[Cvengr]

DIY Network ratings seem to have increased recently.

[mhking]

Somebody's been playing too many video games...

There's a mission in Vice City where you set bombs with toy helicopters; there's one in GTA III where you blow up cars with toy cars.

[mhking]

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

[Cindy]

This is a good article and it's not new. Last year I posted a link to FARC, I believe it was, that was planning to do the same thing.

[sd-joe]

You have got to be kidding.
I kept looking to see if this was from the Onion.
These planes have too small a payload to carry any useful explosives.
It takes a fair amount of skill/practice to fly them accurately. And they are definitely only good for close line of sight.

[dennisw]

Are these Pallies a bunch of inbred yokels or what?

[Cindy]

"Pakistan's ISI has directed the militants operating in Jammu and Kashmir to use explosive-laden "Toy Plane" to hit VIPs in the state and the national capital, official sources said here.

The sources said following some confessions by arrested militants and wireless intercepts about the use of "Toy Plane", intelligence agencies were making necessary reviews of securities provided to VIPs.

Taking a cue from the method adopted by militants during the September 11 attacks, the sources said Jaish-e-Mohammed, which has been carrying out a series of suicide attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, is reported to be planning such attacks on VIPs in the national capital.

The intelligence agencies have also flashed messages to various state capitals in order to gather more information on this novel modus-operandi besides passing on a word of caution.

"Toy Plane" is the new armoury which has the capacity of carrying 10-15 kgs of explosive material. The plane takes a trajectory path and can hit the target within a range of 300 metres and can be operated by a remote control."

Here's the rest of an article about alleged PAKISTANI terrorists planning to use toy planes with explosives:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/563378/posts

[Revelation 911]

plainly these planes should be regulated and permits issued for the working frequencies, flight plans ought to be filed and planes exceeding a certain size or weight (and of a sinister looking configuration) should be banned altogether - (sarcasm)

[Revelation 911]

Arafat might want to look into these exploding dairy cows

Secret project #7 codenamed "I cant beleive its not butter"

I am told that a high voltage battery pack shocks the cow in the udder, causing a effluvience of boiling hot "magma" to depart the "business end", obliterating everything within a 6 meter radius.

[merak]

The people running Israel must be nicer guys than I am...

[Bryan24]

Those of you who think this is undoable are mistaken.

I'm not defending DEBKAFiles because they have some pretty looney stuff. But I've been worried about this kind of weapon for some time.

I've seen models like this. Besides the tiny little one shown in that picture, I've seen a 1/4 scale cub with a wingspan of about 5 feet. And yes, it can carry 3-4 pounds of payload. EASILY.

I watched a guy fly a perfect replica of a twin engine Navy transport, Circa WWII or Korean War era. That plane, about 5 ft wingspan also, could fly at 70-80 mph and carry near a 5lb payload.

These planes can be guided nearly 1/2 a mile before the radios lose contact with the plane. All that needs to be done is get in a straight line of sight with the target and you can fly the plane right into a building.

Now I ask you guys, what would 3-4 lbs of Semtex going off next to or in a building do to it?

[per loin]

This could be as dangerous as the Arab plot to secretly add a new letter to the Jewish alphabet.

[Monty22]

Why do they want Jerusalem? They have mecca. Go there scumbags.

[gitmo]

Wouldn't it be simpler to launch mortars into Jerusalem? And certainly more destructive.