Today the TSA is fondling breasts; guess what will they twiddle with tomorrow?
Oct 13, 2004, 6:49 pm
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Today the TSA is fondling breasts; guess what will they twiddle with tomorrow?
US security services told Scotland Yard the woman - almost certainly linked to al-Qaeda - intended to hide eight to 12 ounces of plastic explosive in her vagina.
She would then go to the toilet during the Boeing 747 flight, remove the material and detonate a blast that would down the aircraft.
A senior Yard source told the Daily Mirror: "Smuggling a bomb on to a plane by this method is one of our worst nightmares.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews...name_page.html
She would then go to the toilet during the Boeing 747 flight, remove the material and detonate a blast that would down the aircraft.
A senior Yard source told the Daily Mirror: "Smuggling a bomb on to a plane by this method is one of our worst nightmares.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews...name_page.html
Oct 14, 2004, 12:41 am
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What ever happened to that machine that sort of xrays the entire body (in & out)? I thought those were going to be tested in airports. Maybe that would solve the body cavity thing. Assuming plastics can also be seen....
Oct 14, 2004, 4:19 am
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Originally Posted by detouring
What ever happened to that machine that sort of xrays the entire body (in & out)? I thought those were going to be tested in airports. Maybe that would solve the body cavity thing. Assuming plastics can also be seen....
X-raying millions of people per day, even at very low doses is likely to be more harmful than beneficial.
Also, there already are devices that check people non-invasively for explosives. The GE EntryScan3 and the IonScan Sentinel 2 both do a fine job.
Oct 14, 2004, 7:49 am
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The sort of walk-through x-ray machine that has been tested is a "back-scatter" device that does not see inside the body (although it does see through clothing). The bottom line here is that women (and men, too!) can smuggle plastic explosives in body cavities and never be detected by methods currently in wide use. But God help anybody who tries to use their shoes! 
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Oct 14, 2004, 8:32 am
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I dont believe so
Originally Posted by HeHateY
US security services told Scotland Yard the woman - almost certainly linked to al-Qaeda - intended to hide eight to 12 ounces of plastic explosive in her vagina.
She would then go to the toilet during the Boeing 747 flight, remove the material and detonate a blast that would down the aircraft.
A senior Yard source told the Daily Mirror: "Smuggling a bomb on to a plane by this method is one of our worst nightmares.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews...name_page.html
She would then go to the toilet during the Boeing 747 flight, remove the material and detonate a blast that would down the aircraft.
A senior Yard source told the Daily Mirror: "Smuggling a bomb on to a plane by this method is one of our worst nightmares.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews...name_page.html
Last edited by eyecue; Oct 14, 2004 at 8:33 am Reason: typo
Oct 14, 2004, 8:40 am
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Originally Posted by eyecue
As I said once before: If you put an explosive in a body cavity, you will likely die before you get very far. It is a toxic substance.
Oct 14, 2004, 8:48 am
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Originally Posted by eyecue
There are certain properties to explosives that make this method not foolproof or practical.
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Originally Posted by eyecue
There are certain properties to explosives that make this method not foolproof or practical.
Oct 14, 2004, 8:50 am
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I can imagine that there may be some R-rated or X-rated noises occurring if someone starts touching certain parts. When Harry Met Sally comes to mind.
Oct 14, 2004, 8:50 am
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I was thinking
Originally Posted by Spiff
There is a way to contain almost any substance. Just because latex or polyurethane (what most condoms are made out of) might react with some plastic explosives does not mean there are no other materials that could be used to contain the plastic explosives instead.
Oct 14, 2004, 8:54 am
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Originally Posted by eyecue
More along the lines of being able to get all the contamination off the outside of the container.
Oct 14, 2004, 8:55 am
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Originally Posted by eyecue
More along the lines of being able to get all the contamination off the outside of the container.
Oct 14, 2004, 9:09 am
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Originally Posted by HeHateY