[twin2]

Interesting, but one question bothers me..why would they hide box cutters in blankets? The bins are open when boarding the plane, with the blankets clearly visable. People come down the isle and grab a blanket while heading to their seats. Chances are that the hidden box cutters would fall out. I don't think terrorists would hide box cutters in a place where the tools would be exposed before they wanted to retrieve them.

This story could be plausible, but I have reservations.

[Stoat]

Interesting, but one question bothers me..why would they hide box cutters in blankets? The bins are open when boarding the plane, with the blankets clearly visable. People come down the isle and grab a blanket while heading to their seats. Chances are that the hidden box cutters would fall out. I don't think terrorists would hide box cutters in a place where the tools would be exposed before they wanted to retrieve them.

This story could be plausible, but I have reservations.

Excellent point, but I believe it's also important to consider one thing:  Most Terrorists Are Not Very Smart.  If indeed the events related in this story are true, then what we have uncovered is a nest of really, really stupid people who really, really hate America.  Just because the plan is a bad one doesn't mean that it didn't exist as a plan  :-)