Posted on 03/07/2007 1:42:37 PM PST by VAGOP
This is disturning on many levels -
LAX passenger hides objects in his body; bomb squad called His plane was diverted but deemed safe.
The Iraqi national, a legal U.S. resident, said he was trying to ease stress. He is turned over to ICE. By Andrew Blankstein, Times Staff Writer March 7, 2007
Authorities called in the bomb squad early Tuesday and diverted a flight to Las Vegas after Los Angeles International Airport security screeners found hidden wires and other objects in a body cavity of a Philadelphia-bound passenger.
Fadhel Al-Maliki, a 35-year-old Iraqi national living in Atlantic City, N.J., had been flagged by security officials at LAX and was undergoing a secondary "selectee screening" when he set off a metal detector.
Al-Maliki, a former security guard, told screeners that he knew what had triggered the alarm and proceeded to remove items from his rectum, including a rock, chewing gum and thin wire filament.
Larry Fetters, federal security director at LAX, said at news conference that Transportation Security Administration officers had become alarmed because Al-Maliki was acting strange but initially refused to identify the items he had hidden.
Concern that the objects might be components for an explosive device led airport authorities to call in the Los Angeles Police Department and FBI bomb technicians as well as a hazardous material team.
A preliminary investigation appeared to rule out a theory that Al-Maliki may have been looking for weaknesses in security or was rehearsing for a terrorist act, federal and local law enforcement authorities said.
During questioning, Al-Maliki said the objects in his rectum were used to alleviate stress, federal law enforcement sources said.
The rock, authorities said he told them, was from another planet. . .
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I believe this just might be true.
Yep
He went from "Shoe Bomber" to "Poo Bomber".
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Sorry, 'www.warrooom.com' does not exist or is not available!
ROFL. One of my favorite movies of all time.
Now, THAT would really hurt!
Right on. I keep reading little stories like this and I think the terrorists are doing these as "probes" to find weaknesses in security. It's pretty scary because these are just the ones they are catching. I wonder how many are not getting caught.
Thanks the chewing gum is actually interesting.
Thank you Calpernia.
Wow,leatherneck_mt, I was having fun with this post until I came across yours.Suddenly it isn't funny anymore
Was the gum ABC gum, or in a package? Juicy Fruit? Trident? Double Bubble? SO many questions....
Although his story makes no sense, the authorities appeared to have bought it.
"Fadhel Al-Maliki, a 35-year-old Iraqi national living in Atlantic City, N.J., had been flagged by security officials at LAX and was undergoing a secondary "selectee screening" when he set off a metal detector. Al-Maliki, a former security guard, told screeners that he knew what had triggered the alarm and proceeded to remove items from his rectum, including a rock, chewing gum and thin wire filament."
Thank you for your opinion Leatherneck_MT.
You're one astute poster.
Didn't mean to take the fun out of it for you, but this, in military terminology, is nothing less than a Probe.
Hit the enemy line, find out where his weak points are. Gather an overall view of his force disposition, morale, training, weapons and defenses available so you can plan your attack.
It's intelligence gathering, nothing less.
The crowning irony is that he can be appointed a nice Jewish public defender at taxpayer expense.
A magnet, filament, chewing gum, and a rock.
A new hardware store commercial emerges:
"A$$ is the place for the helpful hardware, man."
Talk about pulling the solution out of your . . .
Prolly a faggot!
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