Posted on 08/09/2006 10:17:04 PM PDT by gary_b_UK
A major terrorist plot to blow up planes in mid-flight has been disrupted by police, Scotland Yard says.
It is thought the plan was to detonate explosive devices smuggled on board aircraft in hand luggage.
During the night, police arrested a number of people in London after a counter-terrorist operation they said had lasted several months.
Police believe the attacks would have been particularly targeted at flights from the UK to the US.
The Department for Transport said security at all UK airports has been increased.
Passengers on all flights will not be allowed to take any hand luggage on to any flights in the UK.
Only the barest essentials - including passports and wallets - will be allowed to be carried on board in transparent plastic bags.
So, we are making some progress. Nice to hear.
Exactly. How spoiled are we when having to leave our latte behind is a major inconvenience :~)
WAH! I know you're trying to screen a hundred thousand passengers for the ONE guy who might be a terrorist, but what about my hand cream?
No it wouldn't. You concentrate your SCREENING efforts on THEM, say 80%. They get a real going over. You still do some random screening say 20% to keep them on their toes ( your so far mythical blond blue eyed suicide bomber).
It's nuts to treat EVERYONE from 80 year old Polish grandma's to harried moms flying with their kids as a potential threat while having a POLICY that prevents really scrutinizing the THREAT ( ME males age 18 to 40).
Yes.
Wasn't there a story about Kerry having info, but did not follow up on it or act on it?
Was that ever confirmed or denied?
National Guard Activated!! It's gonna be nervous a 48 hours.
The wicked left will say Bush is just capitalizing on the current Threat.
sw
Governor Romney has activated the Massachusetts National Guard to help with security at Logan Airport.
I don't know about your liberal relative--have you seen the DU threads today dismissing the threat as Bush/Rove/Cheney plot?
Atta himself never showed for a violation. I believe he also ripped through the NJ/NY easy lane.
NG, activated to help in airport security at Logan not sure if other airports are included.
Where?
Do you have a link for that?
Can't seem to find it.
Somehow, it's all to draw attention away from Lieberman... or something.
America... Never ever let those people be in charge of anything!
We sure could use Mad Ivan about right now.
Yes, which explains why Romney is being extra thorough by activating the NG. Seems like an overreaction to me, and nothing that would actually dissuade someone with a deathwish from detonatiing his bomb AT the security checkpoint (let's just say a big enough explosion could kill hundreds clumped together waiting to go through security). I don't know how liquid explosives are detonated, so the point might be moot. At any rate, I wouldn't want to be sitting around the ticket counters at Heathrow right now (unless security is checking people at the door) if anyone who was not captured wants to use it before losing it...
The editor of Aviation Security International (a publication, I presume) is on BBC Radio Five Live saying (in a roundabout way) that the best tool to use is PROFILING.
Haifa getting hit with rockets.
I believe this is the uncle's, of the Egyptian dude picked up in St. Louis Park, MN, gocercy store:
Hamdi Express/money transmitter company:
http://www.state.mn.us/ebranch/commerce/pages/FinService/FSLicensees/MoneyTransmitList.pdf
http://www.zabasearch.com/query1_zaba.php?sname=kassab&state=MN&ref=$ref&se=$se&doby=&city=&name_style=1
http://ylwbook.addresses.com/ypbook.php?ReportType=44&aid=1555&sid=99&refer=1555&adword=ypsearch&qbn=HAMDY+KASSAB&qbc=&qc=minneapolis&qs=mn
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