Suspicious UPS packages across East Coast, including one in Brooklyn, under investigation

New York Daily News ^ | 10/29/10 | Rocco Parascandola and Jonathan Lemire

[Kartographer]

Authorities are investigating a series of suspicious UPS packages across the East Coast - including one inside a delivery truck in Brooklyn, law enforcement sources said.

Cargo planes have been grounded at airports in Newark and Philadelphia and the NYPD bomb squad surrounded a UPS truck in at MetroTech in downtown Brooklyn, officials said.

"We're investigating what we believe is a possible explosive device on board that truck," said top NYPD spokesman Paul Browne.

Investigators believe an explosive device was on the truck, which was initially believed to be in Long Island City, law enforcement sources said.

However, detectives learned the truck left Queens and is now in Brooklyn. Authorities have surrounded a loading dock at 4 Metrotech, police said. The Manhattan Bridge was also shut down as a precaution.

[Rome2000]

Time to start using FEDEX.

[don-o]

Lot of that (goofiness) going around out there (in here)

[RetroSexual]

It will only serve to remind people of how the Rats are soft on terrorism.

I hate to be such a cynic but:

• The New York Times is leading with a story claiming the economy grew by 2% last quarter.
• The Washington Post is doing the same.
• NBC here in Washington wants us to know that someone fired a weapon at a Marine Corps building, and they suspect that it was a current or former marine.

Admittedly, other, more legitimate news sources are running with this story. But the sad fact is that many (if not most) Americans will never hear about it. Fat and happy. Bread and circus.

[FromLori]

Authorities Investigating Several Suspicious UPS Packages That Originated From Yemen

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/10/29/authorities-investigating-possible-bomb-threat-philadelphia-international/?test=latestnews
More information Philly

BREAKING: 3 UPS Planes Detained Locally, 1 In England

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2010/10/29/breaking-suspicious-package-aboard-ups-plane/

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/29/hazmat-incident-at-philadelphia-airport/

BREAKING NEWS: Suspicious package found in British airport as terror alert grounds planes in U.S.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1324948/Suspected-bomb-discovered-plane.html#ixzz13lbPjgYQ
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1324948/Suspected-bomb-discovered-plane.html#ixzz13lWZicxY

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/cargo/54449-radioactive-philly-ups.html#post892480

[Secret Agent Man]

If we have several planes blow up over this country, or have som other large-scale or multiple-city attack occur, I would not rule it out at all that Obama would not let such a good crisis ‘go to waste’.

[reagan_fanatic]

The election is not going to be called off. This talk is making us look goofy.

Agreed.

[Abathar]

Even the suggestion of postponing the elections (would have to be announced and voted on by the Dems) would guarantee both chambers to us.

Never going to happen.

[TSgt]

CNN: Devices on cargo flights intended for Chicago synagogues

[penelopesire]

What is goofy imho is that anyone on this forum would automatically rule out such a scenario given all we know about our anti-american potentate and his democrat/leftist puppetmasters.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Just how would one “call off elections” from D.C., when they are the sole territory of the 50 individual states? Sheesh, some folks need to dial back the caffeine.

[Marty62]

Now they are saying it’s a dry run by Yemenis.

Seethis:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2616898/posts?page=22

[NonValueAdded]

What can brown do for to you?

[JFC]

I was concerned about World Series in Arlington. President Bush is normally at the games and that would give the left all the amo they needed to blame Bush again. God forbid these idiots attempt anything... anywhere but they want to destroy our lifestyle and want us all dead.

[JennysCool]

I wonder if these packages being found, planes grounded, etc. are related to that episode in Garden Grove the other night. Sure looks like the cops are escorting something “hot.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O82renvuC9o&feature=player_embedded

[dartuser]

Planted by the Dems, Obama springs into action to save the country from terror attack ... just before elections.

I have become so cynical ...

[Kartographer]

Welcome to the club!

[Constitution Day]

Not gonna happen.

[Palladin]

Something’s afoot.

Dry run, diversionary tactics, disruption just before elections.

We need more facts.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

This won't help Obama, but could hurt him.

[HollyB]

Now Fedex in Dubai (from Yemen) is involved and something going on in Balatimore per Fox News.