Poll finds 61% oppose new airport security measures On the eve of one of the nation's busiest travel days, a poll has found that 61% of likely voters oppose the newly enhanced security measures at the country's airports. The poll by Zogby International of 2,032 likely voters also found that 48% said they would probably seek alternatives to flying because of the new measures. Airport security has become a topic of heated debate, particularly since Nov. 1, when the Transportation Security Administration implemented a more aggressive pat-down search technique at security checkpoints. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/mon...-61-oppose-new-airport-security-measures.html
Atta trained at US Military facilities prior to 9/11 and used a govt issued credit card (govt informant card) just days before 9/11. :eek: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152949&highlight=credit+card "By October 30, 2001, journalist Daniel Hopsickerâwho has been a producer at PBS Wall Street Week, an executive producer of NBC TVâs Global Business, and an investigative reporter for NBC Newsâqueried a major in the US Air Forceâs Public Affairs Office who âwas familiar with the question.â She explained: âBiographically, theyâre not the same people. Some of the ages are 20 years off.â But when questioned to substantiate the specific discrepancy, she was forced to admit that there was no discrepancy. According to Hopsicker: ââSomeâ of the ages? We told her we were only interested in Atta. Was she saying that the age of the Mohamed Atta who attended the Air Forceâs International Officerâs School at Maxwell Air Force Base was different from the terrorist Attaâs age as reported? Um, er, no, the major admitted.â Hopsicker asked if he could contact the other alleged âMohamed Attaâ at the International Officerâs School at Maxwell Air Force Base, who was purportedly confused with the chief 9/11 hijacker, so that he could confirm that they were indeed two different individuals. The major declined without explanation, stating that she did not âthink youâre going to get that information17.â In a separate interview, Hopsicker was told by a spokesman for the US Defense Department that some terrorists did attend US military installations, but declined to release any further details: âDespite earlier denials, terrorists in the Sept. 11 attacks received training at secure US military bases, a Defense Department spokesman admitted.⦠the Defense Dept spokesman was asked to explain the particulars of fuzzy statements in which officials said ⦠âwe are probably not talking about the same people.â âPressed repeatedly to provide specifics, the spokesperson finally admitted, âI do not have the authority to tell you who (which terrorists) attended which schools.â So it appears certain that at least some of the previous denials have been rendered inoperative, and that a list exists in the Defense Dept which names Sept 11 terrorists who received training at US military facilities, a list the Pentagon is in no hurry to make public18â. In other words, it can now be confirmed that individuals identified by the FBI as al-Qaedaâs 9-11 terrorists, whether or not those identities were aliases, were connected to US military operations."
Now here is where the real fun begins; "9/11 Mastermind Invited to Pentagon months AFTER 9/11" http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=209046&highlight=credit+card :eek:
Popular misconception. The president is not elected by popular vote but by an electoral college. Some states formally declare that they will vote with the public, others reserve the right to vote as they see fit. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_(United_States) Edit: I believe the purpose of this is to ensure that you don't get nincompoops being voted in but in the last few years...
60 million people were killed in World War 2. 300,000 people were killed in Asian tsunami in 2004. Cambodian festival turns tragic as 349 are killed in stampede 5 days back You are 8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist You are 17,600 times more likely to die from heart disease than from a terrorist attack You are 12,571 times more likely to die from cancer than from a terrorist attack You are 11,000 times more likely to die in an airplane accident than from a terrorist plot involving an airplane You are 1048 times more likely to die from a car accident than from a terrorist attack You are 404 times more likely to die in a fall than from a terrorist attack You are 87 times more likely to drown than die in a terrorist attack You are 13 times more likely to die in a railway accident than from a terrorist attack You are 12 times more likely to die from accidental suffocation in bed than from a terrorist attack You are 9 times more likely to choke to death on your own vomit than die in a terrorist attack You are 8 times more likely to die from accidental electrocution than from a terrorist attack You are 6 times more likely to die from hot weather than from a terrorist attack http://newsblaze.com/story/20090221100148tsop.nb/topstory.html http://channel6newsonline.com/2010/11/cambodian-festival-turns-tragic-as-349-are-killed-in-stampede/ http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/Risk/accidents.pdf http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/07/13/the_six_most_feared_but_least_likely_causes_of_death.htm
Osama bin laden said that there is a big difference between Americans and Russians. Americans are "paper tiger". Now I do not know whether Osama means USA army is paper tigers or American people are paper tigers.