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US Terror Threat sparks Global Terror Alert
2010-10-30
Posted by:Oztralian

#15   you mean my packages from Yemen will be delayed?

Yemen, Dubai, UK.

Somebody gets a bright idea; could be Australia, Germany, Sweden...

Posted by: Pappy   2010-10-30 22:51  

#14  Sure but IIUC they were being sent to the Synagogues. Brings up the question how to detonate them, I'm sure they just don't explode on their own when within 10' of a certain concentration of Jewishness.

I do have a theory, and if true I understand why it would not be declared. Just hate being in the dark that's all - I also hate being cynical but we have seen the bag of tricks played over the last two months especially.

Good point TFSM.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2010-10-30 22:19  

#13  They could have landed that plane in Maine without letting it near the Boswash Corridor and its population center.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2010-10-30 21:51  

#12  you mean my packages from Yemen will be delayed?
Posted by: Frank G   2010-10-30 21:35  

#11  Possibly.

Definitely means disruption of the air-cargo system.
Posted by: Pappy   2010-10-30 20:52  

#10  It could also be desensitization.
Posted by: trailing wife   2010-10-30 16:37  

#9  I don't get it.

Pre-made bomb casing.

Relatively spill and leak proof.

No-to-low-cost.

That's just for starters.


Posted by: Pappy   2010-10-30 13:14  

#8  Unless the ingredients were photo sensitive, or a time delayed temblor switch, what was the ignition source? Either this was fairly amateurish (considering it was PETN and therefore not a total amateur job):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PETN

So either there was a pre-recon of the target synagogue or some ignition mechanism not yet revealed. Interesting to learn the rest of the story....
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2010-10-30 12:57  

#7  US Terror Threat sparks Global Terror Alert

Or Rescue bid to save Brother Hussein?
Posted by: Willy   2010-10-30 11:06  

#6  Toner cartridges from Yemen. What's not to like? Sounds like a Boris and Natasha plot. Did Rocky J Squirrel come to the rescue and save the day? Did the Moose discover the heinous plot while searching for a peanut butter sandwich in the cargo hold, thereby saving the world once again? Stay tuned.
Posted by: Goober Goobelopolous   2010-10-30 10:12  

#5  Can you imagine anything worst than flying with an Air Force escort knowing they are present to either shoot you down or watch you blow up thanks to the cargo (human or material) from the religion of peace?
Posted by: HammerHead   2010-10-30 09:52  

#4  I don't get it.

Were the bad guys hoping they had the 1 model toner cartridge of the thousands different styles, and then just mindlessly plug in a a cartridge obviously heavier than plastic and air? Is the synagogue using a printer which can only get parts from the ME? Big response or warning shot from the Yemen AQ?

Are we sure they just were not attempting to illegally import copies of that Daily Show interview?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2010-10-30 09:31  

#3  We'll be SAVED from this terror threat by our illustrious Administration, and the Won.
Posted by: Glenmore   2010-10-30 09:27  

#2   I wonder if they are trying to do the same thing in the US that they did in Spain ... bombings right before the election.

If so, they don't understand American psychology. When aroused, we fix the problem. And we've been getting very twitchy lately, like the response to the Ground Zero mosque/rabat.
Posted by: trailing wife   2010-10-30 05:48  

#1  I wonder if they are trying to do the same thing in the US that they did in Spain ... bombings right before the election.

Posted by: crosspatch   2010-10-30 02:48  

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