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Friday, January 8th, 2010
As the smoke clears following the case of Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, the failed Christmas Day “underpants bomber” of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 fame, there are just three simple points for us Westerners to take away.
First: It is completely impossible to prevent terrorists from attacking airliners.
Second: This does not matter. There is no need for greater efforts on security.
Third: A terrorist set fire to his own trousers, suffering eyewateringly painful burns to what Australian cricket commentators sometimes refer to as the “groinal area”, and nobody seems to be laughing. What’s wrong with us?
We’ll look at the first part to begin with.
In order to destroy an airliner and kill everyone on board, one needs to do a certain amount of damage to it: a lot if it is on the ground without much fuel in it, not so much if it is fuelled up, less yet if it is flying at low altitude, and least of all if it is flying high up.
Formerly there was the option of gaining access to the flight deck – perhaps using the aircraft as a weapon, as on 9/11, perhaps to carry out a hostage strategy – but those days are gone. The 9/11 hijackers have seen to it that the best and most effective ways for terrorists to employ airliners are no longer open to them. Pilots will never open flight deck doors again, no matter the threat to hostages in the cabin; passengers will not permit themselves to be dominated; armed sky marshals are back. If all these fail, following the bloodbath at Ground Zero fighter pilots will not hesitate to shoot.
So the damage must nowadays be done by other means than crashing, most practically by detonating a charge of high explosives on the plane while in flight. This doesn’t need to be too big, especially if the jet is at cruising height so that the explosive effects will be enhanced by depressurisation. This is why airliners are a favourite target: because a fairly small amount of explosive can potentially kill a large number of people in one go, which is not the case under most circumstances.
It is an unfortunate and pretty much unavoidable fact that the necessary amount of explosives can easily be carried through any current or likely-future airport security regime, short of universal strip + cavity searches and a total ban on carry-on luggage.
Let’s consider, for instance, a future security check involving backscatter X-ray-through-clothes perv scans – much more effective than millimetre wave – and X-raying of carry-on bags as is already normal. There are several ways to beat this.
Firstly, detonators and firing devices can be disguised within permitted electronic equipment such that they will pass through X-raying without trouble. An AA battery casing full of hexamethylenetriperoxidediamine (HMTD) – or some similar sensitive primary – with a flashbulb filament in it is almost impossible for an X-ray operator to pick out from among others, and can be triggered by the flash circuits of any camera.
The difficult bit is the main charge, which needs to be a decent weight and volume of acceptably stable high explosive. But it’s not that difficult. Here are just a few ideas:
The list goes on – and on. Any reasonably competent terrorist organisation, with access to funds, capable technical experts and a small number of operatives able to move about the world freely can blow up airliners in flight. You wouldn’t even necessarily need suicide volunteers to carry the bombs, if you were cunning: dupes might be convinced that they were smuggling drugs, money or other contraband, or IRA-style “proxy bombers” could be forced to do your bidding by seizing and threatening their families.
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January 8th, 2010 at 11:33 am
They will never get me. I’m not flying any more! One thought if blowing up an airliner is to inflict terror in the hearts and minds of the American public then maybe a bomber inside the plane might not be the best way. I mean how long would it take NTSB to figure out it was a bomb and not something else. The latest bomber had to be a false flager because if he had wanted to succeed he would have gone into the bathroom and set the bomb off. This was a good article pointing out the folly of all of this money spent on scanners. Good luck in the coming turmoil…. Biker
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moderate anarkist Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
I agree with biker that this was a false flag, cause real terrorists would plan a.) figure out how to get a small amount of explosives on board a plane and then plan b.) get a lot of small explosives on board then cause blow it up. To try to blow up a plane on the first try is dumb. Real terrorists are evil but not that dumb.
The NSA has been doubling its computers every year since the 60’s by the acre. They probably have so much info on everybody they don’t know what to do with it all.
There is a new science called “Ponerology” which ya’ll should google. It’s the science of evil adjusted for political purposes.
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Quantummonkeybutt Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 6:49 pm
“The 9/11 hijackers have seen to it that the best and most effective ways for terrorists to employ airliners are no longer open to them.”
You Are A Dumbsh&%, And I Didn’t Read Your Article Past That Point…
If You Still Think Their Were ‘Hijackers’ On ‘911′, You Don’t Know Jack-Di&%, And Posting Articles That Say There Were Does The ‘911′ Movement No Good…
http://www.prisonplanet.com/ar.....idejob.htm
(‘911’ AN INSIDE JOB)
But Thanks Anyway, Monkey Boy. I Give You A ‘D’ For Effort.
QMB
teacher’s in
a bad mood
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Tough Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
QMB I love your posts!!!
Q Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
His brand of underwear… “fruit-of the-BOOM”…LOL!!!
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wolf56 Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
I don’t want to fly anymore either,biker!
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January 8th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Next question: Are there really any real terrorists or are they simply another branch of the same government wanting more control over the already controlled? Could it be just another bully wanting to see how many times you’ll give him your lunch?
I don’t fly anymore because I don’t like being in prison. I’d rather drive 8 hrs than fly 2.
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January 8th, 2010 at 11:53 am
Trouser-bomb clown acts – no laughing matter? I’ve never thought clown acts were funny anyway…oh… Trouser-bomb clown ATTACKS – no that’s no laughing matter…
Are you suggesting we are going to be scanned entering a Circus? Will the clowns go through and asked to remove shoes… I hope so, clowns could pack more in their long shoes than in their trousers…
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Biker Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Kedstell,
The clowns are the ones running and ruining this country. Don’t forget about those overly large clown noses they could really cause some serious damage. Get on the plane wait till it’s in the air and blow your nose…. Biker
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January 8th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Terrorist clown shoe bombers… that would be lethal! Hopefully the US government security departments have clowns on a no-fly list… personally I think mime artists and jugglers should be on a list to… just for being irritating.
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January 8th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
So why didn’t the explosive detonate? Was it even made of what we are told it was made of, or was it not an explosive at all? The terrorists can bring down skyscrapers, fly hijacked planes with military precision, but they can’t set off a simple bomb? None of this whole scenario makes sense. And now it would make much more sense for a suicide bomber with a REAL bomb to detonate in a crowded terminal rather than on the plane. Why don’t we see bombs at train stations or football games or rock concerts? There are no terrorists except the ones working for the Dark Forces of the zionists!
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Kedstell Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Yeah, I posted something relating to this a moment ago… if there were real terrorists, they’d a an attack at least once a month… take the IRA (A real terrorist group)… they did quite a bit… and they weren’t even suicide bombers…
Honestly, if US was facing a real terrorist threat on home soil… why have we not heard of three gunmen (no explosives) walking into a departure terminal and spraying the passengers with lead… it’s that easy… oh no but that would scare people away from airports… then they won’t get our scans…
Honestly, if there was a genuine terrorist threat there’d be car bombs going off all over the place…
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Filbert Flubottom Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Exactly, or using shoulder mounted surface-to-air missles from the ground to bring down aircraft.
It’s all a ruse to keep society in a state of fear and pass an agenda.
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Cynthia Eng Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
I have gotten to the point where I don’t even bother listening to the news reports about this foolishness. The moment I heard about it, I chuckled and thought “The U.S. Governments at it AGAIN! When I saw this kids face I wonderd what they promised him. Did the feds pay his family a proper amount of money or did they get him on the cheap. POOR BASTERD!
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January 8th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
al-Qaida = “DATA BANK’” ENGLISH TRANSLATION! SAYS IT ALL! The CIA created al-Qaida and enlisted these people, back in the day. That is how they knew the names we saw so quickly after 911. No worthy cause here behind their name. Why do people not find this self expanitory! spread the word!
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January 8th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
The Penile-Implant Bomber will be next
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Dystopiaphobia Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 1:38 am
What about boob bombers? A female al-CIAda dupe could put at least .5 kilo of a explosive implant into each breast. Pull the nipple rings and kaboom!
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January 8th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Not to forget, that these supposed terrorists are the very people who are successfully blowing up US and british soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan with roadside and other bombs…..almost every day!
Soemhow they can’t seem to handle it in the air.
Yes, it’s a strange phenomena
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January 8th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
if i was a terrorist and wanted maximum horror and publicity i’d forget airliners and simply go in any small town nursery school and shoot dead a few children…. after all theres nothing more shocking or that would cause more outrage then a few dead pre schoolers… dead children would be headline news and the crys for revenge would be deafening… of course the thousands of dead iraqi and afghanistan children don’t have the same media value!
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January 8th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
THE CIA WILL SOON GIVE THE TROUSER BOMBER A JOB. THEY CAN ALWAYS USE A FEW GOOD TERRORIST PATSIES. SOMEONE HAS TO TAKE THE RAP WHEN THE CIA FINDS IT NECESSARY TO WACK OUT THE IMPOSTER PRESIDENT.
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January 8th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
“The 9/11 hijackers have seen to it that the best and most effective ways for terrorists to employ airliners are no longer open to them.” 9.11 was an inside job! Those planes were most likely guided into the towers by computer, not by hijackers. Why is P.P printing this sort of crap? Hello?
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January 8th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
I think that taken out Obama will remain a option for them. Instant martial law. They have so many options,how can they fail?
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January 8th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Some anti-semitic dosh-bag sent me this crap
http://careandwashingofthebrai.....chive.html
Re: topic
Right-on–shoe/panty bombers couldn’t light the fuse because both sweated so much of guilt–the matchs got wet. Yaah! that’s it :^/
One about PETN explosive–you can readily buy as camper canned fuel.Light a match,it burns FKN slow. It only explodes if a blasting cap is used and a electric battery. Most Americans have fallen for it.
See posted site again.
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babarishka Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Why would you provide the link if you think it’s crap? I don’t believe in Zionism and I am sickened by the war crimes committed by the Israeli government, but Israel is not the only country to commit war crimes. To focus only on Israel or the jews is racist. So again, why did you bother posting the link? Was this a roundabout way to get people to check out the site? If you’re a racist just come out and say it.
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January 8th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
There are plenty of ground to air missiles on the black market, I predict that to be the next
“terrorist” attack instigated by the banking cartel to get WW3 or a Muslim/Christian population redux rolling for the Rand corporation. Maybe Rand has some they will be selling off at bargain prices.
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January 8th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
I MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SHOOTER AT FORT HOOD, OBAMA IS LETTING HIM GET AWAY WITH CRIMINAL ACTIONS AND IF HE EVEN SERVES 1 HOUR I WILL BE SURPRISED. THIS OTHER ON THE PLANE, EITHER HE WAS STUPID TO EVEN SET A BOMB IN THE GENTIAL AREA OR HIS HANDLERS GAVE HIM WRONG INFORMATION. BY THE WAY WHERE ARE THE 2 MEN WHO HELPED GET HIM ON PLANE, THE NICELY DRESSED MAN AND THE MAN WHO VIDEOTAPED THE WHOLE INCIDENT. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK GOD FOR THE PASSENGER WHO HAD THE COURAGE TO JUMP THIS PERSON AND THE OTHER PASSENGERS HELPED GET HIM BEFORE ANY FIRE DAMAGE. IF THIS FORT HOOD SHOOTER GETS AWAY, I WILL BE REALY UPSET, TO KILL 13 SOLDIERS IN THEIR OWN COMPOUND, THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT REALLY HUMAN, TO BEHEAD PEOPLE, READ THE KORAN, I TRIED, TOO BLOODY FOR ME. GOD BLESS AMERICA, AND GOD BLESS REVIVAL COMING WHERE NO MORE CHILDREN ARE SLAUGHTERED, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE 18 YEAR OLD, WHO HAD HAD 8 ABORTIONS. ALL THESE PEOPLE DO IS SEX,SEX,SEX,SEX,
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January 8th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
This “bomb” was NEVER intended to explode. The CIA/ Mossad were alerted to this unsophisticated Nigerian’s religious/political views, and they successfully set out to recruit the poor dumb bastard to “al qaeda.”
The sole purpose of the exercise was to create an excuse to keep terrorism at the top of the agenda and frighten the wits out of the rest of the population. Mossad probably also have Yemen on their agenda. Maybe a few put options taken out on airline stocks as well?
For pete’s sake, there is NO problem to exploding PETN. Any self respecting terrorist organisation knows how. Give them a bit of credit! If this episode had been carried out by a real terror group then that flight would have been scattered over half of Michigan.
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January 8th, 2010 at 11:46 pm
THINK LIKE THE CIA MOSSAD
If you are a CIA/Mossad operative and a worried Nigerian businessman tells you that he is worried by his son’s radicalized religious/political views, do you, a smart as a whip spook, merely write his name into a register of potential dissidents to be passed up the chain of command or do you set up an operation to recruit him as patsy suicde bomber before the real terrorist group get their hands on him?
Answer yes and you have the potential to become a spook. Remember, their spies are everywhere. Probably have their informants in your own hometown club or sewing circle. Something to think about if you ever consider joining a conspiracy. Half of the members are probably police spies or government agents. Think about that!
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January 9th, 2010 at 12:33 am
These nasty terrorists are focusing way too much on airplanes ! There are plenty of fairly
High Yeild targets out there, if they would only open their minds and be a little more immaginative
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January 9th, 2010 at 1:21 am
Great information – thanks for the heads up. Travel information regarding luggage is a little difficult to come by sometimes. Good deal.
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January 9th, 2010 at 4:34 am
Were you even chuckling from the start ORDEAL YOU HAD to go through every time when anyone wanted to get on that plane?
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January 9th, 2010 at 6:50 am
I suggest that you get ahold of Alex Jones’ radio show of September 22, 2008. Listen near the end of the regular air time since he goes into overdrive. You will get a pretty good dose as to what to do or is/was being done by the clip Alex plays from a Phil Donahue show back in 1994.
Rhonda
PS: Alex also goes into one of his good rants once in overdrive–hehe.
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January 9th, 2010 at 9:37 am
This article have been cataloged in an ongoing bibliography of the Infowar:
http://infowardocs.org
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January 9th, 2010 at 11:26 pm
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January 10th, 2010 at 6:42 am
A lot of useful information. Thank you!
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