Posted on 10/30/2010 5:19:33 PM PDT by tutstar
Yemeni police have arrested a woman on suspicion of mailing a pair of bombs powerful enough to take down airplanes, officials said Saturday as details emerged about a terrorist plot aimed at the U.S. that exploited security gaps in the worldwide shipping system.
Investigators were hunting Yemen for more suspects tied to al-Qaida and several U.S. officials identified the terrorist group's top explosives expert in Yemen as the most likely bombmaker.
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Yes, most likely. It was probably a trial run to find out our weak areas. Come on, they told us there were bombs and even had some covered in white powder and wires. Hellloo, follow the bread crumbs! That was the bait to start the intelligence agencies, here and in Britain, into motion. Then, all they had to do was sit back and watch. This is their popcorn time. Wait and see what happens. Next time, they won't give us warnings.
Yesterday Fox News reported that there was no power source to the detonators but that seems to have dropped into the memory hole.
Yes and the post office will ask if there’s anything liquid, flammable, or potentially hazardous. The bad guys aren’t going to be honest about that though. 8^)
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