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Al Qaeda Planned To Put Bombs Inside Pets To Blow Up Airplanes [Terrorism]
Ibrahim al-Asiri is al Qaeda's top bomb maker. He's also the operative behind the failed underwear bomb plot in 2009, and he's got some devious, evil genius-level plans for bombs that find their way onto airplanes without being detected.More »
How Did an 18-Month-Old Girl End Up On the No-Fly List? [Tsa]
A Toddler might drop a bomb in her diaper, but not the kind that would blow a plane out of the sky. So why was an 18-month-old girl named Riyanna booted from Jet Blue flight 510 in Ft. Lauderdale on Tuesday?More »
Yemeni Would-Be Panty-Bomber Is Said to be CIA Double Agent [Terrorism]
The New York Times reports in an article published online just now—for print in tomorrow's paper—that the Yemeni would-be bomber with the fancy panties was actually operating as a double agent for the C.I.A.More »
E-Mail Confused Osama, and 5 Other Revelations From the Bin Laden Files [Osama Bin Laden]
Osama bin Laden may have been the evil mastermind behind the world's most successful terrorist group. But in his final days, he sounded more and more like your great aunt Henrietta: nagging his subordinates for not hating America enough - the terrorist equivalent of telling the kids to get off hi...
Seized Memory Card Contained al Qaeda Documents Encoded in Porn [Terrorism]
Last year, Maqsood Lodin was being interviewed by police after he'd travelled to Pakistan. When his questioners found a memory card in his underwear, they were suspicious—but it seemed only to contain porn. Later investigation, however, reveals that one film was actually encoded with more t...
American F-15 Fighters Intercept Korean Air Boeing 777 Because of Terrorist Threat [Terrorism]
Two United States' Air Force F-15 Eagle fighters launched into Canadian airspace to intercept a Korean Air Boeing 777 on April 10, 5:30 Pacific Time. The plane was going to Seoul when it received a bomb threat shortly after takeoff from Vancouver, British Columbia. More »
RAF Typhoons to Aggressively Defend London During Olympics [Terrorism]
The Brits are not taking the defense of this year's Olympics lightly. The RAF is in full alert, ready to intercept anything that flies off their planned path or into prohibited air space. The Battle of Britain 2! More »
All Chinese-Made Electronics Could Be Bugged, Says Former Head of US Counterterrorism [China]
According to Richard Clarke—who warned everyone about a 'spectacular' Al Qaeda attack before 9/11—all electronics made in China could contain back doors that would allow Chinese hackers to spy and attack anyone they want. More »
Here's What Happens When Our Nation's Capital Is Nuked [Nukes]
Late last year, the government conducted a study to discern what happens if DC is hit with a 10-kiloton nuke. Would it be good, or would it be bad? The results are in, and surprise! It would be very, very bad.More »
Add this Air Puffer to Your List of Silly Things Banned by the TSA [Tsa]
While the TSA may have a point not allowing cannonballs and ninja stars onto flights, it bars way more innocuous items like baby food and...air puffers?More »
