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Breaking News Two Explosions At Brussels Airport.
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http:// www.dai lymail. co.uk/n ews/art icle-35 03928/T wo-expl osions- heard-B russels -Airpor t.html
Could these have been intended to be set off aboard a US bound aircraft?
Could these have been intended to be set off aboard a US bound aircraft?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.There's one fundamental difference between Belgium and the UK when it comes to the screening of Muslims and why Brussels was exposed and that is the relationship between the secret services and the leaders of the community. The DT also mentioned this in their online service..... Essentially here our boys and girls keep very close relationships with the Imams and leaders of Muslim communities and this has led to a lot of tip-offs as to what is going on that could be subversive/Isis fuelled....
In Belgium, this connection or the espionage tentacles do not extend anywhere near as far as here - there is a fundamental distrust and that does not surprise me. Having lived in Belgium, there is a fear of the police and there always has been, certainly since the 80s when I was there - they are, in short, thugs. Hence the communications breakdown and aspects such as explosives and arms are freely available.......
In Belgium, this connection or the espionage tentacles do not extend anywhere near as far as here - there is a fundamental distrust and that does not surprise me. Having lived in Belgium, there is a fear of the police and there always has been, certainly since the 80s when I was there - they are, in short, thugs. Hence the communications breakdown and aspects such as explosives and arms are freely available.......
well, sp, that was the postulation put forward in the DT and also on the Beeb's 'running' page and reflected on R4 around the 11am news this morning.....In my time, residents of Brussels were very wary about interfacing with the police - and not just the foreigners. From what I am hearing, not much has changed.
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//Could these have been intended to be set off aboard a US bound aircraft?//
With 20/20 hindsight, we know the answer is no?
The Pan Am flight (Lockerbie) was pre-suicide-bomber era. If there ever was a successful one, it soon prompted security changes which averted the shoe bomber and the underpants bomber. Baggage checks, ban on large containers of liquids, sniffer dogs, looking for visible signs of stress (facial sweating etc) and so on make it very difficult to board or smuggle in bogus luggage.
I would like to be able to say that they hate the west in general, not just the USA in particular but this attack seems pretty indiscriminate, one blast to create panic, another to exploit crowding at the exits. Being a multicultural city, how many Muslims might be among the victims?
//Could these have been intended to be set off aboard a US bound aircraft?//
With 20/20 hindsight, we know the answer is no?
The Pan Am flight (Lockerbie) was pre-suicide-bomber era. If there ever was a successful one, it soon prompted security changes which averted the shoe bomber and the underpants bomber. Baggage checks, ban on large containers of liquids, sniffer dogs, looking for visible signs of stress (facial sweating etc) and so on make it very difficult to board or smuggle in bogus luggage.
I would like to be able to say that they hate the west in general, not just the USA in particular but this attack seems pretty indiscriminate, one blast to create panic, another to exploit crowding at the exits. Being a multicultural city, how many Muslims might be among the victims?
* we know the answer is no. (Stray ? above)
p.s. Job opportunity for newly arrived migrants. Station them in crowded public spaces and on underground carriages as a deterrent to indiscriminate explosives or gas attacks. Killing fellow Muslims apparently has dire consequences in the afterlife, I gather (eg dozens of Muslim workers were killed in the twin towers attack).
p.s. Job opportunity for newly arrived migrants. Station them in crowded public spaces and on underground carriages as a deterrent to indiscriminate explosives or gas attacks. Killing fellow Muslims apparently has dire consequences in the afterlife, I gather (eg dozens of Muslim workers were killed in the twin towers attack).
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