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To: tejek who wrote (475158)	4/26/2009 4:05:06 PM
From: TopCat	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575696

"Let me get this straight. You think they shouldn't have stopped him because he was a vet?" "That's quite incredible. A vet has bomb making equipment and that's not big deal?" Thanks for a perfect example to the board about why you appear to be so clueless most of the time.

To: tejek who wrote (475158)	4/26/2009 4:18:09 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575696

>> A vet has bomb making equipment and that's not big deal? He wasn't a "vet". He was a Marine who uses explosives in his job, which is "training other Marines". Clearly, the guy was in violation of the rules, but there whether he posed a threat or not is unknown (he may well have had reasons for carrying these items, other than an intent to conduct any terrorist activity). If it were an Islamic terrorist you creeps would be complaining about his being detained.

To: tejek who wrote (475158)	4/26/2009 4:25:23 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1575696

>> A vet has bomb making equipment and that's not big deal? Yes, it is shocking that Marine who uses light explosives in his job training other Marines would be in possession of light explosives. You do understand that the "explosives" in question were three "toy rocket motors"? If you combined the contents of these motors you could not make a bomb big enough to significantly damage an aircraft. No doubt, there was a violation of the law and the guy needs to explain himself. But let's not paint him as the next Tim McVeigh on the basis of this incident.