aurora green
Tectonic
The terrible truth is that another terrorist attack here, is almost ineveitable, thanks to Blairs crazed foriegn policy. It's not if, but when.
UK airports on critical alert, 18 arrested...
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Uncertainty
Ex pacifist, now coward
Threat level is critical: MPs might have to cut holiday short!! In response the government have decided to f*ck up everyone else's holiday.
A minister was quoted as saying: "The British people cannot be allowed to destroy Tony's chances of a lucrative book and public speaking deal in the US by forcing him to stop supporting Israel."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1840979,00.html
A minister was quoted as saying: "The British people cannot be allowed to destroy Tony's chances of a lucrative book and public speaking deal in the US by forcing him to stop supporting Israel."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1840979,00.html
mauvais
on reddit or something
I believe that aviation's pretty safe, as far as onboard threats go, especially transatlantic aviation. If you want a good indication of why, you need look no further than El Al, the Israeli airline.TheLostProphet said:What don't you believe? That there's a terrorist threat now, or that there were sufficent processes put in place after Lockerbie that would prevent any terrorist threat.
Going on track record, I would go for the latter
I'm fairly sure, though, that it could be breached. I reckon if you had a massive number of people all trying to get onto planes with bombs, that it wouldn't take very long for one to get past. Let's say 1 in 1000.
However, back in reality, we don't have a massive number of people with bombs, I'd hope. Is a terrorist going to take the 0.1% chance of success, or blow up a tube train, with a 50% chance? Or a cinema, with a 90% chance?
max_freakout
Nothing matters
Pie 1 said:
Well that and also to piss people off and get them in a patriotic frenzy, i cant imagine what ELSE this is going to achieve
Bloody muslims
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
Supine said:
It'll be a patdown searchg, nothing too intimidating, they'll probably make your take your shoes off, lift your hair if its long etc
mikeinworthing
New Member
Just on the radio - loads of flights cancelled
I think they said ALL BA flights from/to the London airports - it was a newsflash, whilst I was in the bathroom so didn't hear it that well.
Sky News is saying 'some' BA flights are to be cancelled.
I think they said ALL BA flights from/to the London airports - it was a newsflash, whilst I was in the bathroom so didn't hear it that well.
Sky News is saying 'some' BA flights are to be cancelled.
max_freakout
Nothing matters
The new terror threat:
Andy the Don
Wise men say only fools..
Now then call me a cynic (but don't you dare call me a conspiraloon..) , but is this not all too convenient for the government. The day after John Reid the home secretary says that we are in the gravest danger since 1940 (not that the Cuban missile crises could have been very dangerous to us should it had gone "hot".) & we will have to lose some of our rights & civil liberties for our own safety..
This alert happens, on security intelligence. This would be the same intelligence that produced the "dodgy" WMDs in Iraq dossier (the last greatest threat to our existence since 1940.. ), resulted in the death of Jean Menezes & the Forest Gate "dirty bomb" raid.. Sorry not convinced.
This alert happens, on security intelligence. This would be the same intelligence that produced the "dodgy" WMDs in Iraq dossier (the last greatest threat to our existence since 1940..
), resulted in the death of Jean Menezes & the Forest Gate "dirty bomb" raid.. Sorry not convinced.
jiggajagga
Judge_Mental
They have just announced in the USA that Hair Gel is to be banned on board!!
Oh my God! Posers everywhere will be up in arms!!!!...as long as their armpits aren't sweaty
Oh my God! Posers everywhere will be up in arms!!!!
...as long as their armpits aren't sweatyMacaroni Pony
globbits
The reason why i'm so sceptical about these hysterical headlines is;
a) Its always all over the media and then at the end of the day, nobody is convicted of anything down the line.
b) They only announced this threat level thing the other week and now everyone is running around going "omg, we're on critical !!".
a) Its always all over the media and then at the end of the day, nobody is convicted of anything down the line.
b) They only announced this threat level thing the other week and now everyone is running around going "omg, we're on critical !!".
craigxcraig
Prefers 'cxc'
Pie 1 said:
Don't be so ridiculous - tell me what checks are carried out prior to your boarding a Train, Tube or Bus - or even standing in the middle of a music concert, or selfridges?
jiggajagga
Judge_Mental
If you think about it, for the terrorists to win all they have to do is 'release' a little news that there is a bomb plan every week!
Week on week it would bring the country to a grinding halt!
Can you imagine what Heathrow would be like if this happened every week ffs!
Week on week it would bring the country to a grinding halt!
Can you imagine what Heathrow would be like if this happened every week ffs!
max_freakout
Nothing matters
Pie 1 said:
'soft target' is just a mass media buzzword
AverageJoe
...
Wedding tomorrow - Honeymoon....possibly cancelled...
Anyway, Just a guess but I dont think they are looking for explosives. If its a liquid based threat, then its possible to get a couple of people on each flight with two different chemicals that can be mixed together to form some kind of incapacitating agent - rendering everyone including the crew unconcious or worse.
You would have to mix them together scientifically - in the toilets, or even unscrewing the caps and pouring them onto the floor.
Just a though.
Hope the police dont arrest me if I'm right!! Got my Groom speech to write!
Anyway, Just a guess but I dont think they are looking for explosives. If its a liquid based threat, then its possible to get a couple of people on each flight with two different chemicals that can be mixed together to form some kind of incapacitating agent - rendering everyone including the crew unconcious or worse.
You would have to mix them together scientifically - in the toilets, or even unscrewing the caps and pouring them onto the floor.
Just a though.
Hope the police dont arrest me if I'm right!! Got my Groom speech to write!
aurora green
Tectonic
Wookey said:It takes something like this to truly remind you of the half-wit bullshit that gets typed on Urban 75!
Given a brain, some of you lot would be dangerous!
...care to enlighten us then?
Btw. I'm feeling a bit sick, 'cos my big kids are the other side of the world right now, so I'd welcome the 'voice of reason' or what ever.
AverageJoe
...
Didnt the baddies raise the ground level using radar in that one to make the planes crash?
If I get on a plane - I'd better wear a vest then! Yippee Ky Ay Mutherfukkers!
If I get on a plane - I'd better wear a vest then! Yippee Ky Ay Mutherfukkers!
Error Gorilla
My spoon is too big
This will never end will it? Thanks to the occident's legacy of meddling in the Middle East and that lunatic with a God complex residing behind the Bible Black Door of Number 10 we're going to have these 'alerts' regularly.
Can anyone advise me on emigrating to Norway?
Can anyone advise me on emigrating to Norway?
trashpony
Hag
I just think that this is a bit melodramatic with a massive knock-on financial effect on duty-free trade, the airline industry and tourism to have been dreamt up by Blair's advisors in an attempt to distract from the appalling mess in the Lebanon.
But hey - conspiraloon theories are fine when we're talking about the UK government, right?
But hey - conspiraloon theories are fine when we're talking about the UK government, right?
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