Operation Bojinka's bombshell

Toronto Star | January 2, 2002 | Matthew Brzezinski

[harpseal]

To Islamic_violence bump list.

[Travis McGee]

Bojinka Bump.

We will not even profile middle eastern men at the airports, (PC over the survival of air travelers), so there is zero chance that we will subject any of our known terrorists in custody to "tactical interrogation", (possibly learning of and stopping the next 9-11).

America is still not serious about battling terrorism within its borders.

[Travis McGee]

the apartment's contents, which included a cornucopia of explosive ingredients - sulphuric, picric and nitric acid, pure glycerin, acetone, sodium trichlorate, nitrobenzoyl, ammonia, silver nitrates, methanamine and ANFO binary explosive, among others. Funnels, thermometers, graduated cylinders and beakers, mortars and pestles, various electronic fusing systems, timers, circuit breakers, batteries and a box of Rough Rider lubricated condoms rounded out the home laboratory, which included chemistry reference manuals and a recipe written in Arabic on how to build powerful liquid bombs.

The Devil's Workshop.

And dozens of passports too.

[MizSterious]

Great find, as always, Wallaby!

[Travis McGee]

Philippine intelligence put the screws to Murad. In Camp Crame, a military installation on the outskirts of Manila, he was subjected for 67 days to what Philippine intelligence reports delicately refer to as TI, or tactical interrogation. By the time he was handed over to the Americans, interrogators had extracted everything they thought they needed to know.

Murad today is healthy and serving his time in the PI, no permanent harm was done. In fact, it is said that he cracked only after being told that Israeli interrogators were being brought in: he was "psyched out" into full confession mode.

OTOH, we in the USA would prefer to see more 9-11s then dirty our hands with the "TI" of known terrorists in our custody, (such as the Minnesota 747 pilot trainee wannabee who gave us all the finger in court today).

[Broker]

Our friends in the Philippines did their part well. Maraming ang salamat pare cos. Utang la ob.

[Squantos]

Bojinka's is "BOHICA" in what language ?

:o) Stay Safe ~!

[patent]

Bump.

[Travis McGee]

Any thoughts on the chemicals found?

[Travis McGee]

bttt

[eno_]

Amen, Travis.

9/11 should have been, if not prevented, much attenuated. And we should be taking this shoe-bomber, the Hamas connections, and AA587 much more seriously. It isn't over.

[Travis McGee]

How many 9-11 level events (or worse) will it take us?

[Fred Mertz]

There were street maps of Manila, plotting the papal motorcade's route; two remote-control pipe bombs; and a phone message from a tailor saying the cassock Saeed had ordered was ready for a final fitting.

Outstanding post Wallaby! Lots and lots of info in this one.

[Squantos]

Yeah but my New years resolution is to not run a FR IED class in open forum. Guilty of it in the past myself and was irresponsible of me. If I make one comment that will aid a wannabe or copycat I violate every ethic of my trade.

While you were out I pissed off a lot of folks who were doing just that. Disinformational spin from some of these "expert's" is kewl but some of the stuff was criminal IMHO. Need to know sort of thang per se .

Stay Safe !

[VOA]

bump

[Travis McGee]

Agreed. I won't even say why they had condoms. But no goats were found.

[Travis McGee]

bttt

[Squantos]

LMAO !!

[fightu4it]

We should bring Aida over here and put her in charge of national security.