Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bonefish who wrote (745858)	10/11/2013 10:08:39 AM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Recommended By TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578137

10 News Investigators find memo warning about terrorist "dry-runs" on airplanes wtsp.com As a training video we obtained shows, Federal Air Marshals are trained that the terrorists' first order of business is to identify and kill the marshals aboard a flight. That's why there is so much concern about the incident last month on US Airways flight 1880. According to the memo from the U.S. Airways Pilot Union Security, several "middle eastern men" caused a commotion and appeared to be doing a dry run to test procedure and reaction to an in-flight threat. "They are trying to pull out air marshals if they are on board, or law enforcement if they are on board. They are looking for how the crew reacts," the air marshal explained. Retired Colonel Mike Pheneger, who was the Director of Intelligence at Special Operations Command, said it can be difficult to stop an attack. "You can't absolutely ensure your ability to stop a terrorist attack, it's impossible." Pheneger said not only is it likely terrorists will try to blow up an airplane, but also it is a monumental task to thwart. "We can only make it more difficult for people to attack an airplane or a facility. We can't make it impossible," said Pheneger. "We have to be lucky 100 percent of the time and they only have to be lucky once." And an airline ground crew veteran we talked to said while the public is screened, the ground crew is not, and could plant weapons or bombs in the lavatory. "We could just carry our backpacks right through the turn style gate and could have anything we wanted to put on that plane." Since our original story, we have received several emails and phone calls from both passengers and flight crews who say they were on flights that frightened them, and appeared to be a dry-run. The Air Marshals say there was an incident on a recent flight where a "middle eastern man" stood at the front bathroom and stared down the air marshal to the point the air marshal slowly unloosened his seat, put his hand on his weapon and was ready to fire and then man went back to his seat. Transportation Security Administration Officials, US Airways representatives and Congressman John Mica have provided statements in response to our investigation. You can read each statement in its entirety below: TSA Statement US Airways Statement Congressman John Mica's Statement