Liquid Terror Charges Dropped

A Pakistani judge has decided to drop terrorism charges against the man described as a "key figure" in the alleged plan to blow up flights out of London using liquid explosives. Instead of facing charges of terrorism for the plot, which forced many travelers to follow strict guidelines with respect to liquids, Rashid Raud now faces charges such as forgery. From the article: "Several commentators said the threat was deliberately exaggerated to bolster the anti-terror credentials of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and that it helped to demonise British Muslims of Pakistani origin. The Crown Prosecution Service in the UK said the dropping of charges against Mr Rauf in Pakistan would "make no difference" to the case against the men charged in Britain."

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Awesome

[BitterAndDrunk]

I'd assume this means we're not going to have to take off our shoes or check our liquids anymore? Oh wait, I keep on assuming the TSA isn't a government agency run by the retarded and/or blind.

Re:Awesome

[BitterAndDrunk]

I know this, I just find it as inane as the liquids. One unsuccessful shoe bomb = everyone takes their shoes off forever.

It's almost laughable.

Thank god there's never been an ass bomber, think what we'd have to go through!

Ok technically my brother is an ass bomber but he's never flown. He leaks a green miasma though.

Re:Awesome

[nomadic]

I find it funny that the FAA doesn't allow matches to be in luggage checked into the plane. I can understand a lighter might leak and therefore expose something very flammable in the undercarriage. But matches? How could they accidentally light themselves?

It was through pressure brought by the Grue lobby.

Re:Awesome

[cpuh0g]

A "bra" bomber would have made flying a bit more interesting.

Re:Awesome

[metlin]

Oh trust me, you really don't want to see some of those women topless.

*shudders*

Great.

[Tackhead]

Now that that's cleared up, can I finally bring my oh-so-dangerous fifth of vodka in the same carry-on I use to hold my laptop so I can drink myself back into unconsciousness when the oh-so-harmless lithium batteries run out?

Re:Great.

[TheJorge]

Or, go to your liquor store and buy a case (or two) of those little airline-sized bottles. Throw them all in a big plastic bag. At least for domestic US flights, you're all set.

I recently did this with an absurd quantity of alcohol on a bachelor party trip with some friends. Of course, we got a good-spirited security guy who laughed at us (and obviously thought about the same thing I do of these regulations) and waved us through. Despite the willingness to anal probe you before you board a flight, these men and women are definetly the bottom rung of a government agency and likely hate these new rules more than you do.

Re:Great.

[StikyPad]

1) Put 20-50 airplane bottles of various liquors into an opaque bag.
2) Remove 5 bottles at random.
3) Pour into glass.
4) Drink.

Now THAT'S liquid terror!

How's that saying go again?

[GungaDan]

"Not all liquids are terrrorists, but all terrorists are liquids?" At least somewhere between 50 and 75 percent of them, anyway.

Re:How's that saying go again?

[Intron]

I can't carry any liquid onto a plane? That pisses me off!

Re:My Rights Online??!!

[TommydCat]

However it appears an increasing number of my rights have been going offline as of late...

Re:Punishment?

[Kim Jong Ill]

What's the punishment for forgery? Rape of your sister by 12 men?

Yes. Everytime someone commits a forgery 12 men rape my sister. What a whore.

Liquid Terror?

[TheWoozle]

Sounds like the batch of home-made beer my dad made when I was 10...

Maybe I just watch too much porn but.....

[Chineseyes]

Liquid Terror would make an awesome title for a porn flick