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| Trucker nabbed in U.S. Al-Qaeda Bust |
| 2003-05-26 |
| Federal agents have nabbed an Ohio truck driver after unmasking him as an al Qaeda operative in plots to collapse a suspension bridge and blow up an airliner in the United States. In a major intelligence breakthrough, captured al Qaeda leader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has been spilling to the feds ever since he was seized in Pakistan March 1, fingered the truck driver, Newsweek reports. The unidentified driver told his interrogators that he was ordered by his al Qaeda bosses to obtain tools that could be used to loosen bolts on a suspension bridge. The driver also revealed a plan, possibly using cargo trucks, to drive under the belly of a passenger jet without causing suspicion and blow it up. So Khalid serves up the little fishes along with his lies |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #5 So - Doesnt Sepulveda blvd go Under LAX active runways? How many other airports have active streets right at the end of the runway? Dammmit. |
| Posted by: Frank Martin 2003-05-27 00:08:55 |
| #4 A couple of trucks at night, one at either end, each with a large obvious sign saying "Bridge Maintainence" and traffic cones as per usual. Put the bad guys in some accurate uniforms, add some plastic explosives to a proper subset of bolts, and there you go. If you've got someone on the inside, be nice if he could put a fake workorder into the system, just in case the guards are awake enough to check things out. |
| Posted by: snellenr 2003-05-26 23:40:38 |
| #3 Lets see, truck, a tag-along compressor, 100ft of 11/2 air hose, big loud impact gun....nah, would not be noticed. Stop a lot of traffic though. |
| Posted by: john 2003-05-26 19:22:44 |
| #2 High Strength A325, A490 Bolts that have replaced rivets on structural steel are tightened to set torque requirements for reasons: to withstand repeated flexure and movement without losing their contact - friction strength (I do bridges for san diego). To think this numbnuts could loosen bolts without notice is in the fantasy realm. With what? a Torque wrench and elbow grease? lol |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-05-26 16:32:06 |
| #1 Wonder how long it will take the "unidentified driver" to finger the next one up the food chain? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-05-26 14:03:05 |