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

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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.

[LiberalBassTurds]

How did I know you'd be on this thread??

Hehe, hey there old buddy! I know, breasts, bras, terrorists...all the keywords that peak my interest. :-)

LBT
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[Inwoodian]

I smell a lot of job applicants for Boob Checker.

[EGPWS]

Are those explosives in your chest or are you just happy to see me?

You're profiling her profile.

Is that politically acceptable?

[ErnBatavia]

How does one sign up for the inspection team I wonder?

The downside to that job description is that the inspector also gets to do the cavity searches on the males...

[Onelifetogive]

Or something pulled from an orifice.

Kerry?

[BagCamAddict]

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.

On a more serious note, that sentence rather ticked me off.

[pageonetoo]

UDDER devastation!

[NeoCaveman]

Why couldn't they just use the actual implants as explosives?

IEBD's >{? Implanted Explosive Boobie Device.

[afnamvet]

I was thinking about this scenario myself. I suppose TSA will ask to smell the contents.

Next comes all passengers must wear see thru plastic trash bags or they will be denied boarding.

[finnigan2]

That's all well and good for females, but what am I to do with my penile erection pump? I had it installed just before Viagra came along and because it operates on 10W30, I'm not allowed outdoors when it's 15 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Now, I can't even fly anymore unless I first drain my crankcase.

[EGPWS]

I smell a lot of job applicants for Boob Checker.

If you are hiring I will swear off Cologne and deodorant.

[randita]

Gel bra inserts are used quite often by mastectomy patients because they appear more natural than foam or fiberfill. What are they going to do, ask women to take out their gel inserts and place them in the trays along with their shoes to be inspected?

[Just another Joe]

If they are Islamic, they don't fly.

Even El Al doesn't take it that far.
But PROFILE. The Islamic part should be a first, after that we can start looking at other things as well.
If you fly a great deal go to a TSA office and let them do a background check on you and issue you a special fly card.

[rightinthemiddle]

IEEDs

Implanted Enhancing Explosive Devices

[Warren_Piece]

My wife doesn't need a gel or water bra. I consider that a point of pride!

[andy58-in-nh]

Now those are what I call weapons of mass destruction.

[Erik Latranyi]

OK, you want to profile? Pick the Muslim (l or r) without looking at the links.

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Gel Bras

http://www.asianweek.com/2000_06_08/feature_alicechang.html

[KarlInOhio]

Ummm, is it still OK for me to wear my Male Enhancement Gel Briefs??

No, and no zucchinis or armadillos in your trousers either.

[traditional1]

"What about bomb "implants"?

I guess I'm gonna do community service and volunteer to check boobs "for the good of the country", then.........