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US Bans Laptops, iPads From Hand Luggage on Flights From Eight Muslim Countries
Quote:The United States has banned passengers from taking large electronic devices in carry-on luggage for flights from eight African and Middle Eastern majority-Muslim countries.

The reasons for the ban were not wholly clear, though officials said the measure was based on concerns that terrorists could attack aircraft using bombs hidden in laptops, iPads and other electronic devices, according to the New York Times.

Officials described the ban as preventative, rather than based on a particular threat.

A Department of Homeland Security statement said: “The US government is concerned about terrorists’ ongoing interest in targeting commercial aviation, including transportation hubs over the past two years, as evidenced by the 2015 airliner downing in Egypt; the 2016 attempted airliner downing in Somalia; and the 2016 armed attacks against airports in Brussels and Istanbul.”

“Evaluated intelligence indicates that terrorist groups continue to target commercial aviation, to include smuggling explosive devices in various consumer items.”

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Good.
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That's racist. 03-wink
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(03-21-2017 02:53 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  That's racist. 03-wink

Only if the electronics are asian...
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(03-21-2017 03:04 PM)Bull_Is_Back Wrote:  
(03-21-2017 02:53 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  That's racist. 03-wink

Only if the electronics are asian...

You don't think those Middle Eastern countries can invent anything on their own, do you?

Oh, I forgot, they can build a killer suicide belt.
03-21-2017 03:35 PM
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The withdrawal will take a toll.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...-plot.html

Quote:Laptop ban on flights 'is based on intelligence about an ISIS plot to target the West gathered during the raid on Yemen which killed Navy SEAL' 

seems like I remember certain posters saying that this hero died "for no reason".


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RE: US Bans Laptops, iPads From Hand Luggage on Flights From Eight Muslim Countries
(03-21-2017 03:35 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  
(03-21-2017 03:04 PM)Bull_Is_Back Wrote:  
(03-21-2017 02:53 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  That's racist. 03-wink

Only if the electronics are asian...

You don't think those Middle Eastern countries can invent anything on their own, do you?

Oh, I forgot, they can build a killer suicide belt.

Yeah what do they know. They just practically invented Math. 03-lmfao03-lmfao03-lmfao
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(03-21-2017 02:53 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  That's racist. 03-wink

It's a Transformers ban.
And it's wrong.
Un-American.

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(03-21-2017 03:35 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  
(03-21-2017 03:04 PM)Bull_Is_Back Wrote:  
(03-21-2017 02:53 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  That's racist. 03-wink

Only if the electronics are asian...

You don't think those Middle Eastern countries can invent anything on their own, do you?

Oh, I forgot, they can build a killer suicide belt.
Clothing ban?
03-22-2017 01:54 PM
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RE: US Bans Laptops, iPads From Hand Luggage on Flights From Eight Muslim Countries
Look at what lib site Slate posted about this action...

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What does that mean?

It means there’s a threat that all three countries believe is credible related to those devices in question.

But Slate is more concerned about pushing political agenda than the safety of the American people.
03-22-2017 02:44 PM
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RE: US Bans Laptops, iPads From Hand Luggage on Flights From Eight Muslim Countries
When do we ban cars? Seems to be the new terrorist weapon of the day.
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