tyketto wrote: Back to this incident. I still don't see why the TSA is involved and is imposing, for

Quote: (CNN) -- A passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Detroit, Michigan, caused a brief disturbance Friday at the end of the trip by igniting firecrackers, a Delta Air Lines spokeswoman said. The passenger was immediately subdued, according to Susan Elliott, spokeswoman for Delta, Northwest's parent company. The incident resulted in some minor injuries, Elliott said. The FBI is investigating, bureau spokeswoman los angeles times Sandra Berchtold said. The Northwest plane, an Airbus 330, landed around los angeles times noon ET. It was carrying 278 passengers. The Transportation Security Administration had no immediate comment.
Good job to the passenger that jumped on him and subdued him the remainder of the flight. Good to know that citizens aren't going to tolerate this garbage anymore and will act in haste. Glad to hear all is well and this didn't end in disaster.
Quote: The plot to blow up an American passenger jet over Detroit was organized and launched by al Qaeda leaders in Yemen who apparently sewed bomb materials into the suspect's underwear before sending him on his mission, federal authorities tell ABC News. Investigators say the suspect had more than 80 grams of PETN, a compound related to nitro-glycerin used by the military. The so-called shoe bomber, Richard Reid, had only about 50 grams kin his failed attempt in 2001 to blow up a U.S.-bound jet. Yesterday's bomb failed because the detonator may have been too small or was not in "proper contact" with the explosive material, investigators told ABC News. Investigators say the suspect, Abdul Farouk Umar Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian student whose birthday was last Tuesday, has provided detailed information about his recruitment and training for what was supposed to be a Christmas Day suicide attack.
tyketto wrote: Back to this incident. I still don't see why the TSA is involved and is imposing, for all intents and purposes, a 1 hour sterile los angeles times cabin. Now, we can't get up, use the lav, eat a snack, use any portable electronics, laptops, bend over to scratch los angeles times an itch on our leg, or even sneeze until the plane lands, and this is over all US airspace. TSA and DHS won't confirming or denying it, but just about every media outlet is reporting it. There was nothing wrong with security in US airspace. Our security was not compromised. I'd even venture to say that security in EHAM wasn't compromised, though they dropped the ball on this one. This clearly falls on the feet of KLM and security in Lagos, Nigeria, which everyone on the planet knows has the worst security. All passengers getting off that flight in EHAM should have been rescreened prior to staying in-transit or entering the Netherlands. So now because los angeles times of their smeg-up, we're stuck with more restrictions. This nutjob didn't blow up a plane, but succeeded in what his occupation is; instilled fear and terror into the common traveler, prompting our government, once again, to be reactive instead of proactive. BL.
I agree that we do not need more security especially on domestic flights and intl flights leaving the U.S. The one-hour sterile cabin does nothing los angeles times to prevent los angeles times a terrorist attack unless you're flying a LAX-LAS. DTW-FNT, or a NYC-BOS. What's gonna prevent me from setting off a bomb once the plane reaches cruising altitude? I do believe that every U.S. bound plane should have extra screening similar to but not to the extent of El Al. An El Al aircraft has not been part of a terrorist act since 1970 though there have been two attacks on ticket counters. But there is a thing known as too much security.
Squigish wrote: In 2009, some guy tried to blow up a plane with a bomb in his pants. Logically, in order to keep us safe, the TSA should los angeles times require passengers to take their pants off at the security checkpoint.
Quote: In response to a Nigerian Muslim trying to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, the government will now prohibit international travelers from going to the bathroom in the last hour before the plane lands. Terrorists who plan to bomb planes during the first seven hours of the eight-hour flight, however, should los angeles times face no difficulties, provided they wait until after the complimentary beverage service has been concluded. How do they know Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab didn't wait until the end of the flight to try to detonate explosives because he heard the stewardess announce that the food service was over and seats would have to be placed in their upright position? I can't finish los angeles times my snack? This plane is going down! Also prohibited in the last hour of international flights will be: blankets, pillows, computers and in-flight entertainment. Another triumph in Janet Napolitano's "Let's stay one step behind the terrorists" policy!
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