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Originally Posted by ShaniFaye
That is what scares the hell out of me....that and this feeling of *dread* that wont go away. The *world* is so excited because they stopped this reported attack....I just hope they keep their guard up everwhere.
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I don't think the world is excited because the attack was stopped, its excited because its a reminder that the danger is in fact real. People have short memories, there has been a lot of talk about the threat not being real, and it is just a political tool by some politicians. Some people will say this is itself just an extention of that, but for the rest of us its just a sobering reminder that this isn't just a verbal debate. I don't think anyone involved is really brealthing much of a sigh of relief and assuming all danger is past.
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Originally Posted by maleficent
what i heard this morning - they -- whomever THEY is- were watching the would be terrorists for a while... and when they booked the flights -thats when they moved in...
What the plan was... and it's rather genius... was to have three people each come on the plane with a specific ingredient - that in itself wouldn't attract attention.. then on board - the three people would meet up and make the explosive and blow up the plane. this would have happened on at least 9 planes (continental, american and united were the airlines targeted)... the first 3 planes would happen in hour 1- then the next three in hour 2- then the last 3 -
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I recall reading several years ago that they wanted to try a plan like this prior to 9/11 but it was partially discovered and called off. I forget the details, but this plan isn't really new. I always wondered why they didn't pay much attention to what was in containers in carry on bags, I'm glad they now will be.