Douglas Laird, an aviation security expert and former security chief for Northwest Airlines, said the plot described Thursday eerily resembled a 1994-1995 attempt, codenamed “Bojinka,” to blow up a dozen airliners simultaneously over the Pacific Ocean using liquid explosives smuggled onto planes in a contact lens solution bottle.
It is Bojinka recycled!
Probably a good idea to review:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oplan_Bojinka
Yes, that was the first thing that came to my mind after hearing it. Quite similar...
http://www.saag.org/papers20/paper1907.html
Paper no. 1907
11. 08. 2006
"OPERATION BOJINKA-2006: THE TRAIL TO PAKISTAN - INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM MONITOR: PAPER NO. 101"
by B. Raman
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http://www.saag.org/papers20/paper1906.html
Paper no. 1906
10. 08. 2006
"OPERATION BOJINKA--2006? - INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM MONITOR --- PAPER NO. 100"
by B. Raman
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http://www.saag.org/papers20/paper1905.html
Paper no. 1905
08. 08. 2006
"COUNTERING JIHADI TERRORISM - INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM MONITOR -- PAPER NO. 99"
by B. Raman
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "One often talks of terrorism having become a global phenomenon. It is essentially jihadi terrorism, which has become a global phenomenon."