Posted by
AngryMiller:
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Officials discounted the idea that Nobles was involved in a terrorist plot and he said he meant no harm.
Even the folks who arrested the guy admit that the guy wasn't a terrorist. Nice try though. Come back and play when you find a real terrorist.
Posted by
docmonkey:
From the article:
"Officials discounted the idea that Nobles was involved in a terrorist plot and he said he meant no harm"
Posted by
Trollkiller:
From the article you linked to
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Officials discounted the idea that Nobles was involved in a terrorist plot and he said he meant no harm.
This example of the TSA stopping a terrorist fails.
Posted by
jkhuggins:
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Originally Posted by doober View Post
If you believe that was a terrorist act that was stopped by the TSA and other Federal agencies, why have we heard nothing further on this? Why were not these "terrorists" charged and brought to trial. Why did an FBI agent call the incident "benign?"
TSOROn, with respect, I'm not sure how the link is relevant to this particular argument. Doober asked for evidence for a terrorist attack averted by the TSA. Your link describes the capture of a man for attempting to bring a pipe bomb aboard an aircraft --- but the article itself states:
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Afterward, Nobles' lawyer, Anthony La Pinta of Hauppauge, said his client had intended to use the device only for a Fourth of July celebration in Las Vegas and had used "extremely bad judgment" in attempting to bring it on the plane on his way home last October.
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Officials discounted the idea that Nobles was involved in a terrorist plot and he said he meant no harm.
So ... it doesn't appear that this is evidence of TSA catching a terrorist. Or am I missing something?
(Aside: yes, attempting to bring a pipe bomb aboard an airplane was dangerous and stupid, and TSA should've stopped him, as they did. Good job, TSA. But that doesn't answer the question on whether or not this person was a terrorist.)
Care to try again, Ronnie?