THE UPS TERROR FLIGHT FROM YEMEN THAT NEVER WAS

[*Mo*]

THE UPS TERROR FLIGHT FROM YEMEN THAT NEVER WAS!

Obama's "scare the Americans into voting Democratic" plan is already in trouble. The official story on Friday October 29th was that an unnamed ally issued a warning for British authorities to be on the lookout for a suspicious package sent from Yemen to Great Britain on a UPS flight. A search of the UPS flighty on the ground in Britain yielded a package containing a printer toner cartridge sprayed with a white substance that looks like plastic Christmas tree snow.



To make the "toner cartridge of death" look even scarier, a circuit board was attached to the outside with wires. Careful analysis of the card itself suggests it is a circuit card from a TV set, most likely the tuner, circa 1980s



Note carefully there is no battery to power this object, nor were any detonators found.

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Of course, Obama claimed exactly the opposite, which left the BBC struggling to placate the President while not allowing themselves to look like they were changing the original story to do it!

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But the story gets better! The original claim was that the suspicious package originated in Yemen and flew to Britain on an aircraft owned by UPS, and the media showed us all the video of a UPS aircraft being stopped and searched on the runway in Britain.



But there is a problem. There are no UPS aircraft flying in and out of Yemen!

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In short, there was not and could not be a UPS aircraft flying out of Yemen.

UPS uses a subcontractor, Sun Tours, to handle shipping in and out of Yemen. Sun Tours sends their shipments via Yemenia Air, and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login.

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In short a toner cartridge that cannot explode shows up on a UPS jet which could not have come from Yemen, and Obama pounds it for all its worth trying to save the Democrats next Tuesday. Frankly I think Americans should be outraged not that Obama tried such a stunt, but that after You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login that Obama thinks you are all stupid enough to fall for it again! If tonight's polls are accurate, you weren't and you didn't and Obama may have just screwed his own party to the point where they are all praying for Diebold to save them!

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[Andrea]

Thanks for posting this Mo, this was the first I've heard of this.  And wow, the lies are becoming more and more transparent - a little basic research is all it takes to PROVE that it (the President's claim) is not possible and yet most never take the time to look into anything for themselves.  I can't believe how many people walk around with open, and yet unseeing, eyes.

[Grace]

The golden one is "look who will profit from it" and you'll know half of the truth already.

10/31/2010 02:09 AM
Yemen Claims No UPS Cargo Plane Left Their Shores on Friday   

A bemused Yemeni government was astonished to hear about the alleged cargo plane bomb plots to have originated from Yemen, the government is certain that no UPS cargo plane had taken off on Friday from its shores to any British or American airport.

In an official statement, Yemen has warned journalists not to make "rush decisions in a case as sensitive as this one and before investigations reveal the truth". The government will further carry out its own investigations to uncover the truth.

The authorities of Dubai and Britain claim that two packages transported by UPS and FedEx had been sent from Yemen. Yemen officials clearly deny this, but are said to be "working closely with international partners including the US on the incident".

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The cargo for UPS was trans-shipped via Germany airport Koeln-Bonn just the day German Chancellor Merkel won a

Partial victory [...] at European Union summit

Under pressure from German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, European Union leaders set in motion plans to amend the Lisbon Treaty to create a system to ward off financial crises. They also endorsed tougher sanctions on states that do not keep their public debt in check.

Merkel had insisted on suspending voting rights for member states which breach the rules, but failed to win widespread support for this demand. Smaller EU states in particular were opposed to this idea.

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The most common use of PETN is as an explosive with high brisance. It is more difficult to detonate than primary explosives, so dropping or igniting it will typically not cause an explosion (at atmospheric pressure it is difficult to ignite and burns relatively slowly), but is more sensitive to shock and friction than other high explosives such as TNT [...]

It is rarely used alone, but primarily used in booster and bursting charges of small caliber ammunition, in upper charges of detonators in some land mines and shells, and as the explosive core of detonation cord. PETN is the least stable of the common military explosives, but can be stored without significant deterioration for longer than nitroglycerin or nitrocellulose. It is also used in exploding bridgewire detonators, either alone or with a subsequent booster charge. In spark detonators, PETN is used to avoid need for primary explosives; the energy needed for a successful direct initiation of PETN by an electric spark ranges between 10-60 mJ.

PETN can be initiated by a laser.

Like the related explosive nitroglycerin (glyceryl trinitrate), PETN is also used medically as a vasodilator in the treatment of heart conditions. These drugs work by releasing the signaling gas nitric oxide in the body. The heart medicine Lentonitrat is nearly pure PETN

Many technologies can be used to detect PETN[22], a number of which have been implemented in public screening applications, primarily for air travel.

One technology, detectors that test swabs wiped on passengers and their baggage for traces of explosives, is generally reserved for travelers who are thought to merit additional scrutiny. A second type of machine, whole-body imaging scanners, use radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, low-intensity X-rays or T-rays of terahertz frequency to detect objects under clothing

All from You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login where wiki took in the "official" news.

You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login gives more on the use of PETN in explosives.

Semtex is a general-purpose plastic explosive containing RDX and PETN. It is used in commercial blasting, demolition, and in certain military applications.

The card allegedly used fits a mainboard for a mobile phone:
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What phone was connected to the Yemen bombs?

Two PETN bombs hidden inside a laser printer toner cartridge were found last night. These bomb were sent from Yemen to USA on board regular freight planes.

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The bombs were equipped with a detonator connected to a mainboard and a battery taken from a regular mobile phone. Apparently the bombs would have been detonated by calling the phone, triggering the ring vibrating motor which would detonate the PETN inside the cartridge.

So, which phone was it?

Based on the picture of the board, it's most likely a Nokia 6120 Classic.

Compare the image of the PCB connected to the bomb (top) to an image of a spare part 6120c mainboard (bottom):

Nokia 6120c
Nokia 6120 Classic is a smartphone, running Symbian OS 9.2 as the operating system.
Nokia 6120c, image from Wikipedia
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IED bombs connected to different kinds of phones are regularily found in Iraq and other crisis zones or the worlds.
Image credits: Wikipedia, New York Times and IPMart.
Thanks for Pena Sarajärvi.

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How interesting is this focus?
"Synchronizing the world of commerce" instead of "UPS" in the center of the image?


And who would load a suspiciious parcel into a police chopper like this?


and water the rest in the containers like this?


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[TheRunningGirl]

And the reason for this lie may be related to the US wanting to side step questions on unlawful killings in Yemen in late 2009 as Armistice International is pushing the US to clarify their role in the killings.  

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US missile' used in Yemen strike
Amnesty International says photos show parts of US missile at site of 2009 attack.

Andrew Wander Last Modified: 07 Jun 2010 04:08


Parts of what appears to be a US cruise missile in al Ma'jalah, Yemen [Amnesty International]

The US is facing fresh questions over its role in a deadly attack in late 2009 on an alleged al-Qaeda camp in Yemen, after a rights group published what it said was new evidence of US involvement in the strike.

Photographs released by Amnesty International on Monday apparently show parts of a US cruise missile and cluster munitions gathered from the site of the strike last December in the village of al Ma'jalah in southern Yemen.

55 people, including 14 women and 21 children, died in the attack, which also killed 14 alleged al-Qaeda members.

After the attack, the Yemeni government said that it carried out the strike alone, but reports soon began to emerge that the US military had played a role in the attack on the orders of the White House.

At the time, unidentified US officials told the media that the Pentagon had provided firepower and intelligence to government of Yemen, but US involvement in the strike was never officially confirmed.

The Amnesty photographs appear to show parts of a BGM-109D Tomahawk cruise missile used to deliver a payload of deadly cluster sub-munitions.

"Amnesty International is gravely concerned by evidence that cluster munitions appear to have been used in Yemen," said Mike Lewis, the group's arms control researcher.

"Cluster munitions have indiscriminate effects and unexploded bomblets threaten lives and livelihoods for years afterwards," he said.

Legal breach

Philip Luther, deputy director of the group's Middle East and North Africa Programme, said that if proven, Washington's involvement would represent a breach of international law.

"A military strike of this kind against alleged militants without an attempt to detain them is at the very least unlawful," said Philip Luther, Deputy Director of Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa Programme.

"The fact that so many of the victims were actually women and children indicates that the attack was in fact grossly irresponsible, particularly given the likely use of cluster munitions."

The Pentagon declined to comment on the allegations when contacted by Al Jazeera.

Amnesty's allegations are also likely to cause a headache for the government of Yemen, which is reluctant to be seen to be working too closely with the US on counter-terrorism operations within its borders.

Ginny Hill, director of the Yemen Forum at Chatham House in London, said that Sanaa has tried to distance itself from US foreign policy.

"Yemeni officials tend to publicly downplay the extent of US collaboration because joint counter-terrorism operations raise uncomfortable questions about the government’s credibility, in a country where public opinion is widely hostile to US foreign policy."

Meanwhile, authorities in Yemen said on Sunday they had arrested more than 30 foreigners during a two month crackdown on alleged al-Qaeda operatives.

Those arrested included an American, a Briton and three people from France, Yemeni security sources told Al Jazeera, adding that the majority of the suspects had been studying Arabic in Sana'a.

The source said that the arrests came after "co-operation" with foreign governments, including the US.

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[Sarahli]

Naaah the man in the cave did it... you know... I don't exactly remember his name... Don Laden or something like that... yes that is him and his team. Until we get a one world government and get the whole population micro-chipped I don't think that we will be secure one day. But hopefully they are taking care of that.

[*Mo*]

Naaah the man in the cave did it... you know... I don't exactly remember his name... Don Laden or something like that... yes that is him and his team. Until we get a one world government and get the whole population micro-chipped I don't think that we will be secure one day. But hopefully they are taking care of that.

 :lol: I just love your approach!!

[Sarahli]

Thanks Mo    I mean it is just too ridiculous and their schemes become so apparent that I did not know what to say.

[Sarahli]

May it happens because of that?

Even-the-uk-balks-at-us-air-security-measures
Written by Kelly Holt  
Thursday, 28 October 2010 17:53

As U.S. airport security measures tighten, squeezing every last ounce of dignity out of law-abiding travelers, even European officials have had enough. Oklahoma’s NewsOn6.com carried Thursday’s AP report that British Airways Chairman Martin Broughton “accused the U.S. of demanding completely redundant security checks at airports, such as removing shoes and separate examinations of laptop computers.”

“Europe should not have to kowtow to the Americans every time they want something done to beef up security on U.S.-bound flights.”

The owner of Heathrow agreed with Broughton, as did the British pilots’ union and several European airlines.
That says a lot coming from a continent with the ubiquitous security camera, but, hey, it seems even Brits have a limit. AP continued with Europeans’ complaints that the U.S. imposed unnecessary and overly intrusive air travel security measures, calling on the Obama administration Wednesday to re-examine policies ranging from X-raying shoes to online security checks for Europeans.

The European Union challenged the U.S. requirement for European travelers to have online checks before boarding U.S.-bound flights, claiming the system is burdensome and it’s uncertain how long personal data is stored and used. Europeans aren’t currently required to have visas to enter the U.S.
The TSA responded with this statement: “The U.S. works closely with our international partners to ensure the best possible security. We constantly review and evolve our security measures based on the latest intelligence."

But some European airlines, including the popular Virgin Atlantic, agreed that airport security is too time-consuming and they want it reevaluated. Complaints are that security measures are redundant.
AP’s article notes, “Britain's Aviation Minister Theresa Villiers said the government planned to give airport managers more freedom in determining how to meet security goals.”
 
The controversy, however, goes beyond the inordinate amount of time required to clear security, or redundancy in measures.
 
The issue has reached the point known in the stock market as resistance, or, when a stock has reached a price at which the market resists any increase. People are resisting increased levels of outrageous security intrusions, at least as far as how much is enough and how much delay can be tolerated.

One argument frustrated travelers posed is that if technology is so advanced, and it could detect anything potentially dangerous, why are they required to remove clothes just for some TSA employee to make sure?
So said Donald Smith, 48, of Providence, Rhode Island. "I actually just flew in last night. I think the whole process has gotten slightly out of hand. I appreciate the concern, but for things like taking off shoes — shouldn't the machines be able to detect anything that could be potentially dangerous?"

It is hoped by some that airline companies will intervene in order to protect their customer base. Heck, even the pilots are fed up.
On this side of the pond, an American sparked debate last week in Memphis. ExpressJet Airlines pilot Michael Roberts refused to submit to the body scanner, then the requisite pat-down, sparking attaboys from all over the country for his resolve.

The action may have jeopardized his job, but it reflects the attitude that some Americans, as well as Europeans, have indeed had it.

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[Stranger In Chi-town]

So...this was a hoax???  :?

[Sarahli]

So...this was a hoax???  :?

Yes ... lies and lies and more lies and lies again.

[Stranger In Chi-town]

So...this was a hoax???  :?

Yes ... lies and lies and more lies and lies again.

Wow....xD I gotta work more on discerning which stories sound FISHY and which don't, even being a hoaxer for a year now, I've much more to learn, I suppose.  :?  :oops:

[Sarahli]

So...this was a hoax???  :?

Yes ... lies and lies and more lies and lies again.

Wow....xD I gotta work more on discerning which stories sound FISHY and which don't, even being a hoaxer for a year now, I've much more to learn, I suppose.  :?  :oops:

I think that the best way to see things is to never accept anything as being the truth until you verify it for yourself, even if it is CNN for example. If you apply that simple rule you will avoid to fall in the trap of the dark side. Always see things with the eye of an investigator.  

[Stranger In Chi-town]

So...this was a hoax???  :?

Yes ... lies and lies and more lies and lies again.

Wow....xD I gotta work more on discerning which stories sound FISHY and which don't, even being a hoaxer for a year now, I've much more to learn, I suppose.  :?  :oops:

I think that the best way to see things is to never accept anything as being the truth until you verify it for yourself, even if it is CNN for example. If you apply that simple rule you will avoid to fall in the trap of the dark side. Always see things with the eye of an investigator.  

Right on. ;] Investigating it further is usually what I do, but I guess in this case, I just took this story word for word. x]

[Sarahli]

Stranger In Chi-town; now you know and the only fact that you came here to look further is investigation so in the end you are no to blame... on the contrary you've done the right thing.  

[Stranger In Chi-town]

Stranger In Chi-town; now you know and the only fact that you came here to look further is investigation so in the end you are no to blame... on the contrary you've done the right thing.  

Ah, thanks, Sarahli. =]