Posted on 09/12/2007 2:58:28 PM PDT by tired1
The passengers aboard Delta Airlines Flight 1824 flying out of Orlando International Airport last Thursday at 7:15 a.m. heard the following statement over the intercom as they were preparing to taxi onto the runway on their way to Atlanta, Georgia:
Ladies and gentlemen, we have been informed that there is "a credible security risk with this aircraft" and we are returning to the terminal.
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
I am not the hall monitor, but this was posted this morning.
During a routine test of the baggage, Transportation Security Administration authorities ran the luggage through x-ray detection and then conducted an explosive trace detection of the bags belonging to the 9 Middle Eastern passengers. The x-ray of the bags found questionable items inside the luggage, and the explosive trace detection tests resulted in a "positive hit" for explosives -- specifically, SEMTEX, an explosive commonly used by Islamic terrorists. To be certain, however, the luggage was test no less than 4 times by four different machines and operators. Each time, a "positive hit" for explosives was registered. "The presence of explosive traces was 'no mistake,'" stated one federal source talking to this agency on condition of anonymity.
Due to the multiple independent "hits" for traces of SEMTEX, TSA authorities emptied the luggage in a secured area, and were astonished by what they found. Authorities found 3 jars of Vaseline duct taped together to make one large cylinder. An inspection of this Vaseline-filled cylinder determined that someone had previously removed the Vaseline and replaced it back into the containers, something that was proven by air pockets left within the containers. Based on a thorough inspection of all the luggage belonging to these Middle Eastern passengers, authorities also found multiple strands of electrical wire with the ends stripped of the insulation, thus exposing the copper wire, small eyeglass screw drivers, clocks, cocoa butter, 2 tubs of butter, batteries of various sizes and types, a computer laptop, and multiple bottles of hydrogen peroxide -- 144 ounces in all.
Even more disconcerting, TSA and security officials observed that two of the Middle Eastern men intended for the flight had smeared Vaseline on their arms and neck areas -- a common tactic among hand-to-hand fighters who want the advantage in the event someone tries to grab them or put them in a headlock. Covered by the greasy agent, they are better able to extricate themselves during close-quarters, hand-to-hand fighting.
A closer inspection of the identification possessed by the Middle Eastern passengers determined that three-(3) of the men possessed false or fraudulent credentials. In fact, one of the Middle Eastern men possessed 2 passports with his picture on both, but the passport information was different on each one.
I am sure it is all innocent and just racial profiling (/sarcasm) Way to go TSA!!!!!
I never believe the FBI or DHS when they immediately tell us an 'incident' is not in any way related to a terror threat. Suppose we should trust that the feds then follow all of this info very carefully, surveil and do whatever is necessary to protect us. God help us when these islamists finally succeed again.
Dry run.....
So the luggage was on the plane when it taxied? If they had hits on the luggage as it was screened why was the plane even allowed to leave the gate? Sumthin’ don’t smell right here!
But apparently you are trying-out for the part, no?
tired1 ... I appreciate you posting this because I am not able to stay on FR 24/7 and the post from this morning isn't going to show up when I hit the latest comments page. I'm very glad that I was able to read this article, duplicate post or not.
To the credit of the TSA. They seemed to perform very quickly, throughly and professionally.
Couldn’t be terrorism. These guys were practitioners of the religion of peace!
Now, if they were Baptists, or elderly widows from Queeens, THAT would mean something!
Ed
Has this been reported by any American agency?
I bet every pilot on the east Coast wishes he was packing with 3 mags of ceramic bullets.
I wouldn't fly without one.
I agree...I think the public comments the officials make to the media can largely be ignored.
It seems to make more sense to allow the people (presumed to be terror suspects) to go on as they planned and follow them VERY closely for weeks after.
At some point, they’ll contact/meet their ‘superiors’ and we can gather valuable intel on the broader operation—impossible if they’re detained on the spot.
Also, to tell the public that it was not a threat (regardless of whether it’s true) may act to lull future perps into a state of complacency, when all along we’ve been watching their every move.
Thanks very much for posting. I had not seen this.
Stay vigilant because these scum will not rest. They are probing the system! If they get caught in the probing phase they can get away with a “slap on the wrist” and have nothing to lose.
Great. Just great. We are flying Delta into Atlanta and on to Orlando in about six weeks for a long-awaited family trip to Disney World.
What these pinheads don’t realize is that every red-blooded American male (and some females as well) would gladly kill would-be in-flight terrorists with their (our) bare hands.
“Dry run.....”
I think you hit the nail on the head. They were simply looking for what could and could not get past security. Even the public notice has probably told their comrades - in Detroit - enough to plan the next dry run.
I think it is time these arrests and everything about them be secret. Remove everyone from the gate, after everyone deplanes, and tell everyone nothing. I don’t need to know anything and neither does anyone in the press or outside the FBI.
I don’t care what the FBI or DHS tell us, true, false or what ever. I just care that they find these terrorists and stop them. I don’t have a need to know, and as stated, very little desire to know. I can’t do a damn thing about them anyway.
My guess would be that the luggage wasn’t on the plane but the “middle easter men” were.
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