Given where Mr Abdulmutallab hid his explosive device, I immediately get (what I hope is) the wrong mental image when I see newspaper headlines about ‘crackdowns’ on security at airports.
Entries Tagged as 'Terrorism'
Frisky business
December 30th, 2009 · Comments Off on Frisky business · Life
I remember the last time I flew to the USA. On the way back we were made to remove our shoes to go through security. This had never happened before and there was a lot of grumbling. We heard the bloke at the gate tell somebody in front of us “just be greatful that Richard […]
Snap away
December 15th, 2009 · Comments Off on Snap away · Life
Lets hope that this means that stupid things like this won’t be happening in the future- but just to make sure you could always go to Trafalgar Square on January 23rd for what could be one of the most photographed events of the year and an ideal opportunity to show off all those camera-related xmas […]
This is how the CIA kills terrorists using Predators
August 30th, 2009 · Comments Off on This is how the CIA kills terrorists using Predators · Technology
I can’t embed it, but the video is here. Looks uncannily like the way the CIA kill civilians as well…
The Scottish government was right
August 26th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Politics
Gordon Brown has now given his thoughts on the release of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi. Sort of. He has voiced his opinion on the crowd reaction at Tripoli airport but not said anything about whether he agrees with the decision to free the man in the first place. I’m happy to be a little less circumspect […]
Tags: Terrorism
Who would have thought it?
July 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on Who would have thought it? · Life
According to a survey by Barclaycard and reported in today’s papers, business travellers are in favour of airport-style security at all rail and tube stations. Just trying to get my head around this… people who predominantly travel at somebody else’s expense and probably in ‘company time’ ((and probably in first class with a guaranteed seat)) […]
Bomb plot verdict
April 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Life
Crawley, and especially Langley Green, has been bracing itself for the verdict in the fertiliser bomb trial, which finally arrived today. It is a sensitive time, but then so was the time of the raids and arrests and we managed that without any major disturbances of the peace. Last time the council and police managed […]
Tags: Langley Green·Terrorism·TV
Only 50!
February 17th, 2007 · Comments Off on Only 50! · Life
I was reading Word magazine, and they had a list of famous people who turn 50 this year. With many of them the response is a mixture of surprise they are that old and a touch of sadness – a reminder that we are all growing older. So the list contained names like Ade Edmondson, […]
More suspicious behaviour
June 28th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Life
Morris Dancers!!, originally uploaded by Krypto. Andrew at Wongablog has spotted further suspicious behaviour on the streets of Britain. I imagine the phone call going something like this: “Hello 999, police please… hello police, there are a group of men carrying stout sticks facing up to each other in the High Street. They appear to […]
Homeland security threat
June 19th, 2006 · Comments Off on Homeland security threat · Life
The ever-vigilant Stef Z has reported that our transport system is coming under increasing surveillance from furtive men who are observing every movement with their bare eye and with binoculars. They are making meticulous notes on the exact locations and schedules of public transport vehicles and taking hundreds of photographs for unknown purposes. So far […]
