HUR All American 17732 Posts user info edit post |
why do terrorists at least the ones that threaten the US, always target airplanes? With security as tight as it is you would think they would try something else 8/10/2006 1:03:06 PM
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hcnguyen Suspended 4297 Posts user info edit post |
they should try SNAKES ON A PLANE 8/10/2006 1:05:57 PM
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Crede All American 7339 Posts user info edit post |
scope. the media runs stories about plane crashes non-stop while tons more people die each day from automobile accidents. most upper-middle class white people do not use public transportation so you're only doing the government a favor by blowing up trains. that was a joke. 8/10/2006 1:06:53 PM
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Crede All American 7339 Posts user info edit post |
I also think the thought of dying on a plane is particularily chilling since you are tens of thousands feet up in the air and completely helpless. 8/10/2006 1:08:37 PM
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TreeTwista10 Forgetful Jones 148034 Posts user info edit post |
i would say because airplanes are, in a simple sense, flying fuel tanks that have permission to come into the country...fairly convenient for terrorists who want to come into the country and blow stuff up 8/10/2006 1:13:40 PM
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Crede All American 7339 Posts user info edit post |
And once the terrorists take control of the plane, the only thing the US gov't can do is shoot it out of the air. It's the ultimate lose-lose. 8/10/2006 1:15:50 PM
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cyrion All American 27139 Posts user info edit post |
id imagine you need a fairly small explosion to get the thing destabilized too. plus theres nowhere for ppl to run. 8/10/2006 1:50:32 PM
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skokiaan All American 26447 Posts user info edit post |
killing 300 people in one pop is noteworthy 8/10/2006 6:29:07 PM
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roddy All American 25831 Posts user info edit post |
Americans have become numb to the killing of troops, but when a plane full of civilians gets murdered it unnumbs them. Using a plane adds to the shock and awe. Also, that dont really have any other way, unless they do a Timothy McVeigh.
[Edited on August 10, 2006 at 7:32 PM. Reason : w] 8/10/2006 7:31:19 PM
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Gamecat All American 17913 Posts user info edit post |
Frankly, I hope most of you are just thankful they aren't more creative. 8/10/2006 7:39:56 PM
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joe_schmoe All American 18758 Posts user info edit post |
ROMAN OFFICER: Oh. Crucifixion is such a senseless waste of human life, isn't it?
JAILER'S ASSISTANT: not with these bastards, sir. Crrrrucifixion's too good for 'em, sir.
ROMAN OFFICER:: I don't think you can say it's too good for them. It's-- it's very nasty.
JAILER'S ASSISTANT: Well, it's not as nasty as something I just thought up, sir.
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Life of Brian http://www.mwscomp.com/movies/brian/brian-24.htm 8/10/2006 7:48:47 PM
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Gamecat All American 17913 Posts user info edit post |
Oh fuck off.
You think it's hard fucking work being more creative than blowing up or crashing international flights?
We're fortunate these guys haven't the vaguest conception of our society or how it operates, otherwise we might have seen far worse shit happen. 8/10/2006 7:50:37 PM
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joe_schmoe All American 18758 Posts user info edit post |
who me?
[Edited on August 10, 2006 at 8:28 PM. Reason : ] 8/10/2006 8:28:07 PM
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SandSanta All American 22435 Posts user info edit post |
Because they're too stupid to figure out how to sink a cruise ship...which is pretty hard to pull off anyway
Also, planes offer people in a confined space and gaurantee a headcount equal to all the people on board. This plan, had it gone off, would have ground global aviation to a halt indefinitely and that would been the most MILD outcome. 8/10/2006 10:16:57 PM
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Crede All American 7339 Posts user info edit post |
One last note. The goal of terrorists is to scare us into wanting our administration to change its policy, at least in political theory. Planes crashing into the ground or buildings in a fiery display is awfully scary. 8/10/2006 10:34:48 PM
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bigben1024 All American 7167 Posts user info edit post |
I hope we can bring electronics on the plane again. Having a laptop is invaluable on long flights. 8/11/2006 12:45:06 AM
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Gamecat All American 17913 Posts user info edit post |
They used to print things for long flights.
Can't remember what they're called, but they're rectangular-shaped, light-weight, and have pages... ![](images/wink.gif)
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Quote : | "Crede: Planes crashing into the ground or buildings in a fiery display is awfully scary." |
So are the ways our government responds to them.
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Figure of speech. I wrote it how I say it which is more like an innocuous "oh come on." Didn't mean any offense.
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Quote : | "SandSanta: Because they're too stupid to figure out how to sink a cruise ship...which is pretty hard to pull off anyway
Also, planes offer people in a confined space and gaurantee a headcount equal to all the people on board. This plan, had it gone off, would have ground global aviation to a halt indefinitely and that would been the most MILD outcome." |
I'm not saying planes are a particularly stupid idea as far as the effect is concerned, it just seems like an unnecessarily complex way to get that effect.
Mind, I'm not going to publicly go into details about other ideas that would be far easier to carry out and inflict a similar body count. It's just that if I can imagine ways, I'm sure others can, too. 8/11/2006 11:56:25 AM
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Crede All American 7339 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "So are the ways our government responds to them." |
That has nothing to do with this thread. 8/11/2006 12:01:14 PM
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Gamecat All American 17913 Posts user info edit post |
Just wanted to make sure you weren't limiting the appropriate reasons a person could want to change policies. 8/11/2006 12:04:30 PM
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HUR All American 17732 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "unless they do a Timothy McVeigh. " |
this is what i was wondering about but thankfully
Quote : | "Frankly, I hope most of you are just thankful they aren't more creative." |
8/15/2006 11:23:41 PM
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Flyin Ryan All American 8224 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I'm tired of these motherf***in' terrorists on this motherf***in' plane!" |
8/16/2006 12:17:33 AM
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LoneSnark All American 12317 Posts user info edit post |
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8/16/2006 12:51:55 AM
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