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Man arrested at LAX with explosives
CNN

Posted on 02/18/2002 6:17:19 AM PST by newsperson999

Breaking on CNN, he had a "miltary type" explosive, LAX evacuated.


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To: Lumberjack
Yup. You've got to keep in mind that you have to be a few cards shoot of a deck to be a suicide bomber to start with. It seems from several reports that these guys are really clueless idiots.
21 posted on 02/18/2002 6:31:39 AM PST by Grig
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To: TomGuy
That was SFO where the man with no shoe ran away.
23 posted on 02/18/2002 6:33:55 AM PST by csvset
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To: marshmallow
I just know 'marshmallow' will be concerned about this.
24 posted on 02/18/2002 6:34:43 AM PST by freedomson
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To: newsperson999
white male, former national gaurdsman, everything is back to normal, looks like nothing big.

Ok, I'm dense on this subject. How precisely is his race or previous employment history relevent to it being ok for him to have explosives in a FedGov airport?

Not that I eschew the idea of everybody being armed in an airport, I don't, in fact, I'd feel safer flying if *everybody* were armed. But since these rules are in place, I'm just curious as to the selective enforcement. Or am I missing something here (complete possibility)?

25 posted on 02/18/2002 6:34:43 AM PST by Lumberjack
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To: Lumberjack
Or as dumb as voluntarily allowing a policeman to search your vechicle knowing you have contraband in it. But it happens all the time.
26 posted on 02/18/2002 6:34:44 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants
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To: TomGuy
Wasn't it at LAX last week that they let a guy walk through after finding explosives residue on his shoes--and he got away?

No, I believe that was San Francisco?

27 posted on 02/18/2002 6:35:06 AM PST by nicmarlo
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To: csvset
Update: It turns out the bomb he had was just a copy of the new movie "Harts War." (opened in 7th place!)
28 posted on 02/18/2002 6:36:02 AM PST by YourAdHere
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To: nicmarlo
Is Los Angeles still part of the United States ?
29 posted on 02/18/2002 6:37:43 AM PST by House of Stone
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To: newsperson999
Post updates...thnx
30 posted on 02/18/2002 6:37:49 AM PST by Lady GOP
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To: TomGuy
Here's the link to the S.F. shoe guy:

Airport Evacuation Raises Questions

31 posted on 02/18/2002 6:38:13 AM PST by nicmarlo
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Or as dumb as voluntarily allowing a policeman to search your vechicle knowing you have contraband in it. But it happens all the time.

Yeah, I know, I just sometimes wonder aloud at the outright stupidity of some of the people on this planet we call home.

32 posted on 02/18/2002 6:38:17 AM PST by Lumberjack
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To: freedomson

Not that I want to rain on everyone's parade, but I figured that after Ms. Towels By the Pound here, y'all might need a cold shower....

Ain't I a stinker?

Be Seeing You,

Chris

33 posted on 02/18/2002 6:41:04 AM PST by section9
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To: newsperson999

Man arrested at LAX with inert explosive device

Monday, February 18, 2002
©2002 Associated Press

URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/02/18/state1038EST0040.DTL

(02-18) 07:38 PST LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An inactive Army National Guardsmen was arrested early Monday morning at Los Angeles International Airport after tying to pass an inert military explosive through security, police said.

The man was arrested about 6:10 a.m. and the incident forced the bomb squad to be called out.

34 posted on 02/18/2002 6:41:08 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: House of Stone
Is Los Angeles still part of the United States ?

Yes, but it's the liberal left capital of the U.S.--most human beings with a brain leave it (I did).

35 posted on 02/18/2002 6:41:33 AM PST by nicmarlo
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Fox just stated the same as your report, as well.
36 posted on 02/18/2002 6:42:55 AM PST by nicmarlo
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To: section9
No coffee yet. Haven't had a shower. Not operating at full capacity. And you post that picture. Why I oughta...
37 posted on 02/18/2002 6:43:23 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: newsperson999
smoker
38 posted on 02/18/2002 6:44:45 AM PST by VA Advogado
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"inert explosive..." hmmmmm. Oxymoron of the day.
39 posted on 02/18/2002 6:44:57 AM PST by Starrgaizr
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To: newsperson999

40 posted on 02/18/2002 6:45:01 AM PST by AAABEST
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