Posted on 12/27/2009 10:51:27 AM PST by Nachum
Officials now say tragedy was only averted on Northwest flight 253 because a makeshift detonator failed to work properly. Share Man accused of attempt to blow up plane was sent on mission by terror leaders.
Bomb experts say there was more than enough explosive to bring down the Northwest jet, which had nearly 300 people aboard, had the detonator not failed, and the nation's outdated airport screening machines may need to be upgraded.
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That and a Dutchman.
But, but, Janet Napoletano said the system worked.
Silly....”The System Worked...
Off to the salt mines with anyone who disagrees! /s
Don’t give those b%$#%.. all the info !
Like minds will abound this this statement on this thread. ; )
That’s with...
Umm he went through security overseas, so how do they know our machines need to be upgraded? (the fact that they actually do is secondary)
They will use this incident to make the full body scanners mandatory at all airports.
The only way the system worked is if there was a secret detonator disabler at the gate.
Joking aside, it appears that this explosive is relatively easy to ignite and after all, there was some kind of initiation.
I wonder if the components or blend was not right.
Fix the system.
Raise taxes.
Whatever list he was on needs to be added to the NO-Fly list. At the very least we need to start profiling and doing more questioning and searching of all young muslim sounding or look young men.
Early Dutchman reports said he saw a **sophisticated DEVICE** on this lab, and not something like a BAG of mixed chemicals.
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
FAILED SECURITY IS THE SYSTEM WORKED
Remember, we live in 1984.
Well at least in four years the wounded passengers and the victims on the ground will have free healthcare.
this lab = HIS LAP...sorry..!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
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—my tagline applies—
It did! Their system is based on blind luck and Dutch passengers on every flight...
“There is a providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children, and the United States of America” is often said to be a quotation of Otto von Bismarck (1818-1898).
That’s the only system that worked.
Finally some common sense posting.
As long as there is a chance for free dollar out there for our great great great grandchildren to enjoy and appreciate, we need to consider raising taxes.
He didn’t even have a passport!
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2009/12/flight_253_passenger_says_at_l.html
Indeed, they won't make the same mistake twice, and for next time they'll know what is "more than enough to bring down the jet".
Just gotta love the media, grrrrr
It was Christmas - so God and a Dutchman??
Jack Bauer got in there and substituted a dud detonator for the real one. “It’s all part of the plan.”
Al Qaida has always had a Keystone Kops quality about it. 911 had more opportunities to fail than succeed. It only succeeded because of the incredible political correctness and incompetence of the FAA security apparatus, a tradition handed on down to the elephantine TSA.
we need to send that dutchman after the dyke
Flight 253, he acted alone.
Ft. Hood, he acted alone.
Don't argue, we need your support to catch all these individuals who by coincidence happen to have the same religious background, tote the same attitude, are about the same age group, have the same ties, and take action to kill us indiscriminately.
Take governments heed and stop the profiling.
The MSM will appreciate it too.
The hand of God...
Another passenger very emphatically witnessed the arrest of TWO men from the flight, after an explosive search dog alterted on one of the carry-on bags of one of the passengers.
The man was led away in handcuffs, nothing more heard of him.
Are you suggesting he should stick his finger in the dyke?
The liberal answer, of course, is spend more money - after all, our debt isn't anywhere close to high enough.
But more questionably is why would upgrading any (or perhaps all) of the screening machines in the US have affected this in the slightest? Do we have US screening machines over in foreign countries? Certainly news to me; I mean, I suppose I could expect them to be in Iraq, possibly Afghanistan, but doubtful in Europe. That was where the plane came from that nearly blew up over our city, right?
The incompetence of Barack Hussein Obama and his Black Muslim Presidency is limitless:
1. Obama’s FBI did not alert the ARMY that Maj Nidal Hassan was a Muslim Extremist.
2. Obama’s DSH posts super secret Airport Screening Manual on the internet.
3. Obama’s State Dept did nothing to revoke Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab’s VISA after Abdul’s father told the US Embassy that his son was a MUSLIM Extremist.
Now this same incompetent Black Muslim Presidency wants to manage our HEALTHCARE!!!!!!!!!!!
Aint that the truth.
All US citizens should be required to fly on commercial airlines and all terrorists should be required to fly on Air Force One.
This will save time, money and lives.
Are you suggesting he should stick his finger in the dyke?
Oh please, this brave man has done enough.
stick a pitchfork in her, she’s done
It's catch as catch can, like the Apache who tried to lasso the Iron Horse. Silly Apache. Next time he tried loosening a rail.
Not according to the administration...
http://exposingtheleft.blogspot.com/2009/12/napolitano-system-worked.html
And rank politicization of national security nearly killed them.
The barney fife WH making excuses
Gol durn it, the press just has to stop changing their minds. They just got through telling me that only Janet Napolitano saved this airplane from disaster. Who needs a silly old detonator thingy when we have Janet from another Planet.
As for screening devices, Janet has saved us once again. The TSA has approved a device that would have easily detected this bomb. Its a millimeter wave radar system built by L3Com (They call it Provision). Its been tested to be far superior to the magnatometers currently in use. Oh wait, it seems that TSA has only a few in limited use in a few airports. It seems that a few people object because it can “see” underneath clothing and we don’t want to offend anyone.
Are you kidding me? Napalitano said the system worked?
There is an international Muslim conspiracy to kill Americans and Obama's team is doing nothing to stop it.
How's Zero's "no torture" policy looking now? How's it going to look if planes start dropping from the sky, one by one and the guy in captivity knows all about who is behind it?
[and the nation’s outdated airport screening machines may need to be upgraded.]
another reason to spend more money we don’t have.....geeeezzzzzz
I strongly suspect a SUCCESSFUL detonator and a similar amount of PETN. Just like richard reede, the shoe bomber (well, almost).
I flew out of Amsterdam, on Continental, a couple of years back, and Continental had additional screening for passengers on the flight to Houston.
Look behind you. See another Nigerian??? Check him for the “other WMD”.
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