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2007-11-19 Home Front: WoT

Pilot, Crew, TSA: Four Passengers Targeted Bathroom, Tampered with Mirror

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Posted by Delphi 2007-11-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 These four "passengers" had better be under 24/7/365 surveillance or ARREST. Sounds like an attempt to conceal and later couple up the ingredients for a "binary" type of ordnance or toxin. Damn all of these terrorist shits straight to HELL.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-19 00:35|| 2007-11-19 00:35|| Front Page Top

#2 If the mirror is glass, you have glass shards as weapon. Worse than box cutters.

Posted by Injun Flavise8457 2007-11-19 00:36|| 2007-11-19 00:36|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd like to think that the old "box cutter" ruse isn't of much use anymore. Anyone who tries that route shouldbe able toat bestinflict some sort of substantial wound upon one single hostage before getting their terrorist ass tromped into a fine creamy DEAD lather.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-19 01:01|| 2007-11-19 01:01|| Front Page Top

#4 I goofed on the date as to when this took place. The story was reported on Nov. 11th 2007. , but actually took place on Oct 24th. 2007. I was tired when I posted this story and did not catch my mistake until afterwards. It's too bad it took a month to make it more public.

Posted by Delphi 2007-11-19 08:49|| 2007-11-19 08:49|| Front Page Top

#5 There have been several cases like this. I suspect they are trying to discredit security legislation. Actually, doing so would be criminal "mischief." I would arrest them, and try to make a case. I don't like being nervous at 25,000 feet.

Posted by McZoid 2007-11-19 09:05|| 2007-11-19 09:05|| Front Page Top

#6 There are all sorts of things that can be done in such cases. It is part of counterintelligence operations. After a discreet report is made by the agent, by the time the plane lands, there should be intelligence personnel ready to do all sorts of things, from planting listening devices and GPS trackers on their luggage, persons and vehicles, etc.

Then for at least a week, they can't do anything without being under intense surveillance. If they meet anywhere, the meeting is recorded, and if it looks like they are about to go operational, they are all scooped up and disappear.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-11-19 10:24|| 2007-11-19 10:24|| Front Page Top

#7 ...and if it looks like they are about to go operational, they are all scooped up and disappear.

I'd prefer they were scooped up and disappeared when the plane lands. They can be reappeared later if it turns out they were just stupid, and not actually doing a dry run.

Posted by Ebbirong Johnson3589 2007-11-19 12:34|| 2007-11-19 12:34|| Front Page Top

#8 How do you know it wasn't Larry Craig flying home?

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-11-19 13:15|| 2007-11-19 13:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Profiles, please. Is it against the law to say whether or not the "subjects" appeared to be of ME origin?

Posted by Abu Uluque6305 2007-11-19 16:10|| 2007-11-19 16:10|| Front Page Top

#10 Or should I just assume that is the case without having to be told?

Posted by Abu Uluque6305 2007-11-19 16:11|| 2007-11-19 16:11|| Front Page Top

#11 The were doing some lines of coke in the bathroom, probably.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-11-19 16:17|| 2007-11-19 16:17|| Front Page Top

#12 That would explain why they were messing with the mirror.

Posted by Abu Uluque6305 2007-11-19 19:52|| 2007-11-19 19:52|| Front Page Top

#13 You guys are all funny.
The flight cabin door is armored.
The wall behind the mirror isn't.

Posted by Skidmark 2007-11-19 22:09|| 2007-11-19 22:09|| Front Page Top

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