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Title: Airline travel - underpants bomber
Post by: Varche on 08 May 2012, 16:44:32
So the Yanks foiled an attack by a sophisticated underpants bomber.

I think it is very telling that they haven't released details or photos of the device.

Are we to assume it couldn't be detected even by body scanners? If so how long before we all have to strip off and have our clothes vetted before flying?

I still think it was a smoke screen before the real thing tunnel, train, stadium. Doesn't take a genius to realise they are far easier targets.
Title: Re: Airline travel - underpants bomber
Post by: albitz on 08 May 2012, 17:03:46
The thing with aeroplanes is that a very small device exploded on board can bring one down very easily.Trains/tunnels/stadiums take a much bigger device to cause any serious damage to.
Maybe the civilised world should put the Southern Arabian peninsula and other areas/countries on notice that the first time one of the nutters from there succeeds in their mission,the area/country concerned will be nuked out of existence ?
Might concentrate a few minds ? Im sick and tired of the whole western way of life being seriously disrupted and undermined by these uncivilised savages. Time to stop farting around.Scorched earth policy for troublespots.break em.
Title: Re: Airline travel - underpants bomber
Post by: RobG on 08 May 2012, 17:06:24
The thing with aeroplanes is that a very small device exploded on board can bring one down very easily.Trains/tunnels/stadiums take a much bigger device to cause any serious damage to.
Maybe the civilised world should put the Southern Arabian peninsula and other areas/countries on notice that the first time one of the nutters from there succeeds in their mission,the area/country concerned will be nuked out of existence ?
Might concentrate a few minds ? Im sick and tired of the whole western way of life being seriously disrupted and undermined by these uncivilised savages. Time to stop farting around.Scorched earth policy for troublespots.break em.
:y :y
Title: Re: Airline travel - underpants bomber
Post by: PhilRich on 08 May 2012, 18:06:12
Careful you two...they'll be calling the Banns next! (can I be bridesmaid?) ;D ;)
Title: Re: Airline travel - underpants bomber
Post by: RobG on 08 May 2012, 18:16:35
Careful you two...they'll be calling the Banns next! (can I be bridesmaid?) ;D ;)
:P :P
Title: Re: Airline travel - underpants bomber
Post by: doz on 08 May 2012, 21:55:08
I'm always having small explosions in my under pants  ::) ::) i guess that's my flying days over  :P :P
Title: Re: Airline travel - underpants bomber
Post by: aaronjb on 08 May 2012, 21:57:25
I had one of those earlier.. the paint started peeling off the walls  :o ;D

Funnily enough though, my first thought when I saw this news was also "Oh, really? I wonder what they're [US gov't] trying to distract us from.."
Title: Re: Airline travel - underpants bomber
Post by: the alarming man on 08 May 2012, 22:06:59
i have found it strange how they announced how they found it..i mean they have'nt shown who was wearing it...could it be a C.I.A opperative that found it????
Title: Re: Airline travel - underpants bomber
Post by: cleggy on 08 May 2012, 22:29:57
The thing with aeroplanes is that a very small device exploded on board can bring one down very easily.Trains/tunnels/stadiums take a much bigger device to cause any serious damage to.
Maybe the civilised world should put the Southern Arabian peninsula and other areas/countries on notice that the first time one of the nutters from there succeeds in their mission,the area/country concerned will be nuked out of existence ?
Might concentrate a few minds ? Im sick and tired of the whole western way of life being seriously disrupted and undermined by these uncivilised savages. Time to stop farting around.Scorched earth policy for troublespots.break em.
:y :y

 :y :y :y Mind you I would strike first ;)
Title: Re: Airline travel - underpants bomber
Post by: Rods2 on 08 May 2012, 23:38:43
This what is was a trail run for....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt/ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt/)

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Airline travel - underpants bomber
Post by: ozzycat on 09 May 2012, 14:09:56
This what is was a trail run for....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt/ (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt/)

 ;D ;D ;D
  :D :D :D yeah sounds about right :y :y