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Authorities Warning Women Not to Wear Gel Bras As Worries of Possible Female Bombers Increase
ABC News ^
| August 16, 2006
| Richard Esposito and Anna Schecter
Posted on 08/18/2006 11:08:33 AM PDT by presidio9
U.S. authorities are advising women not to wear gel bras on airplanes as information developed in the foiled London plot points to an expanding role for women in smuggling explosives on to an aircraft.
Authorities at Scotland Yard are questioning a husband and wife, suspects in the London terror plot, about allegations that they were planning to use their baby's bottle to hide a liquid bomb.
Police in the U.K. have recovered baby bottles containing peroxide, including some with false bottoms, from a recycling center close to the homes of some of the arrested suspects.
The use of female suicide bombers has been successful in previous airplane attacks.
When two airplanes went down within minutes of each other in Russia in 2004, officials immediately suspected a terrorist connection. It was later learned that the two suicide bombers were Chechen women. They had both been detained in the airport before boarding their flights but managed to convince airline officials using a little cash and charm to let them on board. Ninety people were killed.
"Black Widows," as they are called by the Russian media, are Chechen women who kill themselves to avenge the deaths of their husbands or other male family members.
There are numerous other examples of the use of female operatives in terrorist operations. Two women with explosive belts were among the hostage takers during the siege of a middle school in Beslan, Russia. Over 300 people were killed; half of them were children.
A woman had planned to blow herself up with her husband in an attack at a wedding in a hotel in Amman, Jordan last year that killed over 50 people. His explosive belt worked, while hers did not.
Maddy Sauer contributed to this report.
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KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; changed; dcup; fembots; londonairlineplot; nottrue; oldnews; tothechatroom; tsa
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To: Lazamataz
Ah, Laz is here.
How about make them:
Drink bourbon
Go to strip bar
Take U.S. dollars
Oh...they've done that already.
121
posted on
08/18/2006 11:48:44 AM PDT
by
rightinthemiddle
(Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
To: Larry Lucido
Damn, should made Al Gore the subject of #119.
To: Lazamataz
"C) Fart towards Mecca."Good one, Laz...LOL
To: presidio9; McGavin999; onyx; Howlin
U.S. authorities are advising women not to wear gel bras on airplanesWell, they won't have to twist my arm...
124
posted on
08/18/2006 11:51:25 AM PDT
by
2Jedismom
(It's hot outside.)
To: Lazamataz
And serve this in-flight.
To: Larry Lucido
"Damn, can I keep my gel underwear, or do I have to go back to rolled up socks?"Yeah, and remember it goes in the front, not the back....
To: Erik Latranyi
OK, you want to profile? Pick the Muslim (l or r) without looking at the links.
Your strawman assumes that the people checking do not have supporting documents to review for profiling. Documentation that states the passenger's name or country of origin. Clearly they will.
Re. facial recognition, they will get better with practice. :-)
LBT
-=-=-
127
posted on
08/18/2006 11:54:05 AM PDT
by
LiberalBassTurds
(There's nothing more pitiful than a retarded philosopher.)
To: usmom
If things keep going down this road, my joke won't be far off from reality. The airlines will be financially destitute and soon to be either nonexistent or government run before that happens.
128
posted on
08/18/2006 11:55:46 AM PDT
by
EGPWS
To: presidio9
129
posted on
08/18/2006 11:56:08 AM PDT
by
Ingtar
(Prensa dos para el inglés)
To: LiberalBassTurds
Your strawman assumes that the people checking do not have supporting documents to review for profiling. Documentation that states the passenger's name or country of origin. Clearly they will. You mean like the documentation we have for illegal aliens now?!
If you believe terrorists will self-identify as Muslims, you are dumber than Cynthia McKinney.
130
posted on
08/18/2006 11:56:48 AM PDT
by
Erik Latranyi
(The Democratic Party will not exist in a few years....we are watching history unfold before us.)
To: Erik Latranyi
I don't have to pick.
Does El Al choose who to profile based on their looks?
131
posted on
08/18/2006 12:01:04 PM PDT
by
Just another Joe
(Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: presidio9
I guess the question in the security queue will be, "Are you gellin'?"
132
posted on
08/18/2006 12:02:08 PM PDT
by
edpc
(Violence is ALWAYS a solution. Maybe not the right one....but a solution nonetheless)
To: Irish Eyes
When did the gov. start doing that, and if so is it taking place in all states?They don't, more's the pity, but they COULD.
133
posted on
08/18/2006 12:02:12 PM PDT
by
Just another Joe
(Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: presidio9
I'm happy with my underwire, thank you very much!
To: presidio9
That's it....all women between the ages of 18 and 55 fly nude, to eliminate exhorbitant costs for TSA.
To: Just another Joe
Does El Al choose who to profile based on their looks?El Al matches EVERYONE to their luggage. They do not try to sort Muslims from non-Muslims because it is futile.
So, I ask again: How do you propose to identify who is Muslim and who is not?
PS: Don't answer "by travel documents" because that one is already shot to pieces.
136
posted on
08/18/2006 12:04:09 PM PDT
by
Erik Latranyi
(The Democratic Party will not exist in a few years....we are watching history unfold before us.)
To: Erik Latranyi
If you believe terrorists will self-identify as Muslims, you are dumber than Cynthia McKinney.
Aah a name caller in addition to a poor security analyst. Speaks volumes about you.
LBT
-=-=-
137
posted on
08/18/2006 12:04:35 PM PDT
by
LiberalBassTurds
(There's nothing more pitiful than a retarded philosopher.)
To: lilylangtree
You know what they say,
"More than a handful's a possible terrorist device!"
138
posted on
08/18/2006 12:04:39 PM PDT
by
Warren_Piece
(Smart is easy. Good is hard.)
To: presidio9
What?!?!? No wonderbra?! I'm doomed! </sarcasm>
139
posted on
08/18/2006 12:05:08 PM PDT
by
Tamar1973
(Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.)
To: presidio9
So...are they hiring inspectors for this onerous duty?
140
posted on
08/18/2006 12:05:33 PM PDT
by
BJClinton
(What happens on Free Republic, stays on Google.)
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