How to Spot a Terrorist

[Rex B]

According to the Department of Homeland Security, most of us just need to look in a mirror!

"Do you own flashlights? Or pay with cash instead of a credit card? And do
grocery shopping for the week? I do. You probably do - and guess what,
according to the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, that could
make both of us terrorists."

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[speedsix]

...that was my smart donkey comment when I read the title...most of us fit the "definition" of the current herd of hooligans in Wasn.

[Lambda Force]

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[Rex B]

http://www.wimp.com/airportsecurity/

That was pretty funny

[speedsix]

...the TSA makes the US Post Office look intelligent...

[RoyGBiv]

How to spot a suicide bomber...

1. Inappropriate clothing: bulking clothing helps hide the explosive vest. If someone is wearing a
heavy coat in spring or summer, that could be a hint. If you're living in the sections of the planet where
you have never seen real snow, that's less of a hint, and more like a neon sign.
2. A robotic walk: Bombers walk like a robot for a very simple reason: they're carrying approximately
40 pounds of additional weight. Also, many suicide bombers tend to be high before they go towards
their target—raw opium is standard, usually tucked between the gum and the cheek. So, either take the
added weight or being high, or both, a suicide bomber walks funny
3-6. Variations on a theme: irritability, sweating, tics, nervous behavior. These people are in the last
moments of their lives: scared of the pain, drugged out of their mind. Motivation doesn't matter, nor
does sincerity of one's beliefs—they are about to die, they see it coming, and they haven't exactly had
to do this before. The stress becomes visible.
7. Breathing. Breaths come low, and controlled. It's more or less a matter of the bomber trying to
control their breath so they don't hyperventilate.
8. Staring. No one is 100% sure why, but suicide bombers stare straight ahead, fixed on a target.
Perhaps it's tunnel vision, perhaps it's blocking out everything but the thought of being about to meet
ones maker. Every image of bombers before they blow up shows them with the exact same stare.
9. Mumbled prayers. To date, everyone who blows themselves up in a suicide bombing has done so
for religious reasons. Surviving eyewitnesses have all seen continuous, formulaic incantations on
visibly moving lips, usually before all hell breaks loose.
10. A large bag. Fresh dynamite is a stable explosive that needs to be set off by specially prepared
blasting caps. These caps are wired with cord to an electricity supply and a switch. A nine-volt battery
will do, or a large square battery—these are too heavy for a pocket, usually, therefore, a bag.
11. The most recent point: You can't see the person's hands. If the person's hands are in the bag
consistently, it could be resting on a button. In the earlier days of suicide bombings, a good bearhug
would pin the bomber's arms to their sides, preventing them from reaching the button. The bombers
learned, leading to....hands in the bag.
12. Male bombers only: Recently shaved beards. Usually, this is done so the bomber can blend in
better. However, it has an obvious flaw: when they shave off their beards, they're leaving an obvious
tan line where the beard used to be, the lower half of the face is paler, since it had not been exposed to a
great deal of sunlight in a while.

[C-dub]

It's because the current administration is more afraid of us than they are of actual terrorists.

[clarionite]

When are the American people going to wake up and see that McCarthyism and Hooverism is alive and well, and even flourishing more so these days?

[Texas Dan Mosby]

When are the American people going to wake up and see that McCarthyism and Hooverism is alive and well, and even flourishing more so these days?

Seems to me, the people "McCarthyism" set out to identify and interdict now occupy seats in the house, senate, executive AND judicial branches of our federal government.

[speedsix]

...by "house" you DID mean the White House, din'tcha...

[C-dub]

...by "house" you DID mean the White House, din'tcha...

He had it covered when he listed the executive branch.

[Heartland Patriot]

When are the American people going to wake up and see that McCarthyism and Hooverism is alive and well, and even flourishing more so these days?

Seems to me, the people "McCarthyism" set out to identify and interdict now occupy seats in the house, senate, executive AND judicial branches of our federal government.

"Tailgunner Joe" may have perhaps had a nasty disposition. But that does NOT make him WRONG. Look up Venona...

[speedsix]

...by "house" you DID mean the White House, din'tcha...

He had it covered when he listed the executive branch.

...yeah, and we're gonna find out a lot more about "executive" before it's all over...

[tommyg]

Info given to hotels airlines etc by homeland security will leak out
quick enough. A terrorist will use the info to disguise himself.
Innocent people who don't like to pay interest on a credit card will suffer.

[speedsix]

...some hotels won't accept cash...demand a credit card...I've found this twice...