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2007-12-18 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2007-12-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 Meanwhile, the Pak Police continue their fine tradition of professional law enforcement...

Quelling voices of protest... Police officers charge a woman protester during a rally on Monday, in Islamabad.

Posted by john frum 2007-12-18 06:17|| 2007-12-18 06:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Rashid Rauf knows too much about ISI involvement in terrorism worldwide to be releashed into UK/US arms!!!!!!!!!

Perv's policy of encouraging extremism/terrorism to keep him in power will come home to roost one day with his assasination!

Posted by Paul 2007-12-18 08:06|| 2007-12-18 08:06|| Front Page Top

#3 She looks like a feisty one there, John. They better bring in some armor!

Brave, brave Lions of Islam™!

Posted by Dar">Dar 2007-12-18 12:19|| 2007-12-18 12:19|| Front Page Top

#4 A bizarre twist in a very bizarre story. Consider the bomb-making angle.

The Guardian said the plotters were planning to make TATP. The NY Times said HMTD. Others have suggested MEKP. All these explosives can indeed be made from household liquids.

But in all three cases:

-- the chemical reaction gives off a great deal of heat and must be kept cool.

-- the reaction takes at least 6-8 hours (some sources say 24 hours, others say 2-3 days).

-- the resulting explosive must be removed from the liquid before it can be used.

With a properly shaped charge, the terrorists would need about 250 grams of TATP to knock down a plane. This would only require about 60 litres of liquid ingredients.

How many terrorists would it take to smuggle 60 litres of ingredients aboard a plane? Where would they mix it? How would they keep it cold? Would the flight crew really leave them alone for 6 or 8 hours???

Posted by Pat Hiver 2007-12-18 15:05|| 2007-12-18 15:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Why would terrorists set up a chemistry laboratory in and airliner lavatory? Why not make it in the bathtub beforehand and smuggle it in their anus? It may require 60 liters of 3% H2O2, but another British plot used something like 20-40% solution acquired from beauty supply shops. A bottle here, a bottle there and nobody notices. The doofuses raised suspicions because they were stocking up on 100 gallons of it.

Posted by ed 2007-12-18 15:53|| 2007-12-18 15:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Pat..

you only need to keep it cool if you dont want your lab to go up.. not keeping it cold would result in a sudden flash up of the ingredients which might not be a problem for the aspiring chemists in this instance.

Posted by Abu do you love 2007-12-18 22:41|| 2007-12-18 22:41|| Front Page Top

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