Major Terror plot foiled against U.K.-U.S. bound flights

[nystate]

Fox is reporting that British police are seeking out 10 more suspects. I guess it is a good thing that they banned all liquids...if we had done nothing (as some people on here suggested) these people could have blown up several airliners by now.

[Brent]

Airports in Chaos. Top of MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ People are losing bottles of wine, gifts, everything.

Well it's better than being in a thousand pieces(IMO, maybe these people feel differently). The whole industry would have collapsed had this event happened.

and I don't think it's been fully avoided yet, not with other suspects still on the loose and the explosives factory not discovered.

[Audrey2Katrina]

People are losing bottles of wine, gifts, everything.

OMG... folks actually losing a bottle of WINE!!!!!!!!!!

This OUTRAGE has gone on far enough.... as the great Moses proclaimed from Sinai:

"Let My People Go!".....

The very idea! a lost bottle of wine simply to avert a few exploded planes and a few thousand deaths! outrageous!

Okay, I've had enough of this silliness. Everyone, including the complainers are entitled to their opinions--I just sort of find myself sitting here in disbelief that anyone could be that concerned over an inconvenience while the lives of literally thousands of people were at stake. I dunno... maybe they're right... but for the life of me--right now, I just can't see it--sounds like just more "these folks can't do anything right" speak to me. I'll check back in later but you folks have a grand time discussing it-- catharsis is good for the soul, and discussion/dialogue is a GOOD thing.

A2K

A2K

[gtalum]

You're costing millions of people millions of hours of productivity, not to mention the inconvenience, for the off-chance that a few guys might have slipped through the net with some explosive liquid and might try to do something with it. It's overreaction, plain and simple.

[Skywatch_NC]

You're costing millions of people millions of hours of productivity, not to mention the inconvenience, for the off-chance that a few guys might have slipped through the net with some explosive liquid and might try to do something with it. It's overreaction, plain and simple.

No doubt...you more than likely think that the Homeland Security program is an overreaction as well.

[mempho]

I'm packing for WPB right now and I'm just not going to take any carry-on.

[Stephanie]

Even though it didn't destroy any planes it will make people less likely to fly because of the crazy restrictions.

Yup... it's those CRAZY restrictions... I say we drop 'em all!

A2K

It IS going to make it that much more of a hassle. I don't think that the implication made in this post or in mine earlier or in another one that you replied sarcastically to was meant to imply that we should drop the restrictions. I think we need to find a better way but that will be a long time coming.

The terrorists have succeeded not in killing thousands of innocents but in disrupting our lives again.

[southerngale]

Airports in Chaos. Top of MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ People are losing bottles of wine, gifts, everything.

Oh my, not the wine bottles....and the gifts. This is heartbreaking...and to think if they didn't lose those, perhaps we would have only lost lives.

This is such a tragedy.....I can't believe they lost their wine.

[P.K.]

You lot have been busy... I may have answered questions people already replied to but I tried not to. Even a friend who works at LHR has been unable to get over to Germany as he was planning.

I wonder if iPods are banned.

They are.

Nope. It's caused gridlock, chaos and anger.

Not seen any of that sorry, everyone understands why it has to be done.

FNC is reporting that as many as 10 suspects are still being sought in the U.K.

Well the reported number was another 30 earlier.

Gtalum, that may very well be true; but it was in the UK where this particular bit of terror was being planned, and we do not know that the US, after this incident, won't implement similar measures.

The worrying thing is people who were born in this country who now seem willing to attack us.

Believe me, if this plot had succeeded the entire country would be in chaos, not just a few airports.

I really don't want to think about what could have happened. Would have have made last years attack look small!

[southerngale]

Oops, I was still on page 8 and didn't see A2K make a similar post mocking the wine. Oh well... lol

[gtalum]

No doubt...you more than likely think that the Homeland Security program is an overreaction as well.

My comments on that matter would get me banned.

[stormtruth]

Oops, I was still on page 8 and didn't see A2K make a similar post mocking the wine. Oh well... lol

I got a double mocking for my wine post

Seriously, tho tourists buying expensive wine and then being forced to part with it is pretty lame. Even yummy maple syrup from Vermont is forbidden.

At Burlington International Airport, beefed-up security Thursday forced passengers to rid carryon baggage of bottled water, lotions and even containers of maple syrup in response to a foiled terror plot in London.

All domestic flights in the United States were put under an "orange" alert -- one step below the highest level -- after the plot was foiled.

At Vermont's main airport, Kathy Gilman, 49, of New Haven, was putting her 10- and 12-year-old nieces on a flight to Washington, D.C., when they were told they couldn't take the two containers of "Pure Maple Syrup" they were taking home to their mother as souvenirs.

No doubt the terrorists planned on covering the plane's interior in sticky syrup.

[Brent]

U.S. Officials say that some of them were planning a dry run within TWO DAYS.

[chadtm80]

You're costing millions of people millions of hours of productivity, not to mention the inconvenience, for the off-chance that a few guys might have slipped through the net with some explosive liquid and might try to do something with it. It's overreaction, plain and simple.

woa woa there my friend.. Who is costing millions of people millions of hours of productivity? The ones protecting us?? Or the ones who are bringing explosives on the plane??

How is it over reacting? If you were instructed from the police/goverment that they just got evidence that someone was on there way to your house to murder a family member of yours would you not search everyone that comes with in 10 miles of your house? Or just let anyone in and if your family member does get killed just say.. Oh well.. At least we didnt over react?

If thats how you do things then that is fine. Everyone is entitled to there opinion, and while many times I do not agree with you I respect you very much. With that said though.. THANK GOD that the two Goverments are "over reacting"

I know my family is worth more then 2 hours and certainly worth more then Toothpaste or perfume

[CajunMama]

It's just so terrible. Let's not doing anything, let the planes blow up over the ocean and see what happens then.

Allowing people to carry-on toothpaste isn't going to bring planes down over teh Atlantic.

Intelligence and law enforcement did a good job busting up this ring. Rather than burden ourselves with useless restrictions, let's just have them keep doing their jobs.

and my shoes naturally carry boxcutters

[gtalum]

On the bright side, oil prices dropped $2 per barrel allegedly because of this terrorist plot and cancelled flights.

[chadtm80]

I saw that gtalum.. Less flights = less Jet Fuel = drop in oil prices.. Enjoy it while we can.

[CajunMama]

dang...and i just filled my car up!

[gtalum]

I saw that gtalum.. Less flights = less Jet Fuel = drop in oil prices.. Enjoy it while we can.

It seems odd to me though. While lots of flights were cancelled today I suspect fewer will be cancelled tomorrow, and within the week things will be more or less back to normal. But I could be wrong. It happened to me one time before.

[chadtm80]

You are absolutly correct.. Thats why I said enjoy it while we can.. Will be back up in a flash.. No doubt about it