 2010-12-07 09:11|| 2010-12-07 09:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Many of the 9/11 bombers were engineers.

Think they can't find any doctors who will do the deed?

You only need one.

As for peritonitis, yes, some will die of it. But some won't.

Yes, it's difficult, but I'll bet it's not as hard as our zero-defect system if you're willing to sacrifice 50%.

As for the ignition, mechanism, that's another story.

Posted by gorb 2010-12-07 10:31|| 2010-12-07 10:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Some folks are gambling a lot of money on the sales and implementation of the new scanners. The people seem to be rejecting the scanners and now suddenly Al Qaeda comes up with this plan, a plan that the scanners might be the only thing that can stop it? Not saying the story is bogus but damn if it isn't timed conveniently.

Posted by rjschwarz 2010-12-07 15:08|| 2010-12-07 15:08|| Front Page Top

#7 The security line itself is a target. Perhaps not as big a news event as taking out a plane but a lot easier to target. You can wear a suicide vest all the way up to the x-ray machines and the people are all bunched up waiting their turn. TSA should start working on that one now. Profiling behavior, perhaps some bomb sniffing dogs at the very start of the security line. Perhaps even create a security line for Muslims (to ensure their dignity is protected from normal infidel searches of course). That sort of thing.

Posted by rjschwarz 2010-12-07 15:13|| 2010-12-07 15:13|| Front Page Top

#8 a plan that the scanners might be the only thing that can stop it?

The scanners theoretically only look at the surface of the skin. No deeper. We would need X-ray machines to ferret these out.

Posted by gorb 2010-12-07 15:17|| 2010-12-07 15:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Similar to US Passport, USG issued Aviation Travel Card (ATC) with pin. Cost $25. per year. You transfer USD to ATC, and pay for flight in advance. Card balance beyond 60 days earns a modest interest rate. Card contains photo, biodata, swipes through reader, reader confirms index finger print or retina scan....off you go. Used for client pre-authorized airlines only.

No ATC - Please proceed to body scanner in line #4.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-12-07 15:34|| 2010-12-07 15:34|| Front Page Top

#10 As noted by others, having powerful explosives deep inside a human body for an extended period is a difficult matter for Al Q surgeons. They would probably use this tactic locally, say against the Yeman govt or the Saudi govt first.

Lord Garth, that AQAP gentleman who was blown up some months ago while waiting to meet the Saudi prince was supposed to be carrying that bomb anally. You remember, the one whose brother is AQAP's senior bomb-maker.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-12-07 22:42|| 2010-12-07 22:42|| Front Page Top

#11 From what I read, the Bum Bomber was not too successful. Being surrounded by wet meat squelched the force of the explosion. Rather like a mud cap is used to direct the force of an explosive for breaking up boulders.

This *will* eventually be used and will be yet another reason for trying to keep bad people off planes instead of looking for bad things.

Posted by SteveS 2010-12-07 22:54|| 2010-12-07 22:54|| Front Page Top

#12 From what I read, the Bum Bomber was not too successful.

As I recall, SteveS, the mess was mostly on the ceiling and floor of the waiting room in which the gentleman was parked, all alone. Definitely directed force, which likely would not have much affected a target horizontal rather than vertical to him, even had he been bowing deeply at the time.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-12-07 23:57|| 2010-12-07 23:57|| Front Page Top

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