They're now going to try and shoot our planes down

[Raphael]

CNN reports that three were arrested in missile smuggling bust.

just makes me wonder how many operatives have these already. :o

our prayers have been answered with the arrest of these three. we need keep praying and pray harder.

 

[MichaelFJF]

I just saw the 'breaking news' this morning. I like to bounce from one channel to another when news breaks because it's interesting to see how the different networks handle it. ABC had some former counter-terrorism official on. They asked him if Americans should be any more worried about flying. He said no - this has nothing to do with terrorism, it was just a business deal, this happens all the time, it was a sting operation, the guy wasn't a terrorist, he wasn't selling to terrorists, he was selling to the FBI. (anyone for run-on sentences?).
This guy is an idiot. They called him the first counter-terrorism czar, whatever that means. I'm not going to stop taking flights, but if anyone thinks that these missiles don't go to the highest bidder, terrorist or not, they're nuts. Even Katie Couric (who usually asks stupid fluff questions) gets it. She asked her analyst about falling into the wrong hands and ties to known terrorist groups.
This is not so much a comment on the actual event, but more sheer amazement at how stupid some "experts" are. M

 

[Raphael]

This is not so much a comment on the actual event, but more sheer amazement at how stupid some "experts" are. M

maybe it's just damage control? experts must think non-experts are dumb enough to believe everything.

 

[alonesoldier]

Fox news reported that the 'Indian guy' had said he wanted to shoot down Airforce one. A government offical said that wouldn't be possible because AirForce one uses a flair system.

 

[Chuck_Darwin]

I have always thought that the perfect attack on america would be shoulder launched surface to air missle fired near an a major airport. then drive off in a pickup. I was saying this in 1988. It is fairily easy to acquire and portable. The market has lots of surplus soviet and american arms.

As a note to carnivore and Ashcroft. I am not a terrorist. I would never do any of this. This is just from my private musings about what would work.

 

[cbk]

I think we should have waited for the weapon to be used before we acted on this. Such preemptive use of force to arrest this man seems uncivilized and unjust. He didn't do anything wrong to a significant degree.

 

[alonesoldier]

They have him on tape calling the americans *******s and saying that he needed to cast a blow to the american econemy. Luckly the terrorist he was saleing the weapon to was really an undercover FBI agent and the russians had already made the missle unuseable. UK, Russian and the US have been working on this for over a year.

 

[Michael0701]

"He didn't do anything wrong to a significant degree."

Please tell me that's sarcasm...... please.

 

[lared]

We truly are living in the 'last days'.

2Timothy 3:1-5

 

[Blindfaith]

Please tell me that's sarcasm...... please.

I was thinking the same thing myself.

 

[cbk]

They have him on tape calling the americans *******s and saying that he needed to cast a blow to the american econemy. Luckly the terrorist he was saleing the weapon to was really an undercover FBI agent and the russians had already made the missle unuseable. UK, Russian and the US have been working on this for over a year.

Freedom of speech??

I am just being sarcastic showing a micro-side to the situation regarding our attack on Iraq.

 

[ZaraDurden]

I feel that these "breaking news" reports are nothing more than another way to keep the american people afraid and under the government control. "We just stopped more terrorists, let us take more of your money and liberties and we can stop more!"

Turn on any news channel in America, what do you see? Murder, rape, terrorists... In other countries the news is adressed much differently.

I just cant buy into this terror alert warning system bunk. If they couldnt be alerted of 9/11, how do they know how in danger of terror we are now? They have no clue, its just another way for Bush to scare us so we are willing to give up more of our civil liberties so he can go to war, and then have more control over us.

My views may sound extreme, but think about them for a bit before you go off on me...

I call on any Canadian to respond to this question: When you leave the house, do you leave your door unlocked?

In America we would never dream of such a thing, because we live in fear of all these things that could happen... In countries where the government and media portray things in a different light, people arent afraid. We cannot let our own government scare us into submission, stand up for your rights.

 

[BarbB]

I call on any Canadian to respond to this question: When you leave the house, do you leave your door unlocked?

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I'm answering for my friend in Oak Ridges,ON - she has been broken into 3 times, has deadbolt locks and a security system.

I live in NJ at the shore and small town FL and leave my doors unlocked in both places.

 

[MichaelFJF]

I live in Utah and at no time is every door locked. It would cost a fortune to buy keys for all the wives, y'know. M

 

[trchaney]

ZaraDurden,

I call on any Canadian to respond to this question: When you leave the house, do you leave your door unlocked?

In America we would never dream of such a thing, because we live in fear of all these things that could happen... In countries where the government and media portray things in a different light, people arent afraid. We cannot let our own government scare us into submission, stand up for your rights.

Feeling secure is one thing, carelessness is another.

Tom