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All US planes to be searched
BBC reports that the USA government has ordered ALL commercial planes in the
USA to be searched within the next 24 hours, Supposedly, they found a box of boxcutters hidden in 2 planes, at least one of which was a Southwest airlines. There was a note expalining that this was a proof that US security was weak. |
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Nose Hair wrote: BBC reports that the USA government has ordered ALL commercial planes in the USA to be searched within the next 24 hours, Supposedly, they found a box of boxcutters hidden in 2 planes, at least one of which was a Southwest airlines. There was a note expalining that this was a proof that US security was weak. The life expectancy of any budding terrorists who arm themselves with boxcutters and stand up on a US airline announcing they are hijacking it would be rather short -- Peter X-Files Fan Please Note: Emailed replies cc'd / bcc'd , containing HTML or attachments auto-binned as spam |
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Trust No OneŽ wrote: Nose Hair wrote: BBC reports that the USA government has ordered ALL commercial planes in the USA to be searched within the next 24 hours, Supposedly, they found a box of boxcutters hidden in 2 planes, at least one of which was a Southwest airlines. There was a note expalining that this was a proof that US security was weak. The life expectancy of any budding terrorists who arm themselves with boxcutters and stand up on a US airline announcing they are hijacking it would be rather short I don't get your point. The fact that they themselves died didn't seem to be much of a deterent. - (Something about 72 virgins, I think...) - |
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Kenny McCormack wrote:
In article , Trust No OneŽ wrote: Nose Hair wrote: BBC reports that the USA government has ordered ALL commercial planes in the USA to be searched within the next 24 hours, Supposedly, they found a box of boxcutters hidden in 2 planes, at least one of which was a Southwest airlines. There was a note expalining that this was a proof that US security was weak. The life expectancy of any budding terrorists who arm themselves with boxcutters and stand up on a US airline announcing they are hijacking it would be rather short I don't get your point. The fact that they themselves died didn't seem to be much of a deterent. The boxcutter ploy worked on 9/11 due to the element of surprise. My point was that anyone stupid enough to try it now would probably experience a nasty and painful demise as passengers certainly would not stay quietly in their seats given what could potentially happen. I certainly as a passenger would take my chances against the boxcutters. All this aside, the fact that any potential weapon was smuggled onboard an aircraft is certainly a cause for concern. -- Peter X-Files Fan Please Note: Emailed replies cc'd / bcc'd , containing HTML or attachments auto-binned as spam |
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"Trust No OneŽ" wrote:
All this aside, the fact that any potential weapon was smuggled onboard an aircraft is certainly a cause for concern. Chances are that these were smuggled by airport/airline/TSA workers and not by passengers. Remember that the survival; of the current totalitarian government resides a lot on its ability to keep US citizens scared of terrorism, so every now and then, it is normal to expect such scare stories. In the real world where security is not a political ploy, such an incident would not have made the news and airlines would have quietly been asked to be on the lookout for such items. Lets face it, at least once a day, you would expect the airline to clean the cabin fully and would therefore find such items. This request to make such a search within 24 hours is just a PR exercise by the government to show its citizens that it is taking charge of the situation. |
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The life expectancy of any budding terrorists who arm themselves
with boxcutters and stand up on a US airline announcing they are hijacking it would be rather short I don't get your point. The fact that they themselves died didn't seem to be much of a deterent. On 9/11 the pilots allowed the hijackers to take over the aircraft because the hijackers slashed some of the crew and/or passengers. Pilots will no longer open the cockpit door, regardless of how much blood is spilled. Passengers & crew know this and will fight the hijackers any way they can. Hijackers might injure and/or kill some of the P&C but they will never take enter the cockpit again. So we will not see a repeat of 9/11, regardless of what our government tells us. And in case you think this is conjecture on my part, I was told by a Delta pilot soon after 9/11 that if weapons are brandished on his aircraft, he will immediately head for the nearest airport and tell the passengers via the intercom that they better kill the arabs, as the passengers are on their own. Casey |
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And in case you think this is conjecture on my
part, I was told by a Delta pilot soon after 9/11 that if weapons are brandished on his aircraft, he will immediately head for the nearest airport and tell the passengers via the ' intercom that they better kill the arabs, as the passengers are on their own. Of course the pilot can probably use some 'exotic' maneuvers like even a few barrel rolls to shake up the hijackers and give the pax the edge in recovering control of the pax cabin. |
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Kenny McCormack wrote:
Trust No OneŽ wrote: The life expectancy of any budding terrorists who arm themselves with boxcutters and stand up on a US airline announcing they are hijacking it would be rather short I don't get your point. The fact that they themselves died didn't seem to be much of a deterent. And I don't get your point. You seem to be arguing against the possibility that some people would hijack the plane with box-cutters, crash it into the ground, and then get beaten up by other passengers. I don't think you'll find many takers on that debate. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu |
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Casey wrote:
Pilots will no longer open the cockpit door, regardless of how much blood is spilled. Passengers & crew know this and will fight the hijackers any way they can. You've obviously not watched enough James Bond movies. You kidnap the pilots before they reach the airport, put on their clothes etc, and then board the aircraft, enter cockpit, lock the door. Then none of the passengers or FAs can barge in and prevent the terrorists from crashing the plane into a building, bridge, nukular reactor (USA version of a nuclear reactor) or other structure. Those protected cockpits work both ways. Ask yourself: are there sufficient procedures at airports to ensure that the pilots who board an aircraft are really the human beings supposed to board that aircraft? Once in uniform, anyone looks like a pilot. |
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Left Gonad wrote:
Casey wrote: Pilots will no longer open the cockpit door, regardless of how much blood is spilled. Passengers & crew know this and will fight the hijackers any way they can. You've obviously not watched enough James Bond movies. You kidnap the pilots before they reach the airport, put on their clothes etc, and then board the aircraft, enter cockpit, lock the door. Then none of the passengers or FAs can barge in and prevent the terrorists from crashing the plane into a building, bridge, nukular reactor (USA version of a nuclear reactor) or other structure. There's a bit of interaction between the pilots and cabin crew before the flight; the impostors would have to be good. Also, if the name on the roster was an acquaintance of a crew member, they'd notice the discrepancy. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu |
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