[livius]

If it had exploded where it was intended to explode, I wonder if it might have have burned and crashed over the airport, taking out other planes and possibly the terminal (and in any case, lots of people).

Why are Muslims so ingenious in thinking of ways to bring death?

[Squantos]

They keep me in business trying to counter their BS !

[KeyLargo]

Maybe the plan was to detonate over water so as to lessen the chance of recovering evidence?

[KeyLargo]

The terror plan may have been to have the plane explode and crash into a major metro area where maximum media coverage would show photos of the destruction and death.

But then again it would be classified as an act of urban renewal in Detroit!