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Offline Ralph Wiggum

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Dutch question 2 terror suspects on flight from O'Hare
« on: August 31, 2010, 08:50:39 AM »


THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch investigators today were questioning two men arrested at Amsterdam's airport after U.S. authorities found suspicious items in their checked luggage from O'Hare International Airport, including a cell phone taped to a Pepto-Bismol bottle and a knife and box cutter.

The pair, both Yemenis, were arrested Monday morning at Schiphol Airport after getting off a United Airlines flight from O'Hare, where their decision to change their flight plans raised flags in the United States, officials said.

They were being held at the airport for questioning, but neither has been charged with any offense in the Netherlands, said Martijn Boelhouwer, the national prosecutor's office spokesman.

Edmond Messchaert, a spokesman for the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism, said the organization was aware of the case, but would not comment further.

"We are in the loop. We were informed yesterday that this was going down and we are being kept informed of progress," Messchaert told The Associated Press.

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Re: Dutch question 2 terror suspects on flight from O'Hare
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2010, 08:59:05 AM »
While I find it disturbing that a cell phone taped to a bottle of Pepto Bismol wasn't confiscated, just out of sheer principal, it does appear that the system tracked these two "suspects" to the point that air marshals were on the flight from Chicago to Amsterdam.

Carrying $7K in cash isn't illegal. Okay, I get that.

But a cell phone taped to a bottle of Pepto Bismol? What kind of freak does that, unless he's practicing for a future attempt at bomb-making?
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Re: Dutch question 2 terror suspects on flight from O'Hare
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2010, 08:59:52 AM »
Unfortunately, they haven't done anything....yet.  Needless to say, we need to stay on our toes.  These two were likely conducting a trial run of sorts.
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Re: Dutch question 2 terror suspects on flight from O'Hare
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2010, 10:22:21 AM »
Quote from: Eupher on August 31, 2010, 08:59:05 AM
While I find it disturbing that a cell phone taped to a bottle of Pepto Bismol wasn't confiscated, just out of sheer principal, it does appear that the system tracked these two "suspects" to the point that air marshals were on the flight from Chicago to Amsterdam.

But a cell phone taped to a bottle of Pepto Bismol? What kind of freak does that, unless he's practicing for a future attempt at bomb-making?


Exactly! WTF were these TSA people thinking? Did they not see this?  :censored:
Didn't these 2 scumbags have box cutters and the such on them as well?
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Re: Dutch question 2 terror suspects on flight from O'Hare
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2010, 11:37:37 AM »
Oh those silly Amish again.   :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :fuelfire:
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Re: Dutch question 2 terror suspects on flight from O'Hare
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2010, 06:43:08 PM »
Newsflash--TSA=Thousands Standing Around.  This is the same agency which DID let the Times Square Bomber on a flight until it was stopped quite literally on the runway.
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Re: Dutch question 2 terror suspects on flight from O'Hare
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2010, 10:06:35 PM »
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This is what I thought the thread was going to be about.  :evillaugh:

I guess that's why I don't get paid for thinking around here.
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Re: Dutch question 2 terror suspects on flight from O'Hare
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2010, 12:06:53 PM »
Funny how the TSA can bust the balls of perfectly normal looking people, but have some mooselam or Middle Eastern looking people in line and they get a more relaxed screening!!! WTF!?!? :bird: :bird: :censored:
If you're going to screen everyone/bust everyone's balls, they do EVERYONE!! :hammer:
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