LAX passenger hides objects in his body; bomb squad called

LA Times ^ | 3/7/07

[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. . .

[WashingtonSource]

What, no monkeys out of the butt?

[ElkGroveDan]

he keeps chewing gum in his rectum?

Most people don't realize how unsanitary pants-pockets can be.

[Leatherneck_MT]

Thank you Cindy
Most kind of you to say so.

[mewzilla]

Nice pic of the perp at the link. He doesn't look nuts. Just evil.

[Rheo]

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.

Rule out? What are they thinking he was doing then? A man purse would have been too humiliating?

[Vigilanteman]

My bad. An extra "O"! Try http://www.warroom.com.

[TomGuy]

The lady chronicles incidents which never make the papers

I have no doubt that the Islamos are probing and testing our security measures constantly.

And I have no doubt that only a small number of actual incidents get reported in the MSM.

I recall that, shortly after 911, VP Cheney made a comment that over 100 attempts of various types had been intercepted and prevented. Ironically, that number never increased but the comment was repeated numerous times in later years by AG Ashcroft, President Bush, SecHSD Chertoff, etc.

I would suspect that the number is much, much greater. The government doesn't want the MSM to report most of them, because they don't want to create panic, etc. How many actual attempts were initially labeled "no sign of terrorism, move along, folks"? Answer: Too many!

[Cindy]

You're very welcome.

If you have a ping list; please put me on yours.

[Leatherneck_MT]

I don't, but I can sure enough ping you when I find something interesting :)

[nctexan]

PRESS RELEASE

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[Eroteme]

Nice bit of clear-headed logic. I hope it's that obvious to investigators.
Wait. What am I thinking? That would entail competence...

[Leatherneck_MT]

If you have one, add me to yours as well.

[Leatherneck_MT]

"Nice bit of clear-headed logic. I hope it's that obvious to investigators.
Wait. What am I thinking? That would entail competence..."

I was about to say.....

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

During questioning, Al-Maliki said the objects in his rectum were used to alleviate stress, federal law enforcement sources said.

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Most people use their mouths to chew gum.....

[Cindy]

I do.

I'm at The Threat Matrix at FreeRepublic.com.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=threatmatrix

I'll ask nwctwx to add you to our ping list.

nw, could you please add Leatherneck_MT to the ping list?
Thank you.

You'll get a ping once a month when our monthly thread changes, Leatherneck_MT.

[Leatherneck_MT]

Many thanks

[Cindy]

Thank you, Leatherneck_MT.
I do appreciate it.

[Eva]

My husband has a surgical steel bar in his femur thatis almost 18" long. The doctors told him it would likely set off the metal detectors at airports, but he has yet to have a problem, but this guy hides wire and rocks and things up his butt and it sets off the detectors?

[Cicero]

Several points buried in this article that deserve further looking into.

1) It says he was a former "security guard." What kind of security guard?

2) It says he was busted once before for carrying a "dangerous device," but the record was expunged. Isn't there any way of recovering this information?

3) He served time in jail for "criminal trespassing" in Atlantic City. What was he doing? What's the story behind that episode?

Wouldn't you think that a decent investigative reporter would look into these matters?

[Republicus2001]

he keeps chewing gum in his rectum?

c4?