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Terror suspected in plot to blow up Northwest jet
Houston Chronicle via AP ^ | 12/25/09 | AP Staff

Posted on 12/25/2009 3:53:18 PM PST by SilvieWaldorfMD

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To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Chris Plante is going to be all over this on Monday...


61 posted on 12/25/2009 7:40:39 PM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: Menehune56

“Maybe a little profiling wouldn’t hurt’’. Yes indeed, you’re darn right but you know the PC crowd won’t tolerate it. Time to really start roughing up those grandmothers and WW2 vets getting on a plane for their first trip to see their grandkids.’’ Think they can put one over on Homeland Security... huh, what..who’s that.. “The Al-Qeada International Silver String Submarine Terrorist Band? Nah, They’re ok, no need to search ‘em. Wave ‘em through’’. Now back to you Pops. WW2 vet huh? Silver Star winner huh? Yeah, thats what they all say. Have a seat and take off your shoes..’’. How much more of this crap from the ROPis the civilizied world supposed to put up with?


62 posted on 12/25/2009 8:48:24 PM PST by John-Irish ("Shame of him who thinks of it''.)
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To: Lurker

“Has the FBI assured us that there’s no terrorism angle yet?”

No, that comes later this morning ;-)


63 posted on 12/26/2009 4:10:32 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Thank God for bumbling terrorists.


64 posted on 12/26/2009 4:12:12 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD
Firecracker? I don't think so! Terrorist Attempt Update: Bomb Was Incendiary, Comprised of Mixed Liquids; Obama Only Notified Three Hours After Incident

More:

A Nigerian man, claiming to be linked to al-Qaeda, allegedly tried to set off an incendiary device aboard a transatlantic airplane Friday as it descended toward Detroit's airport in what the White House called an attempted act of terrorism.

The man was quickly subdued after another passenger leapt on top of him, others on the plane said, and Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam landed safely around 1 p.m. Friday. The suspect was being treated at a hospital for burns he suffered while igniting the device...

The suspect[,] Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab[,] 23, attends University College London, where he studies engineering.

Although not on the TSA's "no-fly" list, Abdulmutallab's name appears to be included in the government's records of terrorism suspects, according to a preliminary review, authorities said.

Abdulmutallab has told federal investigators that he had ties to al-Qaeda and traveled to Yemen to collect the incendiary device and instructions on how to use it, according to a federal counterterrorism official briefed on the case. Authorities have yet to verify the claim, and they expect to conduct several more interviews before they determine whether he is credible, the official said.

Federal authorities have been told that Abdulmutallab allegedly had taped some material to his leg, then used a syringe to mix chemicals with the powder while on the airplane, one official said.

But doing so "caused him to catch on fire," Richelle Keepman, who sat a few rows in front of Abdulmutallab, told WDIV-TV.

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Officials described the device as incendiary rather than explosive, pending tests by forensics experts at the FBI. Incendiary devices generally deliver less of an impact than explosive devices.


65 posted on 12/26/2009 4:16:00 AM PST by narses ('in an odd way this is cheering news!'.)
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To: Shermy

“Religious ceremony?”

Yes. A “Death to Infidels” ceremony.


66 posted on 12/26/2009 4:16:35 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: narses

” Officials described the device as incendiary rather than explosive, pending tests by forensics experts at the FBI. Incendiary devices generally deliver less of an impact than explosive devices.”

Sure they do. Just ask Janet Reno about incendiary devices at Waco.


67 posted on 12/26/2009 4:38:48 AM PST by eartrumpet
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Political correctness, which is going to get many of us killed, is a worldwide phenomenon.

Digust and hatred of political correctness, is also a worldwide phenomenon.

Fellow Freepers, Lurkers, Fellow Americans, just check in with what some of the British are saying about this situation involving one of these Muslim "youths" studying in one of their universities in London, on his way to kill nearly 300 people or more in Detroit yesterday (from UK newspaper, 26 December / Online Times):

Michael Jenkins wrote: Aren't we lucky that the teaching at UCL is so bad that he couldn't rig his detonator correctly? Fortunately he was an engineering student and not doing interior design.

December 26, 2009 11:40 AM GMT PAUL LAMBERT wrote: Hopefully this will encourage the US to put real pressure on the UK to finally tighten up it's border controls in a meaningful way as opposed to the lip service that is currently paid. December 26, 2009 11:06 AM GMT

Nova Prosper wrote: Lets not get distracted here, the main priority the country faces, is that we don't let the Tories reinstate fox hunting. Sorting out all the terrorists residing in our universities can come second ,third or more likely never.

Darren G wrote: Another 'student' that Labour let into our country i see. No more student visas should be issued until Labour are booted from power next year.

L S.A wrote: I agree airport security in Lagos, Nigeria is little more than a joke but what about at Amsterdam where this crazy guy boarded the plane. As a young man travelling alone, he should have been profiled and double checked anyway!!!

Memosa Spring wrote: What I don't understand is that hsould I happen to have an ingrown toe nail while I'm travelling somehow the security screening picks that up! How can it not pick up what he was carrying? I know Nigeria quite well. Security there is a joke. Just give a gaurd a cheap ball point pen and they'll let you into the departure lounge with whatever you want! Give them just one USA $ and they'll give you a box of matches ot go with it! Those who know Nigerian airports- especially LAGOS will know exactly what I'm saying.

Richard Beardsley wrote: Geoff POwell: the fact that he boarded a plane somewhere else is not the issue, yes the Americans could have kept a better tab on him but how many "students" are currently exploring the UK and taking an interest in the architecture of large important buildings. How many students are not studying? What is the average attendance in class? You would do nothing to harm the UK, neither would I. However not everyone has the same ideals. The underfunded army is doing what it can but this current problem makes the Irish problem fade into insignificance.

Geoff POwell wrote: Why don't you people read the article properly. He flew from Nigeria, the fact that he's studying at a British university has no relevance here at all. US intelligence knew about him, he was flying on a US airline and he changed in Amsterdam. The UK authorities have no part in the failure to stop this guy.

Richard Beardsley wrote: I love reading the Times beacause there are things covered that are not published in Australian sites and it's good to know what is happening elsewhere.This is worrying when the average bloke can see a pattern occurring here. Student from overseas, already on a watchlist, extremely religious, why is the UK so weak in naning and shaming these groups. Have we got so bogged down in Human Rights issues that we dare not offend a minority religious group that the majority of people in the UK already know who they are. The whole backbone of what used to be British has gone. No I'm not a fanatic or bigot, just seeing how the UK is when viewed from another country. Wake up before it's too late, if it's not already."

68 posted on 12/26/2009 4:40:23 AM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Each contemptuous Senate Democrat is thinking: "Oh, it will all blow over by spring--they'll forget")
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD; All
HI Silvie Merry day after Christmas!

If memory serves, the DBM called this a nothing story at first with the “firecracker take”. Later yesterday on
FNC I heard there might be a terror connection. We now have to carry the drivebys since they can't get anything right,too busy lying about everything to make ozero look like he really is in charge.

69 posted on 12/26/2009 5:28:42 AM PST by rodguy911 (HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE--GO SARAHCUDA !!)
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD

TSA Week at a Glance: 12/14/09 to 12/21/09

13 passengers were arrested after investigations of suspicious behavior or fraudulent travel documents

17 firearms found at checkpoints

1 artfully concealed prohibited items found at checkpoints

18 incidents that involved a checkpoint closure, terminal evacuation or sterile area breach

tsa.gov


70 posted on 12/26/2009 6:58:22 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: SilvieWaldorfMD; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

Just another Friday in Detroit.

PING!


71 posted on 12/26/2009 3:30:32 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Don't eat your dog; eat obnoxious, liberal humans to save the planet!)
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To: Diogenesis

Damned assault nuns! Ya gotta watch ‘em!


72 posted on 12/26/2009 3:43:23 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Don't eat your dog; eat obnoxious, liberal humans to save the planet!)
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To: devolve; SilvieWaldorfMD


73 posted on 12/27/2009 8:11:32 AM PST by potlatch (~~ COGITO ERGO SUM~~)
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