Quote of the day from Still crazy after all these years:
To believe this, you have to believe that the Bushies were both wicked enough to murder thousands of Americans and brilliant enough to execute such a mind-bogglingly sophisticated plot without a single leak—in a culture where Richard Nixon could not even hush up a burglary.
Did the mainstream media’s constant reporting of Barack Obama’s opinion poll lead in New Hampshire lead to increased voter support for Hillary Clinton?
I think so.
Pardon me for being a little paranoid. I love conspiracy theories, and the prospect of Iran’s Ahmedinejad planning war through secret phone calls with Bush and Blair for some really nefarious reason (oil prices, control through instability, a new Cold War) is truly hair-raising.
The United States is adopting a relatively quiet attitude, perhaps by agreement with London that a strong US position against Iran might not help.
If Iran still shows defiance and won’t let the Brits go, it may be considered casus belli to launch an invasion / rescue mission. The world quakes in its boots, the Senate / Congress gives the Bush administration even more money to prosecute war, elections are delayed, anyone who’s had any contact with Iran is under suspicion (I’m lookin’ at you, Jeff). And so on.
19 suspects in British terror plot ID’d:
The bombs were to be assembled on the aircraft apparently with peroxide-based solution and everyday carry-on items such as a disposable camera or a music player, two American law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because Britain asked that no information be released.
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The threat of liquid explosives led to a ban on carrying nearly any kind of fluid aboard an aircraft. Mothers tasted baby bottles in front of airport security guards to prove it contained milk or formula — not a component of an explosive.
(FYI, all the Chinese airlines I’ve ever boarded forbid the bringing of any liquid into the passenger cabin. They were perhaps on to the right idea — maybe the fumes from dried fish and liquids don’t mix?)
Neil reckons companies like P&G are behind the terror plot; they stand to benefit greatly from people being unable to bring their toiletries on board. I reckon there are going to be loads of people applying for jobs as baggage handlers. The stolen goods black market is going to be saturated!
My uncle woke me this morning to ask if any of us were going to be flying through London this weekend. I’d only glanced briefly at the news last night, and only just caught a glimpse of the British authorities announcing something. I didn’t know it was this serious.
Five still at large? A Plan B?!! What the fuck? Goddamn it. (I’m listening to the BBC.)
And when did I book my flight (Edinburgh via London)? Last night. Fucking hell. There are ridiculously high fuel surcharges as it is; now we have to spend extra money on couriering (I don’t think that’s a word, but it’ll do) our laptops to the UK (because checking a laptop in is like giving it away).
Fucking unbelievable. I suppose I’m lucky I’m not flying this weekend, as my cousin’s family was scheduled to (they have three young children, too). Maybe the plotters work for the airline unions, trying to secure more jobs within the industry.
I do jest.
Here’s a conspiracy for you:
The Bloggers.SG convention is being held at a time when those studying overseas are back in Singapore on holiday so that the government can video record them on spy cameras and make sure their host countries get told they are potential terrorists so they will get strip-searched and thrown into prison upon their return. Voila, someone else’s ‘problem’.