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

Website · #181 Postby **Brent** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:52 pm

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

They just showed what nitroglycerne in it's pure form looks like... and it looks exactly like clear syrup.

sunny · #182 Postby **sunny** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:52 pm

Sports drinks and MP3 players!!!

Plane plot involved 'explosive cocktail,' official says

Terrorists planned to concoct an "explosive cocktail" using MP3 players and sports drinks to blow up as many as 10 jetliners bound for the United States, authorities said Thursday.

U.S. intelligence officials said the plotters hoped to stage a dry run by Friday, The Associated Press reported. The actual attack would have followed days later, the officials told AP.

A senior congressional source said it is believed the plotters planned to mix a British sports drink with a gel-like substance to make an explosive that they would possibly trigger with an MP3 player or cell phone.

The sports drink could be combined with a peroxide-based paste to form a potent "explosive cocktail," if properly done, said a U.S. counterterrorism official.

Story here

x-y-no · #183 Postby **x-y-no** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:59 pm

Brent wrote:
stormtruth wrote:No doubt the terrorists planned on covering the plane's interior in sticky syrup.

They just showed what nitroglycerne in it's pure form looks like... and it looks exactly like clear syrup.

Yep, sure does. I made a small batch one time, purely for research purposes, in my younger days. One of the perks of being the high school chemistry lab assistant for two years running. :-)

stormtruth · #184 Postby **stormtruth** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:12 pm

So what is being done with all the potentially explosive liquids? It looks like on tv some people are just pouring these possibly deadly explosives into trash cans. This all sounds extremely poor planning on the government's part. Liquid explosives have existed for years, as have terrorist plots to use them, and they just came up with the idea to ban liquids today? Hello?

stormtruth · #185 Postby **stormtruth** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:25 pm

Watches and jewelry will be next. Who is ready to hand that over with all the airport theft and lost luggage?

chadtm80 · #186 Postby **chadtm80** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:29 pm

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.. They ban liquids they are over reacting... They ban liquids and "they waited to long" to do so...

What are you going to do?

I just can't find it in myself to get upset over people trying to protect my loved ones. Go to some other countries and see how inconvenienced they are.. Then tell me again how bad it is to have to wait an extra hour for your Flight.

Anywho.. Main theme for this day is.... Hooray for alll involved in foiling this!!!

chadtm80 · #187 Postby **chadtm80** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:31 pm

stormtruth wrote:Watches and jewelry will be next. Who is ready to hand that over with all the airport theft and lost luggage?

Perhaps Driving a car would better suit you? ;-)

Then you can bring all the watches and sports drinks you want!!

zoeyann · #188 Postby **zoeyann** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:32 pm

I am still seeing things on the news about people lossing expensive items this afternoon. This makes no sense as it is all over the radio, tv, word of mouth and signs posted everywhere in the airports that this stuff will not be allowed to be carried on. So if people are showing up more than 12 hours after this has started and it somehow escaped them that these items can not be carried on then I do not feel bad for them.

#189 Postby **fwbbreeze** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:34 pm

stormtruth wrote:Watches and jewelry will be next. Who is ready to hand that over with all the airport theft and lost luggage?

OMG, I am so tired of the

coming out of this thread about the little inconveniences...GET OVER IT!!

fwbbreeze

artist · #190 Postby **artist** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:36 pm

you know - they CAN put it in their carry-on. It isn't as if they can't get it there- they just cant' carry it on the PLANE! :roll:

stormtruth · #191 Postby **stormtruth** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:36 pm

chadtm80 wrote:
stormtruth wrote:Watches and jewelry will be next. Who is ready to hand that over with all the airport theft and lost luggage?

Perhaps Driving a car would better suit you? Then you can bring all the watches and sports drinks you want!!

That's probably a good idea.

stormtruth · #192 Postby **stormtruth** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:42 pm

fwbbreeze wrote:
stormtruth wrote:Watches and jewelry will be next. Who is ready to hand that over with all the airport theft and lost luggage?

OMG, I am so tired of the
coming out of this thread about the little inconveniences...GET OVER IT!!

fwbbreeze

Is that a picture of you so scared by the terrorists that you want to live in a world where people fly in airborne prisons?

Website · #193 Postby **Brent** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:45 pm

zoeyann wrote:I am still seeing things on the news about people lossing expensive items this afternoon. This makes no sense as it is all over the radio, tv, word of mouth and signs posted everywhere in the airports that this stuff will not be allowed to be carried on. So if people are showing up more than 12 hours after this has started and it somehow escaped them that these items can not be carried on then I do not feel bad for them.

I don't understand it either...

and like someone else said, you can put it in checked baggage. If it's that important to you, why not just do that?

Some people are never happy... it's always everyone else's problem and not theirs. :roll:

chadtm80 · #194 Postby **chadtm80** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:46 pm

Airborne Prisons????

YOU CANT BRING LIQUIDS ON TO THE PLANE FOR NOW... Airborne Prison??? Uh.. Someone in here earlier used the term over reacting and I said there was no over reacting.. I now take that back.. When you compare a prison to an airplane where you cant bring your make up with you. THAT is over reacting

stormtruth · #195 Postby **stormtruth** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:48 pm

chadtm80 wrote:Airborne Prisons????

YOU CANT BRING LIQUIDS ON TO THE PLANE FOR NOW... Airborne Prison??? Uh.. Someone in here earlier used the term over reacting and I said there was no over reacting.. I now take that back.. When you compare a prison to an airplane where you cant bring your make up with you. THAT is over reacting

How far will it go Chad? How scared will we let the terrorists make us? How much will we change just to make ourselves feel safer? Mass. governor Mitch Romni just banned all electronics on flights from Logan.

stormtruth · #196 Postby **stormtruth** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:49 pm

Brent wrote:
zoeyann wrote:I am still seeing things on the news about people lossing expensive items this afternoon. This makes no sense as it is all over the radio, tv, word of mouth and signs posted everywhere in the airports that this stuff will not be allowed to be carried on. So if people are showing up more than 12 hours after this has started and it somehow escaped them that these items can not be carried on then I do not feel bad for them.

I don't understand it either...

and like someone else said, you can put it in checked baggage. If it's that important to you, why not just do that?

Some people are never happy... it's always everyone else's problem and not theirs.

Oh please. Airports constantly lose luggage. Do you trust airport baggers with your valuables?

azsnowman · #197 Postby **azsnowman** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:50 pm

fwbbreeze wrote:
stormtruth wrote:Watches and jewelry will be next. Who is ready to hand that over with all the airport theft and lost luggage?

OMG, I am so tired of the
coming out of this thread about the little inconveniences...GET OVER IT!!

fwbbreeze

OMG........ROFLMAO :lol:

That's right, don't want to obey the rules, then by God DRIVE, WALK, take a bus.......rules is rules, this is America, a land of CHOICE

a person has MANY choices, if you don't like one, then DON'T DO IT!!! :roll:

stormtruth · #198 Postby **stormtruth** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:51 pm

azsnowman wrote:
fwbbreeze wrote:
stormtruth wrote:Watches and jewelry will be next. Who is ready to hand that over with all the airport theft and lost luggage?

OMG, I am so tired of the
coming out of this thread about the little inconveniences...GET OVER IT!!

fwbbreeze

OMG........ROFLMAO That's right, don't want to obey the rules, then by God DRIVE, WALK, take a bus.......rules is rules, this is America, a land of CHOICE a person has MANY choices, if you don't like one, then DON'T DO IT!!!

Sorry, but it seems like we our letting the terrorists make choices for us because people like you are so frightened.

southerngale · #199 Postby **southerngale** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:52 pm

Brent wrote:Some people are never happy... it's always everyone else's problem and not theirs.

Bingo!!

stormtruth....which is more important to you? Safety or convenience?
It's obvious what your posts imply, but just answer with one word, please.

chadtm80 · #200 Postby **chadtm80** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:52 pm

stormtruth wrote:
chadtm80 wrote:Airborne Prisons????

YOU CANT BRING LIQUIDS ON TO THE PLANE FOR NOW... Airborne Prison??? Uh.. Someone in here earlier used the term over reacting and I said there was no over reacting.. I now take that back.. When you compare a prison to an airplane where you cant bring your make up with you. THAT is over reacting

How far will it go Chad? How scared will we let the terrorists make us? How much will we change just to make ourselves feel safer? Mass. governor Mitch Romni just banned all electronics on flights from Logan.

As far as it takes to keep you and your loved ones alive hopefully :-)

No More... No Less..

I have not seen the Electronics thing yet.. But.. If he did he did.. You dont have to fly out of logan.. As a matter of fact no one HAS to fly out of logan. Can you get to where you need to go on the plane without having your gameboy to play? Me thinks so.. It may not be as fun of a flight for you.. But you will get through it.. I promise you!

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