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leftynyc

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104. I love NYC also

Wed Aug 7, 2013, 11:06 AM

Aug 2013

and didn't mean to imply that you didn't live in a nice place...there are plenty of nice places in the country that still have no international recognition - that was my point. Terrorists are not going to blow up a cornfield in KS. I live just north of the city (but work there) so midtown is 20 miles south of me and Indian Point Nuclear Plant is around 20 miles north of me. I don't think we're paranoid here - I just think we don't blow off terrorism the way some people on this board seem to because it doesn't fit their worldview.

I can't believe how many people asked me if I was going to move out of NY after 9/11 (a guy in my building who I only knew from the laundry room was killed) and I looked at them like they were insane. You want arrogance - I'd rather die in NY than live anywhere else - how's that

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Al Qaeda Has 'Developed Liquid Explosives Which Blow Up When Dry' Prompting US Evacuation [View all] big_dog Aug 2013 OP

So let me guess. uberblonde Aug 2013 #1

Good God my first thought! nt snappyturtle Aug 2013 #14

So now TSA agents can't just 'pat down' young children, they can strip search them. nt TheBlackAdder Aug 2013 #20

Damn Lonr Aug 2013 #21

That was my first thought also. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #47

It sounds like they are working on it. RC Aug 2013 #55

GMTA Jamastiene Aug 2013 #78

That's silly. The bombs sewed under the skin would still get through. Kablooie Aug 2013 #82

Now that is a scary thought. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #2

Heh agent46 Aug 2013 #3

More like 'Given to them" to keep the conflict going, amping it up. nt TheBlackAdder Aug 2013 #19

Yes, I'm sure that's it. Flatulo Aug 2013 #24

So, you trust the defense contracting community? TheBlackAdder Aug 2013 #34

It's more the case that I kind of resent the implication that brown people are too Flatulo Aug 2013 #88

Hey, how you been? jberryhill Aug 2013 #37

Hi John, I'm well - how about yourself? Flatulo Aug 2013 #74

Never too late to start, I guess jberryhill Aug 2013 #75

Wow, all that scientific effort just to buzzkill Greenwald. phleshdef Aug 2013 #4

Boo!! hatrack Aug 2013 #5

Great, we'll have to fly naked now. Old and In the Way Aug 2013 #6

No, your clothes will be shredded as you watch, kentauros Aug 2013 #97

When the TSA finds out about this we'll all be flying nekkid tularetom Aug 2013 #7

Or we will get Airline furnished hospital gowns! VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #39

Not naked daleo Aug 2013 #41

Was thinking WET T-SHIRT CONTEST!!! Lithos Aug 2013 #102

Imagine this level of creativity and effort turned toward productive ends BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #8

Will there be a "next century" Control-Z Aug 2013 #15

that is the Big Question wordpix Aug 2013 #108

+1 Drum Aug 2013 #43

Has anyone interviewed chemist and/or explosives experts on this? LongTomH Aug 2013 #9

I would search and research but with those keywords I'll pass.... think Aug 2013 #17

LOL... +1.... nt Blasphemer Aug 2013 #35

The first liquid explosive thing was BS Hydra Aug 2013 #32

This came up in 2010. Ordinary clothes cannot absorb enough explosive to blowup. leveymg Aug 2013 #66

I wouldnt be so fast to channel Lord Kelvin if I were you leveymg. cstanleytech Aug 2013 #73

We should submit meekly to our government's system of surveillance and monitoring. ronnie624 Aug 2013 #81

Mmm you do realize I was merely refering to the science aspect cstanleytech Aug 2013 #84

Nitrocellulose. nt cstanleytech Aug 2013 #71

That was my first thought, but that's not a "liquid explosive" Fumesucker Aug 2013 #77

Wonder if an air tight aluminium briefcase would work. nt cstanleytech Aug 2013 #79

this isn't from the Onion? niyad Aug 2013 #10

LOL. What's next? Spontaneous combustion? PSPS Aug 2013 #11

You mean they're dressed in guncotton? Scootaloo Aug 2013 #12

no one ever said sabbat hunter Aug 2013 #119

Smarter than this bullshit Scootaloo Aug 2013 #120

Didn't we do that with iodine and ammonia in 9th grade science class? Next thing jtuck004 Aug 2013 #13

I was thinking Nitrogen Triiodide too. Daemonaquila Aug 2013 #65

There have to be tens of thousands of people with this kind of knowledge, most of it gained jtuck004 Aug 2013 #68

Will politico give this a pants-on-fire rating? mindwalker_i Aug 2013 #16

they don't have the sharks with laser beam eyes yet? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #42

I imagine that would be difficult to get through t x-ray... mindwalker_i Aug 2013 #46

Nah, they slacked off. Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #52

I guess we haven't responded adequately to the terrorist alerts.... snappyturtle Aug 2013 #18

We will have to wear paper suits when we fly. Ilsa Aug 2013 #22

I read it in the Tory Mail, so it must be true! n/t backscatter712 Aug 2013 #23

Now that Al Qaeda knows that the NSA is listening to everything Lugal Zaggesi Aug 2013 #25

I think this post is the best thng I've seen in a good long while, Volaris Aug 2013 #30

Thanks Lugal Zaggesi Aug 2013 #50

lol we should make a list.. Volaris Aug 2013 #67

I recently saw a 7 part interview with Chris Hedges on theREALnews Lugal Zaggesi Aug 2013 #70

Yeah, I watched that 7-part segment also, Volaris Aug 2013 #83

sooooo glad I was not drinking anything when I started reading this, or you would owe me a keyboard niyad Aug 2013 #56

You are now my god. WilliamPitt Aug 2013 #92

Yes, we can be played too. bemildred Aug 2013 #95

lol Love it. ctsnowman Aug 2013 #96

Meh. DeSwiss Aug 2013 #26

Meh, on your Ignorant anti-President Obama Propaganda Cha Aug 2013 #33

International travel may be a thing of the past, soon. tofuandbeer Aug 2013 #27

Another serving of fear.... NRaleighLiberal Aug 2013 #28

Scared yet? blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #60

shakin in my boots - got all my duct tape ready to go NRaleighLiberal Aug 2013 #61

Wait a minute, so that means you don't allow anyone with wet clothes on the plane? Baitball Blogger Aug 2013 #29

My guess is that they have some sort of embeded "popable" bag in one's clothes. cascadiance Aug 2013 #44

A closer reading... truth2power Aug 2013 #49

If these terrorists have been discovered I suggest they get arrested Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #31

Can't they train dogs to sniff this stuff out? Just a thought. YOHABLO Aug 2013 #36

I think everybody waiting at the same gate as the terrorist would sniff it out. Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #54

You mean the TSA workers wouldn't notice someone dripping wet and smelling like a bomb? jmowreader Aug 2013 #38

Terra! Terra! Terra! Th1onein Aug 2013 #40

The US Government boy cried wolf too many times with "terra!" Nanjing to Seoul Aug 2013 #45

Terra threat level BROWN, blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #59

Terra threat level BROWN, for Some ol' bullshit! :) Nanjing to Seoul Aug 2013 #85

I see a new industry--fly fashions. DHS-approved, DHS-required clothing to be worn in flight. valerief Aug 2013 #48

I think this plot has been employed before . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #51

Right. And there would be no chemical smell at all. Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #53

Well, I for one am sure glad we've addressed the root causes of terrorism rather than AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #57

The TSA's Wet Dream. blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #58

Nothing new... cactusfractal Aug 2013 #62

This is why the Israelis search passangers for for deceptive behaviors, not MsPithy Aug 2013 #63

Al Qaeda saw this on Mythbusters. OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #64

LMAO! I think you you are onto something! adirondacker Aug 2013 #69

Once all TV and video is digital Lugal Zaggesi Aug 2013 #72

One must be forever cautious... adirondacker Aug 2013 #76

Sniff sniff... PopeOxycontinI Aug 2013 #80

So let me get this straight. TM99 Aug 2013 #86

If it can bring down a plane leftynyc Aug 2013 #87

So they don't announce TM99 Aug 2013 #93

Huh? leftynyc Aug 2013 #98

You attempted to make the point TM99 Aug 2013 #99

I actually made that point about leftynyc Aug 2013 #100

I love New York City TM99 Aug 2013 #103

I love NYC also leftynyc Aug 2013 #104

I don't blow off terrorism. TM99 Aug 2013 #106

A big "IF", as it turns out... You mean just as the "underwear bomb" and the "shoe bomb" did? yellowcanine Aug 2013 #110

Does it really sound like I live in fear? leftynyc Aug 2013 #111

If you worry about a guy bringing down a plane by setting his pants on fire - yes. yellowcanine Aug 2013 #113

I flew to Greece just last month leftynyc Aug 2013 #114

Not trying to "shrink you," whatever that means. No need to take it personally. yellowcanine Aug 2013 #115

If I actually spent a lot of time leftynyc Aug 2013 #117

I have no real problem with just speculation but I do when it leads to statements like this: yellowcanine Aug 2013 #118

Then I wasn't referring to you leftynyc Aug 2013 #122

if you wash your clothes in this stuff, don't put them in the dryer. olddad56 Aug 2013 #90

will also start fires...Nairobi airport..nt quadrature Aug 2013 #89

Or maybe it was an electrical fire which went undiscovered behind a wall. yellowcanine Aug 2013 #116

And here's the recipe for that explosive (link): DetlefK Aug 2013 #91

And they talk about the "hair on fire" crowd here. bemildred Aug 2013 #94

all those breast implants are gonna be felt up....nt Evasporque Aug 2013 #101

Clothing that can be ignited when dry, but not when wet? Orsino Aug 2013 #105

It's amazing how a terrorist organization that's supposed to be on the run and severly crippled AppleBottom Aug 2013 #107

"highly advanced explosive that even our Zillion dollar, multi-national companies haven't even yellowcanine Aug 2013 #109

Damn straight! Maedhros Aug 2013 #112

The source is from the Daily Mail jasond54231 Aug 2013 #121