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Title: US: Terrorists Look To Implant Bombs In Humans
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Associated Press
URL Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic ... /07/06/national/w064041D46.DTL
Published: Jul 6, 2011
Author: Associated Press
Post Date: 2011-07-06 11:55:06 by Brian S
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Views: 4750
Comments: 11
(07-06) 07:38 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. government has warned domestic and international airlines that some terrorists are considering surgically implanting explosives into humans to carry out attacks, The Associated Press has learned. There is no intelligence pointing to a specific plot, but the U.S. shared its concerns last week with executives at domestic and international carriers. People traveling to the U.S. from overseas may experience additional screening at airports because of the threat, according to the Transportation Security Administration. "These measures are designed to be unpredictable, so passengers should not expect to see the same activity at every international airport," TSA spokesman Nick Kimball said. "Measures may include interaction with passengers, in addition to the use of other screening methods such as pat-downs and the use of enhanced tools and technologies." Placing explosives and explosive components inside humans to hide bombs and evade security measures is not a new idea. But there is new intelligence pointing to a fresh interest in using this tactic, a U.S. security official told the AP. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security information. When the U.S. government receives information suggesting terror tactics that could threaten commercial aviation, the TSA alerts companies domestically and abroad. Last December, the U.S. received intelligence that al-Qaida's Yemen branch was considering hiding explosives inside insulated beverage containers to carry them on airplanes. That warning was shared with domestic and foreign airlines so that security could be on the lookout, even though there was no specific plot. Airport security has increased markedly since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. But terrorists remain interested in attacking aviation and continue to adapt to the new security measures by trying to develop ways to circumvent them.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
Aw, Jeez.... THIS is what passes for "news" now? Inside a Saudi palace, the scene was the bloody aftermath of an al Qaeda attack in August aimed at killing Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef, head of Saudi Arabia's counter terrorism operations. To get his bomb into this room, Abdullah Asieri, one of Saudi Arabia's most wanted men, avoided detection by two sets of airport security including metal detectors and palace security. He spent 30 hours in the close company of the prince's own secret service agents - all without anyone suspecting a thing. How did he do it? Taking a trick from the narcotics trade - which has long smuggled drugs in body cavities - Asieri had a pound of high explosives, plus a detonator inserted in his rectum. This is why everything the TSA does is a joke. Our current "enhanced pat-downs" at the airports are not for catching 'terra-ists,' but for making the public docile and accepting of the police-state. Get real.
To LucysIDIOTmom, gobsheit, go56, skippy, bif and dummy-DwarF: You would rather die than think. That's a laugh. They saw Batman: Dark Knight and copied the idea (by they I mean the govt employees that come up with these scares). Problem is humans don't have that much empty cavity space so the explosion would be too small to do much damage.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
Really? How much C-4 does it take to blow a hole in the side of a plane?
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
Isn't C-4 really old technology? I'm sure now there's something much more powerful in a much smaller package.
For what, you like fresh air? Odds are high that it will keep flying just fine if there's no major structural damage.
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
There's plenty between your ears.
To LucysIDIOTmom, gobsheit, go56, skippy, bif and dummy-DwarF: You would rather die than think. Well at least the article you post backs my assertion that it is possible to implant a bomb and detonate sucessfully. Thank you for posting.
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
Scientists note that fear of terrorism makes people stupid. As I've repeatedly noted, FBI agents and CIA intelligence officials, constitutional law expert professor Jonathan Turley, Time Magazine, and the Washington Post have all said that U.S. government officials "were trying to create an atmosphere of fear in which the American people would give them more power". Indeed, the former Secretary of Homeland Security - Tom Ridge - admits that he was pressured to raise terror alerts to help Bush win reelection. In the real world, as the National Safety Council notes: -- You are 17,600 times more likely to die from heart disease than from a terrorist attack -- You are 12,571 times more likely to die from cancer than from a terrorist attack -- You are 11,000 times more likely to die in an airplane accident than from a terrorist plot involving an airplane -- You are 1048 times more likely to die from a car accident than from a terrorist attack --You are 404 times more likely to die in a fall than from a terrorist attack -- You are 87 times more likely to drown than die in a terrorist attack -- You are 13 times more likely to die in a railway accident than from a terrorist attack --You are 12 times more likely to die from accidental suffocation in bed than from a terrorist attack --You are 9 times more likely to choke to death on your own vomit than die in a terrorist attack --You are 8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist --You are 8 times more likely to die from accidental electrocution than from a terrorist attack -- You are 6 times more likely to die from hot weather than from a terrorist attack (Moreover, the chair of the 9/11 Commission said that the attack was preventable).
"if you're not cop, you're little people" The explosion of the amount that can fit in a human body would not be enough to bring down an airplane.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
Interesting stuff. Police-state supporters HATE this kind of stuff. LOL. BTW, *good* choice of screen-name.
To LucysIDIOTmom, gobsheit, go56, skippy, bif and dummy-DwarF: You would rather die than think. I disagree.
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
The U.S. government has warned domestic and international airlines that some terrorists are considering surgically implanting explosives into humans to carry out attacks, The Associated Press has learned.
Qaeda has developed a new tactic that allows suicide bombers to breach even the tightest security, as CBS News correspondent Sheila MacVicar reports.
And because you have made this choice, you shall pay the price for being a mindless member of the herd....
They will shear you, until you have nothing left for them to take.
And then they will take your life.
Such is the way of tyrannical governments, like the one you welcome with open arms.
You celebrate your own enslavement, and happily scratch and beg, for each crumb they throw you...
#2. To: Capitalist Eric, Brian S (#1)
(Edited)
#3. To: Godwinson (#2)
Problem is humans don't have that much empty cavity space so the explosion would be too small to do much damage.
#4. To: Brian S (#3)
Really? How much C-4 does it take to blow a hole in the side of a plane?
#5. To: Brian S (#3)
(Edited)
blow a hole in the side of a plane
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#6. To: Godwinson (#2)
Problem is humans don't have that much empty cavity space so the explosion would be too small to do much damage.
And because you have made this choice, you shall pay the price for being a mindless member of the herd....
They will shear you, until you have nothing left for them to take.
And then they will take your life.
Such is the way of tyrannical governments, like the one you welcome with open arms.
You celebrate your own enslavement, and happily scratch and beg, for each crumb they throw you...
#7. To: Capitalist Eric (#1)
#8. To: Capitalist Eric (#6)
#9. To: Brian S (#3)
Really? How much C-4 does it take to blow a hole in the side of a plane?
#10. To: Deckard (#8)
And because you have made this choice, you shall pay the price for being a mindless member of the herd....
They will shear you, until you have nothing left for them to take.
And then they will take your life.
Such is the way of tyrannical governments, like the one you welcome with open arms.
You celebrate your own enslavement, and happily scratch and beg, for each crumb they throw you...
#11. To: Godwinson (#9)
The explosion of the amount that can fit in a human body would not be enough to bring down an airplane.
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