Reply #35: They arrested 21 british citizens. The "plot", as far as has been [View All]

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divulged thus far, consisted of each terr-ist bringing a component of a bomb onto a plane. These components would be concealed in bottles of hand lotion, iPods, laptops, coke cans and other personal carry on items.

Once on board they would all meet up to assemble and detonate the bomb, perhaps soliciting the help of willing passengers and flight attendants.

OK - the idea seems to be recycled from novels and movies but it could work - so we should be concerned. But I am willing to bet that we will never know the details. We will never be able to judge whether the threat was credible based on the facts.

We will simply have to accept the word of a group of confirmed bungling liars who can't be trusted with the keys to the rest room.