Al Queda, Aircraft and Enemas

self | 22 July 2004 | self

[Fitzcarraldo]

Terrorists may be planning to smuggle material aboard flights in body cavities placed via insertion or ingestion. This deserves mention as it suggests ways in which this form of smuggling could be countered.

The process of recovering bomb or other material (encapsulated in indigestible "pills") may involve the use of laxatives and enemas to expel the material on demand and a capture/filtering process to separate the "pills" from the excreta.

The number of trips to the bathroom required would depend on a number of factors, and the terrorist plan might include a high degree of redundancy in case material was lost down the aircraft toilet or held up in the digestive tract.

The unpredictability of the recovery process could explain why these dry runs are occuring to test the procedure and why the potential terrorists spend so much time in the lavatory.

It might also explain the case of the man who dismantled the toilet - material may have slipped past his "filter", which he needed to recover.

It may become necessary to institute body cavity searches or more extensive X-raying of passengers boarding flights, something the airlines understandably would resist.

It may also be necessary to search passengers before and after using aircraft lavatories.

Bomb material detectors may be needed on aircraft.

Events may lead to cameras being situated in aircraft restrooms.

Contents of the sewage holding tanks of aircraft should be inspected after suspected dry runs.

[Arrowhead1952]

Better yet. NO MUSLIMS ON AIRPLANES.

Better yet. NO MUSLIMS ON AIRPLANES in the United States.

[Blood of Tyrants]

There is no way that they will xray the passengers most likely to be terrorists.

[vox humana]

If it becomes necessary to institute body cavity searches, eighty-year-old grandmothers will be taken to a private room, removed from their wheelchairs, and searched...can't have any racial profiling ya know!

[Conspiracy Guy]

I'm with you on that.

[scooter2]

NO MUSLIMS ON AIRPLANES. Take the train or bus

Better yet; let em' walk.

[stuartcr]

What do you do if they say they are not Muslim...just decide by the way they look?

[Arrowhead1952]

What do you do if they say they are not Muslim...just decide by the way they look?

See anyone here you think may NOT be a muslim?

[Cold Heart]

It will take some more terrorist sucesses for the US to drop the PC crap and get serious. PC is ingrained in our culture and laws.

However, I know of one airport that has taken the lead (probably just an individual). Every time I have gone past the security check point I smell the fragrance of cooking bacon billowing from one of the restaurants.

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

A report i saw last night said the Syrian "bandmembers" removed a wall mirror in the lavatory and were cutting their way into the cockpit.

Where did you see that? I think that you may be combining two separate (yet equally hysterical) reports.

[Semper Vigilantis]

Lace all food & drinks to ME types with strong laxatives.
You will always know where they are & they won't be in very good shape to cause any problems!
At the end of a successful flight hand them a complimentary bottle of Pepto Bismol.

[sphinx]

You know, the very last thing I want to contemplate when I'm standing at the security checkpoint is that Bobo over there with the rubber gloves on might be wanting to do a visual of my ileocoecum the hard way. Knowwhumsayin?

Bobo used to be a casual hire from a local temp agency, but he is now a a Highly Trained Federal Employee. Put your fears at rest.

[stuartcr]

Since I don't have a picture of the other millions of people that look like these guys, that are not Muslims or terrorists, I can't reply in the same manner.

[jimt]

It may become necessary to institute body cavity searches or more extensive X-raying of passengers boarding flights, something the airlines understandably would resist.

Fly the friendly skies, eh ?

Cavity searches OR X-rays will insure I never fly again - ever.

Can you spell b-a-n-k-r-u-p-t-c-y ?

[Xenalyte]

It may become necessary to institute body cavity searches or more extensive X-raying of passengers boarding flights, something the airlines understandably would resist.

What makes you think that the airlines that already acceded to ever-escalating invasions of passenger privacy would balk at this?

[Xenalyte]

Here in Houston, the vast majority of those guys would be mistaken for Mexican.

[Ron in Acreage]

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040721-101403-1508r.htm

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

...you ARE be combining two separate (yet equally hysterical) reports.