Posted on 12/27/2009 8:29:33 AM PST by Flavius
Despite the billions spent since 2001 on intelligence and counterterrorism programs, sophisticated airport scanners and elaborate watch lists, it was something simpler that averted disaster on a Christmas Day flight to Detroit: alert and courageous passengers and crew members.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
It was all part of Butch Napalitanos cunning plan
Agreed, but how long was the terrorist/passenger supposed to burn before the mixture ignited?
My point is if the effort had gone as planned, there would be no passenger heroes, only caualties. Of course, the passengers involved were heroic but I don’t think it is accurate to say they thwarted the attempt. The mixture not igniting properly or on time was what kept this from becoming a disaster.
I urge all jihadis to make underwear bombs and try them out the next time they go to mosque.
As far as I'm concerned....it is. After long tedious trips with all the hoopla, stupid rules and near misses upon take-off and landing... I think I'll just drive or stay home....
“I am waiting for that to occur.”
I’m with you, I ignore the SRM outlets, it’s bad for my blood pressure to hear what they say. And you’re correct, it’s just a matter of time before the Dutchman is cast as an evil, overly aggressive nutjob.
More like a cunning stunt.
;)
Janets Song~Blowing Up Detriot
Showing that the terror threat level system is a FReeking joke.
“......the billions spent since 2001 on intelligence and counterterrorism programs, sophisticated airport scanners and elaborate watch lists, ...”
Yet after nearly 8 years without an attack, Obama and the dems were able to wipe out those protections.... with 3 terrorist attacks within less that a single year.
Does Pelosi still maintain that the CIA lied to Congress, and will Obama continue to apologize to the world for our existence?
“More like a cunning stunt.”
A Spoonerism is at the ready, for which I would surely be banned.
Aww comon’ Obama is a fine orator, and Janet is cunning linguist
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This is very true - these high explosives let go at thousands of feet per second and that is way to quick for anything to stop it.
Kudos to the passengers, but the sad fact is that the terrorist acts was OVER when the bomb failed to detonate.
If anything, they could have let that asshole smolder his junk for a few more minutes.
There is no victory in any of this.
PETN isn’t a binary explosive. It’s a unitary explosive that requires no prep.
It’s the same thing used in military and civvy det cord and does just fine with a simple blasting cap.
Man, I used to LOVE playing with that stuff in The Army.
Good times.
Good times ...
While the rats were busy monitoring us conservatives,they let the real terrorists go.It took passengers to stop him. We need to hammer them on this!
No, but they seem not to be treating him as the hero he was.
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