Thread: Man Attempts to Set Off Explosives on Northwest Airlines Plane

unless the goal of the terrorists is to cause us to freak out and continue to self-limit our freedom to travel by imposing idiotic burdens when we do:

goal or not , it's certainly the result

Why didn't he just the fucking thing off in the toilets?? Then he would have been a hero....

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Bob

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Associated Press has learned that a second Nigerian man has been taken into custody aboard a jetliner in Detroit after locking himself in the airliner's bathroom.
A law enforcement official tells the AP that the incident took place aboard the same Northwest flight that was attacked on Christmas Day. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the incident was ongoing.
A Delta spokeswoman says all 256 passengers have been safely taken off the plane. Delta operates the Northwest flight.

yup, longer version of story here.

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08:22 AEST Mon Dec 28 2009
2 hours 37 minutes ago



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A Northwest Airlines crew on the same flight as that targeted by an attempted terrorism attack sought have sought emergency assistance for a disruptive passenger who was taken into custody as the plane landed in Detroit.
Amid heightened global security concerns, the disturbance occurred on the same Northwest Flight 253 that was attacked by a terror suspect on Christmas Day.
On the flight, which arrived in Detroit from Amsterdam at 12.34 pm, "there was a verbally disruptive passenger, and out of an abundance of caution the flight crew requested law enforcement meet the aircraft," Susan Elliott, a spokeswoman for Delta, told AFP.
The flight with 257 passengers and 12 crew landed safely, Elliott said.
US President Barack Obama was notified about the latest security scare on a Detroit-bound airliner and requested a new security briefing from top aides, a spokesman said Sunday.
Obama "was notified shortly after 9:00 am Hawaiian time (1900 GMT) of the incident regarding an unruly passenger on the flight arriving in Detroit by NSC chief of staff Denis McDonough," White House spokesman Bill Burton said.
Burton issued the statement in Hawaii, where the vacationing Obama is monitoring the situation following Friday's attempted terror strike on a US-bound plane.
That Northwest Flight 253 -- traveling the same path from Amsterdam to Detroit as the Sunday flight -- was the target of an apparent terrorist attack by Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, whom US authorities charged with trying to blow up the plane.
CNN reported that one person was taken off the plane and into federal custody, citing an law enforcement officer saying that no device was found on the detained passenger.
TV images showed a Delta plane on the tarmac in a remote section of Detroit Metro Airport, surrounded by security vehicles, several buses and emergency response vehicles, and police with dogs.
Delta merged with Northwest last year.
US media cited government sources say the passenger barricaded himself in the bathroom for more than an hour, but his conduct has been attributed to a medical condition.

I normally close the door and object to people trying to open it when I have bladdy stomach complaints too!


Fookn idiots ! I hope this innocent man sues their racist asses off!

Fookin idiots they may be. Considering the recent attempt that failed (according to reports) due to a malfunctioning detonator, what would you have done in their place?

Still, it's your opinion and you're entitled to it. If he wasn't up to naughties this stinks of staged controversy, in which case no doubt he will consider following your advice to sue their 'racist' asses off.

Originally Posted by robuzo

. . .What these schmucks can't seem to figure out is how to rig a detonator that will pass through security.

If the people behind such attacks weren't impervious to reason (another way to say "devout believers"), they might think that the abject, almost ridiculous failure of the two pious numbskulls who have tried this attack might suggest that maybe if Allah does exist he is laughing behind the jihadists' backs. He certainly isn't being helpful to them, unless the goal of the terrorists is to cause us to freak out and continue to self-limit our freedom to travel by imposing idiotic burdens when we do:
[url]http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national

They're not schmucks, someone else prepares the goodies for them as part of the package, which includes support and travel arrangements. We're talking about the 'terrorist masterminds' behind the operations, the ones that don't go on planes with destination Allah; iow, as a wild guess I'd suggest an airliner with an on board terrorist mastermind is safer from an Islamic terror attack than one without.

The goal of Islamic terror is not just to kill the infidel, but as you say to spread fear and cause us to freak out and continue to self-limit our freedoms. Fmm, that's working well.

Originally Posted by Thungsongsausage

Why didn't he just the fucking thing off in the toilets?? Then he would have been a hero....

Good question.

It also makes sense to detonate a plane over water rather than land, as this causes more confusion with loss of evidence to the depths. Lockerbie gained infamy by accident, since the plane was supposed to have been blown up over the icy waters ahead.

Homeland security head: The security system worked

(AP) - WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says investigators did not have enough information to keep a terror suspect from boarding a flight bound for Detroit and that the system worked as it should have.

The father of the man accused of attempting to blow up the jetliner told U.S. officials in Nigeria he was concerned about his son's extreme religious views. However, Napolitano says there was no specific information to place Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on a no-fly list.

Napolitano says that within 60 to 90 minutes of the incident all 120 flights that were in the air at time were contacted to make sure the attempted bombing did not extend beyond the flight to Detroit.

Napolitano appeared Sunday on ABC television's "This Week."

Homeland security head: The security system worked - AP - NOLA.com


She doesn't have the decency to admit that security measures become worthless the moment a terrorist slips through. Much of the world linking to the West have introduced a ban on liquids, toothpaste and shampoo on planes because someone tried to ignite a liquid bomb, and millions of passengers troll around airport security barefoot because a shoe bomb failed. What other insane measures will be introduced next, and which if any actually prevent a determined terrorist from boarding a plane with enough material to bring it down? Not one. Security works best when it is unpredictable, and worst when everyone knows what to expect.

So, sure "the system worked as it should have", since it includes Cunning Plan B which states that if a terrorist is not intercepted and worse, not identified, let's hope he fcuks up. In this respect it worked just fine and she ought to be promoted.

Terrorists have won bigtime, and a long time ago. Our leaders just haven't got around to admitting it.

I still don't understand why the authorities don't insist upon all airports having the new type of scanner. If people are worried that their rights are infringed, they han stay at home of get the bus.

Simple really.

^ Too simple for the fuckwits in charge to implement...

His neighbours are are blaming the crotchbomber's radicalization on his foreign education:

Nigeria bomber's home town blames foreign schooling | Reuters

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Bob

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Associated Press has learned that a second Nigerian man has been taken into custody aboard a jetliner in Detroit after locking himself in the airliner's bathroom.
A law enforcement official tells the AP that the incident took place aboard the same Northwest flight that was attacked on Christmas Day. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the incident was ongoing.
A Delta spokeswoman says all 256 passengers have been safely taken off the plane. Delta operates the Northwest flight.

yup, longer version of story here.

'Disturbance' on Christmas terror attempt flight


08:22 AEST Mon Dec 28 2009
2 hours 37 minutes ago



AFP
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| FLOCKS: 0
| 0 comments so far



More world news:


Suicide attack kills five in PakistanDec 28, 2009

S African activist-poet Brutus dies, 85Dec 28, 2009

Another scare on Northwest Airlines jetDec 28, 2009

Seven people killed in Suriname violenceDec 28, 2009

More than 120 whales die in strandingsDec 28, 2009

Olympic legend arrested for attempted murderDec 28, 2009

Mousavi nephew 'among protesters killed'Dec 28, 2009

Bombs defused as Sh'iite rituals endDec 28, 2009

Teen refugees found wandering in SwedenDec 28, 2009

Vatican court to judge Pope assailantDec 28, 2009





A Northwest Airlines crew on the same flight as that targeted by an attempted terrorism attack sought have sought emergency assistance for a disruptive passenger who was taken into custody as the plane landed in Detroit.
Amid heightened global security concerns, the disturbance occurred on the same Northwest Flight 253 that was attacked by a terror suspect on Christmas Day.
On the flight, which arrived in Detroit from Amsterdam at 12.34 pm, "there was a verbally disruptive passenger, and out of an abundance of caution the flight crew requested law enforcement meet the aircraft," Susan Elliott, a spokeswoman for Delta, told AFP.
The flight with 257 passengers and 12 crew landed safely, Elliott said.
US President Barack Obama was notified about the latest security scare on a Detroit-bound airliner and requested a new security briefing from top aides, a spokesman said Sunday.
Obama "was notified shortly after 9:00 am Hawaiian time (1900 GMT) of the incident regarding an unruly passenger on the flight arriving in Detroit by NSC chief of staff Denis McDonough," White House spokesman Bill Burton said.
Burton issued the statement in Hawaii, where the vacationing Obama is monitoring the situation following Friday's attempted terror strike on a US-bound plane.
That Northwest Flight 253 -- traveling the same path from Amsterdam to Detroit as the Sunday flight -- was the target of an apparent terrorist attack by Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, whom US authorities charged with trying to blow up the plane.
CNN reported that one person was taken off the plane and into federal custody, citing an law enforcement officer saying that no device was found on the detained passenger.
TV images showed a Delta plane on the tarmac in a remote section of Detroit Metro Airport, surrounded by security vehicles, several buses and emergency response vehicles, and police with dogs.
Delta merged with Northwest last year.
US media cited government sources say the passenger barricaded himself in the bathroom for more than an hour, but his conduct has been attributed to a medical condition.

I normally close the door and object to people trying to open it when I have bladdy stomach complaints too!


Fookn idiots ! I hope this innocent man sues their racist asses off!

Hmmm...did you you stop to consider that maybe he was setting the airline up for a lawsuit? These Nigerians are known for their scams. Please stop using the RACISM card. It's causing more problems than it's solving these days.

I hate the idiots who can't work out to lock the lav door.
I'm fed up of opening the door and there's some old fart or ethnic type (Along with what seems to be half their bleedin' family) sitting there with a shocked expression on their face. Work it out thicko!
(Sets up joke)

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I still don't understand why the authorities don't insist upon all airports having the new type of scanner. If people are worried that their rights are infringed, they han stay at home of get the bus.

Simple really.

Good idea, except the vocalists want minimal inconvenience and privacy invasion (both adjustable) with uncompromising safety. Go figure!

Originally Posted by keda

except the vocalists want

Let's find out what the rhythm section and the horns want and take a vote.

There are a number of explosives that aromas's are said to be not known by security forces... Remeber the Russian planes blow up the week of Beslan with Hexanite? ( S.P ... or something) Flight safety is a myth...

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I still don't understand why the authorities don't insist upon all airports having the new type of scanner. If people are worried that their rights are infringed, they han stay at home of get the bus.

Simple really.

Amsterdam has the new fully body scanners, the operator obviously wasn't paying attention or perhaps the thing really isn't that good.

Originally Posted by oxyjohn

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I still don't understand why the authorities don't insist upon all airports having the new type of scanner. If people are worried that their rights are infringed, they han stay at home of get the bus.

Simple really.

Amsterdam has the new fully body scanners, the operator obviously wasn't paying attention or perhaps the thing really isn't that good.

Or perhaps he or she operating the machine thought this POS had a huge Johnson...

he is Black after all...

Originally Posted by oxyjohn

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I still don't understand why the authorities don't insist upon all airports having the new type of scanner. If people are worried that their rights are infringed, they han stay at home of get the bus.

Simple really.

Amsterdam has the new fully body scanners, the operator obviously wasn't paying attention or perhaps the thing really isn't that good.

Or maybe transit passengers are not re-scanned?

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by oxyjohn

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I still don't understand why the authorities don't insist upon all airports having the new type of scanner. If people are worried that their rights are infringed, they han stay at home of get the bus.

Simple really.

Amsterdam has the new fully body scanners, the operator obviously wasn't paying attention or perhaps the thing really isn't that good.

Or maybe transit passengers are not re-scanned?

It was reported this morning that the new scanners were only in use for European flights... Smart, innit...

So if he fails he just blows his balls off. That's a win win.

More on Christian terrorism and its effects on air travel.

Originally Posted by Dug

So if he fails he just blows his balls off. That's a win win.

I wonder if Allah gives out points for trying, or maybe for making Him laugh his ass off.

Originally Posted by Dug

So if he fails he just blows his balls off. That's a win win.

Mr Sizzle-Pants shall henceforth be known as Ms Sizzle-Pants.