The Terrorists are Winning

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The Terrorists are Winning

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We are a nation afraid of our own shadows.

This morning my local paper had as its lead article, a story about a piece of trash.

Seems someone decided that they didn't want a broken piece of luggage, so they threw it away. The trash can was full though, so they just set it next to the trash can.

But, the trash can just happened to be across the street where Ahmed Ressam entered the US from Canada with a trunk full of explosives with the intent to blow up LAX.

So, when someone saw the trash, they called the cops who called the bomb squad who found out that it was an empty piece of trash.

*sigh*

Watch what you throw away and where. You might frighten someone.

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was it paranoia, or vigilance?
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CygnusX1 wrote:was it paranoia, or vigilance?
Or Samsonite?
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I can't tell what brand it was...
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in our railway stations there is no bins....you just have to chuck the rubbish away
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The ferry dock is on the water and this is, as you can see in the photo, outside on the sidewalk area of the street that goes in front of the ferry dock.
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awip2062 wrote:Image

I can't tell what brand it was...
A/T....definitely American Tourister. :-D
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So you don't think it was a Canadian headed home who left it there?
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awip2062 wrote:So you don't think it was a Canadian headed home who left it there?
nah...I think it was a Yank that wanted to travel a little lighter

either that, or it's disposable luggage :-D

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*sings*

We are living
in a disposable world
are living

*sigh*
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As soon as he touched the luggage, the fire hydrant exploded.
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ElfDude wrote:As soon as he touched the luggage, the fire hydrant exploded.
sweet. lol
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We have nothing to fear but fear itself and those who artfully use it to gain our favor.

Is that a box of Tim Horton donut holes next to his foot? Now that's dangerous :-D
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Big Blue Owl wrote:We have nothing to fear but fear itself and those who artfully use it to gain our favor.

Is that a box of Tim Horton donut holes next to his foot? Now that's dangerous :-D
what the....are those gutbombs? :shock: :-D
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Two more reasons I think the terrorists are winning:

My local Sunday paper has a section in which they ask people a question and then report the answers they give. This Sunday's question was "Five years after 9/11, how fearful are you of another terrorist attack on U.S. soil?"

Responses such as "very fearful," and "expectant" were alongside a statement saying that 9/11 was an inside job by our government. It's pasrt of an elaborate plan by world bankers and the golbal elite to scare us into global war." Other people did think that it won't happen again or not on our soil or not that that extent.

Secondly, Blabbermouth reported today:
The Register reports that keen security personnel at England's Birmingham International Airport ordered a man to turn his t-shirt inside out because it bore a drawing of two crossed guns.

Staffordshire design engineer Dave Osbourne was wearing a Guns N Rollers t-shirt (see photo of t-shirt at this location).

Guns N Rollers are a team in "an all-female roller derby league located in Portland Oregon", according to their website. Their logo is a tribute to that of hard rocking, hard drinking, legendarily fractious L.A. band GUNS N' ROSES.

As he waited to board the flight to Newark, New Jersey, guards told Osbourne the graphic represented a security risk, and could upset other passengers.

The 21-year-old said: "I am all for extra security, but this was just plain stupid."

Bosses at the airport apologised, admitting guards "over-reacted".

*sigh* At least the gaurds' bosses apologised.

But, these things show me the terrorists have got us freaked out and acting like foolish frightened children.
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