“The threat has been taken so seriously it came close to leading to an outright ban on all hand luggage….Mobile phones and electronic devices could still be banned from plane cabins, with the threat of a 9/11-style coordinated attack on London and other major cities feared imminent.” Airport security is always a step behind the jihadis. By the time these draconian steps have been implemented, the jihadis will have moved on to other techniques.
“EXCLUSIVE: Al Qaeda plot to blow up 5 passenger planes in Christmas ‘spectacular,'” by Donal MacIntyre, Express, November 30, 2014:
The threat has been taken so seriously it came close to leading to an outright ban on all hand luggage, a senior insider has revealed.
Mobile phones and electronic devices could still be banned from plane cabins, with the threat of a 9/11-style coordinated attack on London and other major cities feared imminent.
The warning comes as Whitehall officials admit that a terror strike on the UK is now “almost inevitable” particularly with British jihadis returning from fighting alongside the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
An airport security source told the Sunday Express: “We’ve been told that five planes are being targeted in a high profile hit before Christmas. They’ve been waiting for the big one.
“We have many scares but this one nearly got hand baggage pulled from all airlines. The threat is still alive and real.”
The plot, which has been known about for the past two months, is thought to involve Islamists smuggling bombs on to planes bound for major European destinations before Christmas….
A spokeswoman for the Department for Transport, which looks after air security, said she could not comment on the specific allegations.
But she added: “We keep airport security under constant review.”…
Champ says
The threat has been taken so seriously it came close to leading to an outright ban on all hand luggage, a senior insider has revealed.
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How ’bout an outright ban on all *mohammedans* …
Gabe says
Unfortunately, that would require a realist comprehension not at all compatible with the current consensus ideology. Or just common sense.
herve says
instead of banning mobile phones, carry on, shoes and being rubber gloved, why don’t they just ban muslims all together. all jihadists are muslims, but not all muslims are jihadists, because there is no way to know for sure which muslim is going to blow an airplane, we should ban all muslims from passenger planes. let them fly their owns.
Susan says
The problem with banning Muslims is how can we tell who is a Muslim? They do not all wear burkas/ niquab, and not all are middle eastern. MANY are white these days. Many are black…and there is no way to tell just by looking who is Muslim. Not even by the name…they could choose, for camoflage, to use a Westernized name.
EvenSo says
Offer all passengers 1.) if they have children, a Peppa pig play set/balloon or whatever. 2.) take meal options with everything containing pork.
The reactions to this should give a clue. Yes the vegans and Jewish people will be scooped up too, however I don’t think Islamic jihadists will say that they are jews so that admission should help.
Shane says
Nice try, but Jihad terrorists are allowed to disobey Muslim sharia laws in order to destroy the enemy, which means that they would eat pork and shave their beards in a suicide mission. How about we send the FBI into mosques where radical members are under suspicion?
Jay Boo says
The airlines could board some flights at prayer time.
Next they could have a with a fake imam calling a group of a about a dozen (prayer mat carrying) fake Muslims to prayer.
Muslims would be attracted to this exhibit of (display-pray) like flies on a stinking pile of Islam.
voegelinian says
LOL, so because you can’t do something PERFECTLY with ABSOLUTE 100% PERFECTION, then don’t do it at all…!!!??? We’re talking about saving lives here, so this obsession with perfection is misplaced and. frankly, reckless for our general safety.
Secondly (for now), this canard about “white Muslims”” there may be “many” of them, but what does “many” mean? It’s a vague relative subjective term. The fact is, most Muslims are physiognomically recognizable, and whereever there are complications to this (SE Asians, black Africans, white Bosnians, white Western converts, etc.) it’s not like we are impotent children with our shorts down around our ankles — we are the most sophisticated culture on the fucking planet for fuck sake, and we can do many things to take up the slack of the few holes reflected in the aforementioned. Will a comprehensive program to locate, round up, and deport Muslims from the West be perfect? Of course not. Will it help minimize the horrific dangers they pose for our societies (dangers which are getting monstrously worse with each passing year for fuck sake)? Yes.
God, the JW Softies annoy the hell out of me.
Judi says
Susan – at all three major airports in the UK, the “security” is handled by hijab wearing muslimas and shifty-looking dark skinned “security guards’. This is the level our once great civilised nation has descended to.
Elfa Ray says
I am so sorry for you England. It is a heinous tragedy. Please try and reclaim England. Somehow.
george says
I fully agree with you. I’m always fearing the sight of those people whenever I’m at Airports !! I never feel at ease around them.
BlueRaven says
Banning all Mohamedians ? Wishful thinking. Most of the new aircrafts are bought by them. Banning them will not solve the problem, because they could privately charter a whole bunch of small aircrafts and do the deeds, and most in the World may not agree to the decision by UK.
One of the real measures they can take is make the life of the Mo-slums not easy livable who do not fully cooperate with the local investigator. The same procedure should be applied to who deliberately provide misleading information.
MS says
Well the British undr Cameron has basically turned their country over to the muslims so why the surprise. He is allowing jihadists back in the country. The courts wouldn’t deport a man who threaten to kill his family because he should not be separated from his family? Bloody hell and Heaven forbid the Queen opens her mouth. So they get what they asked for. Sorry. And don’t think the us is too far behind
mortimer says
What benefit do the welfare-seeking violent supremacist-misogynists contribute to UK? Besides supremacism and terror?
pumbar says
“Cultural enrichment”, though nobody seems to know what that is exactly …
TH says
Once such a major jihadi attack does occur in Britain and other part of Europe and probably the U.S. also, the ordinary folk may well wake up and start demanding real action from the political elites. Someting like this has recently happened in Mexico where there has been tremendous violence in the past years provoked by druggies and corruption. The straw that broke the camel’s back was the killing and disappearance of the bodies of 43 college students who had been carrying out a peaceful protest in in the city of Iguala, in Gerrero, the same state where Acapulco is. As it turned out, it was the mayor, his wife and the police who killed the students. There have been violent demonstation all over Mexico demanding that the political elite do something. They even attacked the Presidental palace. The President has come out with a series of proposals to face up to the violence and corruption. Its not over yet. I think that something similar may happen in Britain and other European countries as more and more people know that the notion that Islam is a relgion of peace is a lie and will not be willing to continue to be hoodwinked. Of course, facing up to Islam is not only a matter for the military of the police, but for the whole culture.
Judi says
TH – a major jihadi attack did take place. Remember 7/7? Didn’t seem to make any difference to the status quo though.
pumbar says
It did, Francis Rossi came out to call for calm and prevent a “backlash” against the religion of peace.
jay says
It’ll probably take a spectacular attack to break intoxicating effect of Saudi $$$$ that blinds the UK to the Islamization they’re so passively allowing. It always has to be some horrible tragedy to get any kind of action.
deja vu says
I realise this material might be shocking and controversial, but it’s worth checking the involvement of the British Royal Family with the Saudi Royal Family. I have checked out this claim:
‘Now we shall look more closely at the collaboration between Prince Charles and the Saudi Royal family suspected of orchestrating 9/11. One of the organizations which Prince Charles operates is the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS), created at Magdalen College, Oxford University, in 1985. According to the May 10, 2012 Oxford Times, Charles has been an enthusiastic supporter of the Centre since its founding.In 1993, Charles became the patron of the OCIS and effectively took it over. It is referred to in the press at times as Charles’ OCIS.
One of the co-founders of the OCIS is Abdullah Omar Naseef, who is named in the court case brought by the families of the victims of 9/11 for his role in supporting the hijackers.”
Prince Charles is certainly the Patron of OCIS. http://www.oxcis.ac.uk/aboutus.html
There are many very serious allegations in this article, but plenty of references to use for confirmation. Another example: Yes, Prince Charles did endorse Bart Erlich’s book, The Population Bomb, but I could not find this on his website. Rather, it is referred to here:
http://explosivereports.com/2013/01/12/prince-charles-openly-endorses-draconian-conclusions-of-new-population-study/
If true, the implications of these revelations are horrifying.
http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2014/4121charles_arabia.html
pumbar says
Didn’t Prince Phillip say, “In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, to contribute something to solving overpopulation”? Seems very similar.
deja vu says
I realise this material might be shocking, but it’s worth checking the involvement of Prince Charles with the Saudi Royal Family. I have checked out this claim:
One of the organizations which Prince Charles operates is the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS), created at Magdalen College, Oxford University, in 1985. According to the May 10, 2012 Oxford Times, Charles has been an enthusiastic supporter of the Centre since its founding.In 1993, Charles became the patron of the OCIS and effectively took it over. It is referred to in the press at times as Charles’ OCIS. One of the co-founders of the OCIS is Abdullah Omar Naseef, who you can look up for yourself. However, Prince Charles is certainly the Patron of OCIS.
http://www.oxcis.ac.uk/aboutus.html
There are many very serious allegations in this article, but plenty of references to check the veracity of the writer’s claims. If there is any truth in them the implications are horrifying.
http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2014/4121charles_arabia.html
deja vu says
Apologies for repeat post – the second somewhat abbreviated.
pumbar says
If the carol your plane is playing is “oh, Tannen-Boom”, then don’t get on the plane.
BC says
Given the tiny amounts of toothpaste we are allowed to carry I do not think enough explosive could be hidden in toothpaste to cause a problem. However, whenever I travel on planes I am surprised how ineffective the limits on handluggage are. . People bring very large bags on board and often more than one.