01-07-2010, 09:52 AM | #1 |
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and you thought the tsa was bad
http://www.nydailynews.com/travel/20...er_botche.html
Slovakian man unknowingly carries explosives on flight to Ireland after botched security test Surprise, there’s a bomb in your bag! A Slovakian electrician unknowingly carried plastic explosives on a flight from Bratislava to Dublin after a major snafu in a Slovak airport-security test, Irish officials told the Times of London yesterday. To make matters worse, the man unwittingly had the explosives in his posession for three days before Irish security officials were contacted. Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kalinak expressed “profound regret” to the Irish government for the oversight and the delay in alerting Irish authorities. Dublin security chiefs said it was foolish for the Slovaks to hide bomb parts in the luggage of unwitting passengers under any circumstances. Slovak authorities placed real bomb parts in nine passengers’ bags Saturday. Eight were detected. But the electrician, returning to Ireland where he has lived for four years, boarded his flight at Poprad-Tatry Airport in Slovakia unaware that he was in possession of 3 ounces of RDX plastic explosive - enough to blow up the plane mid-air, according to the Times of London. The man didn’t find out he was carrying a bomb until Irish police, acting on a Slovak tip, raided his flat Tuesday. Police said they were led to believe the man might be a terrorist, until Slovak authorities told them of the security screwup. A major Dublin intersection was closed and neighbors were evacuated while Irish Army experts inspected the explosive. The man was released without charge after several hours’ detention. Irish Army spokesman, Commandant Gavin Young, said the explosive posed no threat to passengers because it was stable and wasn’t connected to other bomb parts
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01-07-2010, 10:17 AM | #2 |
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Yeah that's pretty screwed up. I mean it makes for a good way to test your screeners but letting the guy actually board the aircraft and not notifying the authorities on the other end... etc....not too smart.
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01-07-2010, 10:32 AM | #3 |
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Show me a Mick that knows less about bombs than a slovak, and I will show you a leprechaun.
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Who was the genius that called in the "tip?" The only people that knew about it would have been those that were administering the test, right?
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01-07-2010, 05:31 PM | #6 |
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I have a surgical grade titanium knife. I bet it wont set off any metal detectors and I could get through TSA security if I wanted to with it. I havnt tried because I might actually get in trouble, but its not a stretch to see me get through security with it. And how long will it be before someone makes an all titanium gun? Don't know how well titanium would work in a gun, but I'm sure you can get a few rounds off before it breaks itself, and you can surely take over a plane with one. And how long before the next undie bomber shows up? maybe the next one will be a bra bomber? I bet teh TSA isnt prepared for that.
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I havnt flow quite as much as you, and havnt seen any terrorists, but I have seen unruly passengers that didnt know how to shut up and sit down and have threatened airline staff. I totally agree that you shouldnt have to give up privacy for security, however there are other ways to ensure security without giving up privacy. Why are there not more air marshalls on planes? Why not let people who meet certain qualifications (police, military etc) carry weapons on flights. What it comes down to is that the TSA isn't capable of doing its job, and it never will be. Alquaida and other such organizations will also be a step ahead of the TSA because that is their job, the TSA's job on the other side of the spectrum is to protect the flying public, play politics to stay in bussiness, keep up with maitaining individuals personal freedoms, and a hundred other implied tasks. The TSA can only ever respond to a problem once they know about it, and unfortunately 99% of the time they only know about a threat when it truly is a threat.
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However, the obsession with planes is idiocy. A two-man team with fanatical devotion (willing to martyr themselves), military/guerrilla training, and even a few grand in funding could wreak havoc over a portion of the country by interfering with trucking, highway travel, and commuter and commercial rail, and the odds of catching them would be slim. The country is just too damn big. Back on topic, tho, the idea of a foreign security agency planting explosives on unwitting civilians is absolutely appalling
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