On this day, August 10, 2006, airports and airlines in the United States and United Kingdom, are on “red alert.” This is the highest of all warning levels invoked since terrorism became our truth. Precautionary measures are being enforced with vigilance. All liquids and gels are forbidden on flights. These are thought too volatile. It is known, presumed, or suspected radicals were planning to mix fluids while planes were in the air. These solutions would then be unstable, possibly explosive. “Baby formulas and medicines are the only exceptions, though passengers may be asked to verify that these are not toxic.”
The times they are a changing. I ask you, what are your thoughts on terrorism, here, and abroad?
Do you believe that Bush/Blair, their respective Cabinets, Intelligence, and Security agencies are addressing these concerns well?
Might you believe that were it not for policies imposed by the Bush/Blair parallel, wars would not be in the wind, in the air, on planes, trains, and subways?
I offer no opinions of my own in this short treatise. I only ask you to share your thoughts. It may be too early, too late; it may be moot. Nevertheless, I think talk can only better understanding; therefore, I invite you to discuss.
- Security chief: Airline terror plot ‘close to execution’, Plans reminiscent of an al Qaeda operation, Chertoff says. Cable News Network. Thursday, August 10, 2006; Posted: 9:15 a.m.
- Plot to Bomb Jets Is Thwarted in Britain, By Eric Pfanner. International Herald Tribune. New York Times. August 10, 2006
Betsy L. Angert Be-Think
