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To: Snowshoe who wrote (14538)	12/23/2001 7:35:39 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

Snowshoe, cnn.com clip...one security expert said it could explode if a detonator was heated. it is possible to set off a blasting cap with heat...but using a match would be ridiculously clumsy and unreliable. you gotta be impressed by the accuracy of this intel... clip...Earlier this month, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a civil aviation security bulletin warning that the U.S. government had received information "that suggests the possibility of terrorist hijackings of airliners from either the U.S. or Europe." "We are concerned that hijackers may attempt to smuggle disassembled weapons on board an airliner by hiding weapon components within their shoes," read the December 11 advisory, which was distributed to airlines and airline security. in fact this intel is so dead on that we must not ignore any warnings. edit...the guy had a belgian passport....they have been a problem in the past. other terrorists have used belgian passports. unclewest

To: Snowshoe who wrote (14538)	12/23/2001 4:46:42 PM
From: Condor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Can you imagine the shoebombers one free telephone call on his arrest? "Hello, Binnie? Re: that flight.....unfortunately it was a bust. I had the darndest time geting my shoe lit.....I should have gone with my first idea...remember binnie...the underwear firestorm? Well gotta run..."

To: Snowshoe who wrote (14538)	12/23/2001 6:10:30 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I wonder if they'll run my shoes thru a bomb detector? That will be a sight to see... But what will we do when we see these folks having a couple of blocks of C-4 surgically implanted inside themselves armed with a computer chip control under their skin?? I don't even want to begin exploring those dark corners of the suicidal psyche possessed by these terrorists. There are so many things they can do to evade current security measures, that we just have to accept that it's inevitable that they will be able to hit us again. It's how we react that matters. And from the American people's reaction to Sept 11th, I'm pretty confident that we will be able to handle it when it happens. Hawk