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Man in Cargo Plane Exposes Security Gaps
"Yaofeng" wrote in message om... "Peter L" wrote in message ... "mrtravel" wrote in message . .. admin wrote: ``If you're wearing a dress and heels, you'll get searched,'' he said. ``If you're wearing a box like Charles McKinley, neither you nor the box will get searched.'' More Homeland Security hype.. This was a cargo plane. How many injuries could he have caused among passengers? Did he have cockpit access? He could've commandeered the plane and flew it into a tall building, or the Whitehouse, etc. Aside from the lose of lives, there would be the psychological damage. Watched to many terrorist/hijack movies of in-flight and regular varieties? You are right. I guess terrorists hijacking planes to fly into tall buildings are all just the imaginations of movie makers. |
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"Peter L" wrote in message ...
"Yaofeng" wrote in message om... "Peter L" wrote in message ... "mrtravel" wrote in message . .. admin wrote: ``If you're wearing a dress and heels, you'll get searched,'' he said. ``If you're wearing a box like Charles McKinley, neither you nor the box will get searched.'' More Homeland Security hype.. This was a cargo plane. How many injuries could he have caused among passengers? Did he have cockpit access? He could've commandeered the plane and flew it into a tall building, or the Whitehouse, etc. Aside from the lose of lives, there would be the psychological damage. Watched to many terrorist/hijack movies of in-flight and regular varieties? You are right. I guess terrorists hijacking planes to fly into tall buildings are all just the imaginations of movie makers. Correct me if I am wrong. The idea of flying into tall buildings as a terrorist act was not taken from any movies. It was brand new before 9/11. |
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Yaofeng wrote:
Correct me if I am wrong. The idea of flying into tall buildings as a terrorist act was not taken from any movies. It was brand new before 9/11. I believe there were abortive efforts to do the same thing in France and possible the Philippines. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu Site remodeled 10-Sept-2003: Hundreds of new photos, easier navigation. |
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Miguel Cruz wrote:
Yaofeng wrote: Correct me if I am wrong. The idea of flying into tall buildings as a terrorist act was not taken from any movies. It was brand new before 9/11. I believe there were abortive efforts to do the same thing in France and possible the Philippines. From the cargo hold? If the pilots don't open the door, there is no way to direct the plane into a tall building |
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Yaofeng wrote:
(Yaofeng doesn't know how to edit a post) Correct me if I am wrong. The idea of flying into tall buildings as a terrorist act was not taken from any movies. It was brand new before 9/11. What wasn't brand new is someone in the grip of islamic fervor taking control of a large passenger plane and intentially crashing it. Egypt Air FLT 990 (Oct 31 / 99). Seems we can expect nothing but (more) trouble from those of the islamic faith that believe that suicidal acts in the name if Islam are legimate if not compulsory. This will continue until the Islamic religion undergoes it's own reformation (as christianity did in the 15 and 16'hundreds). There are millions of these people, crammed into hi-density countries, many of them young and just itching to get into trouble, and the Islamic religion is doing it's best to make their blood boil with hate towards the west. |
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Meghan Powers wrote:
There are millions of these people, crammed into hi-density countries, many of them young and just itching to get into trouble, and the Islamic religion is doing it's best to make their blood boil with hate towards the west. Which has the highest population density, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iraq or England? |
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mrtravel wrote:
Meghan Powers wrote: There are millions of these people, crammed into hi-density countries, many of them young and just itching to get into trouble, and the Islamic religion is doing it's best to make their blood boil with hate towards the west. Which has the highest population density, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iraq or England? Do I ever have an answer for you. For work I was putting together something that scrapes numerical data off the CIA World Factbook and makes it a little easier to compare side-by-side. It's far from done but does answer this one: http://u.nu/cia/poplist.php miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu Site remodeled 10-Sept-2003: Hundreds of new photos, easier navigation. |
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Miguel Cruz wrote: mrtravel wrote: Meghan Powers wrote: There are millions of these people, crammed into hi-density countries, many of them young and just itching to get into trouble, and the Islamic religion is doing it's best to make their blood boil with hate towards the west. Which has the highest population density, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iraq or England? Do I ever have an answer for you. For work I was putting together something that scrapes numerical data off the CIA World Factbook and makes it a little easier to compare side-by-side. It's far from done but does answer this one: http://u.nu/cia/poplist.php miguel Ah, but I knew the answer when I asked the question. Som much for the "crammed" part of this equation. |
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Man in Cargo Plane Exposes Security Gaps
Yaofeng wrote:
(admin) wrote in message ... September 10, 2003 Man in Cargo Plane Exposes Security Gaps The cargo area must be pressurised or he would have been dead. I am Cargo planes are always pressurized.. not at all concerned about security on cargo planes. It is, after all, a cargo plane. What I don't get is this guy spent $300 and change for a one way fare from NY to Houston. Not exactly cheap, he's bumped around on different transport vehicles along the way, on top of that he was crouched in a box with some potato chips for snacks and no in-flight service? Its a security issue because it just points out the cluelesss incompetence of the security screeners.. But we already knew about those incompetent ******s who watch those bags going on planes.. I'd say he is dumb and extremely lucky to be alive. The one thing he did right was he chose Saturday delivery so he didn't have to suffer too long for $300 and change. Although he billed freight charge to the place he works. I am sure his employer would like to have the money back now. Heck, he may not even have the job anymore with all the publicity garnered. |
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