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To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (37610)	7/27/2008 4:06:08 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219712

excellent finger on buy button at the ready ... but by about 6.9 million of the 7 million population :0)

To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (37610)	7/27/2008 6:38:02 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219712

these are the days when soldiers attack the broadcast station. This is the term I use for cases when a few guys are used as trigger. As you know war has always been the reset button. The Europeans when they want to start a mêlée they create a little case that triggers the war. The German broadcast station was perpetrated by German soldiers dressed up as Polish soldier. Attacked their own station killed their soldiers to have a casus belli, thus triggering WW II. It can be even that they were British commandos dressed as Germans... (Gleiwitz incident.) It can even be that it was perpetrated by British soldiers dressed as Germans and the affidavit signed by the German guy at Nuremberg was forged) the shooting of the archduke Rudolph in Sarajevo is another trigger, that for WW I war. The Japanese sailed 3.600Km a huge flotilla and never been seen until they were right on top of Pearl Harbor. What a miracle of invisibility

To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (37610)	7/27/2008 9:04:12 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 219712

Local bomb probers decry denial of access to Qantas plane ELMAT: don;t worry is was "metal fatigue" By Alcuin Papa Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 19:34:00 07/26/2008 MANILA, Philippines -- Raising issues of sovereignty and jurisdiction, local bomb experts protested on Saturday what they said were strict restrictions imposed on them in their attempt to investigate the cause of the explosion that ripped a hole in a Qantas flight forced to land in Manila on Friday. In a talk with the Inquirer, the experts said Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) assistant general manager and security chief Angel Atutubo prevented them from conducting an investigation into the Qantas Boeing 747 that made an emergency landing in Manila. On the other hand, the experts said Australian authorities and even a team from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were allowed to have a look at the plane. “We were prevented by General Atutubo to get close to the plane even if it is on Philippine soil. It’s an issue of sovereignty. He (Atutubo) gave us a hard time,” said a bomb expert who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of possible reprisals. The officer said that if the plane had biohazard materials, local officials would be hard-pressed to quell any outbreak. “Who would answer for that if something like Anthrax spreads? Can General Atutubo answer for that? Do we still have to ask permission for something as lethal as that?” he said. Nonetheless, the lack of access, the sources said, had other foreign experts worried. “There should have been an advice given to Atutubo on the protocol until at least the source of the explosion was identified.” Because of the lack of access to the plane, investigators were only able to give a theory on the cause of the explosion. “It looked like there was some weakness in the metal rivets and structure aggravated by whatever chemicals were in the baggage section. But we cannot be absolutely sure,” the investigator said. Another veteran bomb expert recalled that when a Philippine Airlines flight exploded in Japan in 1994, bomb investigators were allowed to inspect the plane by Japanese authorities. “We asked the permission of Japanese authorities and they agreed. What is wrong if the same access, in the name of courtesy at least, was given to us in the Qantas flight?” he asked. The bombing turned out to be a test mission of terrorists Ramzi Yousef who had established a terrorist cell in the country and had planned to launch a series of bombing attacks on international flights flying out of Manila. The operation, codenamed Operation Bojinka, was widely seen as the template for the September 11, 2001 attack on World Trade Center in the United States. “Remember that flight (Friday’s Qantas flight) came from London and there were bombings there in July 7, 2005. So access should have been given in the name of international cooperation against terrorism,” he said. The Qantas flight from London was on its way to Melbourne after a stop in Hong Kong when it made an emergency landing at the NAIA. Passengers recalled hearing an explosion with the plane descending rapidly afterward. No one was reported hurt in the incident. Copyright 2008 Philippine Daily Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.