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2010-11-06 Home Front: WoT

Around the world, a race against time to find bombs in the air

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Posted by tu3031 2010-11-06 13:28|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Excellent article, rtwt.

It's clear that the bombs would not have been found without very specific information. The British examined the printer and missed it. Then they cleared the aircraft for takeoff. News of the Dubai bomb find caused them to look again, while in direct contact with Dubai officials.

"See that red wire going to the small circuit board? And the green wire? That circuit board isn't part of the printer's electronics."

"It isn't? Really? What is it then?"

We are going to "hear" from these guys again. Taking apart all electronic shipments and knowing what to look for is beyond current shipper capability, I think.

Posted by KBK 2010-11-06 14:12|| 2010-11-06 14:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Taking apart all electronic shipments and knowing what to look for is beyond current shipper capability, I think.

That's a job opportunity for a bunch of technical people, I think. Good pay, must be willing to relocate, physical courage a necessity.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-11-06 14:22|| 2010-11-06 14:22|| Front Page Top

#3 We lost the "race against time" on 21 December 1988 over Lockerbie, and have not done a great deal about it in the nearly 22 years since.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-11-06 15:33|| 2010-11-06 15:33|| Front Page Top

#4 I dunno about that.

Failures get the press.

Successes generally don't.

Posted by Pappy 2010-11-06 20:32|| 2010-11-06 20:32|| Front Page Top

#5 seems easier to accept that it was an operation by the West to justify aggressive attack against Yemen than to believe that AQ wasn't able to put an effective bomb on board and they were happened upon. Either way, AQIP needs to be stomped out.

Posted by jack salami 2010-11-06 22:00|| 2010-11-06 22:00|| Front Page Top

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