September 24th, 2003, 07:30 PM
More good news for terrorists; bad news for the traveling public,
whether on El Al or any "crusader" airline. (Al Quaeda has
sworn to attack not only "Zionists" but "Crusaders" = Christians,
or perhaps more generically the "infidel West".
U.S. airlines have not opted to install the Israeli-developed
Flight Guard system on their planes, citing expense.
Hmmm...what price would they put on their CEO's ***,
as opposed to Joe/Jan Pax?
Who's up for asking Homeland Security patsy -- er, sorry, chief --
Tom Ridge to ask Puppet Bush to ask his handlers why we can't use a
few bux of the Iraq bailout to protect our citizens?
And ask Congress (chuckle!) to increase funding to the Russians which
is supposed to help them protect, inter alia, nuke sites and materiel,
as well as other military hardware being sold out the back door by
hungry officers and/or Mafia dealers. Money well invested --if
Congress is capable of thinking five minutes ahead.
==
From Arutz7 Web site:
ATTACKS ON EL AL THWARTED:
Police in Thailand recently nipped in the bud an Al-Qaeda shooting
attack against El Al passengers in the Bangkok airport. The plan was
discovered three months ago when a man was found to be filming near an
El Al ticket counter in the airport. His arrest led to the finding of
preliminary plans to fire missiles on an El Al plane during take-off.
In his home were found other plans for a separate shooting attack at
El Al passengers on their way to the plane. Security arrangements in
the airport, especially in the El Al counter area, have since been
beefed up.
At least two Israeli planes have been hit or nearly hit by missiles in
the recent past. A Ukrainian ground-to-air missile accidentally
struck down an Israeli charter plane in Oct. 2001, killing all 64
passengers - mostly Israelis - as well as 12 crewmembers.
A year later, on Nov. 28, 2002, unidentified terrorists fired two or
three shoulder-launched missiles at an Israeli Arkia Airlines plane on
its way from Kenya to Israel with over 260 passengers and crew on
board. The plane had just taken off, but the missiles missed the plane
and all passengers aboard were unhurt.
This past April, it was reported that Al-Qaeda terrorists planned to
fire a Strella-2 anti-aircraft missile at an El Al airliner landing in
London's Heathrow International Airport.
El Al is planning to install an anti-missile system on its planes.
The Israeli-made system is called Flight Guard, and its manufacturer,
Elta Systems, expects orders from two other Israeli airlines as well:
Arkia and Israir. A spokesperson for Elta said that it is currently
estimated that there are "several hundred" shoulder-fired missiles in
circulation in unknown hands.
It has been reported elsewhere that international intelligence
sources estimate that 30 terrorist organizations are currently in
possession of rockets, and that they are easily obtainable at a cost
of several thousand dollars each. Twenty-seven passenger planes have
been felled by rockets in the past.
===
Following is a similar report from the Jerusalem Post today, with
additional info about Russian non-cooperation re: sales of
shoulder-fired missiles:
Bangkok police thwart plot on El Al - report
JPost.com Staff Sep. 23, 2003
Thailand's police thwarted an al-Qaida plot to attack Israeli
passengers inside Bangkok International Airport and also down an El Al
passenger plane taking off or landing from the same airport, Channel 2
news reported Tuesday evening.
Bangkok police arrested a suspicious man three months ago as he was
filming with a video camera near the El Al counter at Bangkok
International Airport.
After questioning the man, police searched his home and found detailed
plans to attack El Al passengers on their way from a plane to the
arrivals lounge in the airport, and from the departures lounge to a
plane.
According to the TV report, the attack was meant to take place in the
very near future, and the man arrested is more than likely an al-Qaida
operative.
Other detailed materials found in the house pointed to plans to attack
an El Al plane with shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles.
Since the arrest, security at Bangkok's airport has been bolstered and
passenger routines have been changed.
Security sources quoted on Channel 2 said that Bangkok is considered
"sensitive" to terrorist attacks.
On November 28, 2002, a suspected al-Qaida-related terrorist fired two
shoulder-launched SA-7 Strela anti-aircraft missiles at an Arkia jet
as it took off from Mombasa, Kenya. It narrowly missed the Boeing
757-200, which carried 261 Israeli passengers.
Israel Aircraft Industries's (IAI) first missile self-protection
system for commercial aircraft, "Flight Guard," was unveiled in June
in the hopes that aviation policymakers would approve it for
commercial use and lead to wide sales.
The defense system takes on greater significance in light of the
refusal of former Soviet republics, with stocks of surface-to-air
missiles that have been used by terrorists against commercial
aircraft, to accept a Russian proposal to tighten control over sales
of the shoulder-fired missiles.
"Flight Guard" was adapted from a successful military version that has
been on the market for 10 years. The system's radar detects
approaching heat-seeking missiles and automatically deploys tiny,
powerful flares in all directions from the plane's rear or sides to
divert the missiles.
--
Traveler
whether on El Al or any "crusader" airline. (Al Quaeda has
sworn to attack not only "Zionists" but "Crusaders" = Christians,
or perhaps more generically the "infidel West".
U.S. airlines have not opted to install the Israeli-developed
Flight Guard system on their planes, citing expense.
Hmmm...what price would they put on their CEO's ***,
as opposed to Joe/Jan Pax?
Who's up for asking Homeland Security patsy -- er, sorry, chief --
Tom Ridge to ask Puppet Bush to ask his handlers why we can't use a
few bux of the Iraq bailout to protect our citizens?
And ask Congress (chuckle!) to increase funding to the Russians which
is supposed to help them protect, inter alia, nuke sites and materiel,
as well as other military hardware being sold out the back door by
hungry officers and/or Mafia dealers. Money well invested --if
Congress is capable of thinking five minutes ahead.
==
From Arutz7 Web site:
ATTACKS ON EL AL THWARTED:
Police in Thailand recently nipped in the bud an Al-Qaeda shooting
attack against El Al passengers in the Bangkok airport. The plan was
discovered three months ago when a man was found to be filming near an
El Al ticket counter in the airport. His arrest led to the finding of
preliminary plans to fire missiles on an El Al plane during take-off.
In his home were found other plans for a separate shooting attack at
El Al passengers on their way to the plane. Security arrangements in
the airport, especially in the El Al counter area, have since been
beefed up.
At least two Israeli planes have been hit or nearly hit by missiles in
the recent past. A Ukrainian ground-to-air missile accidentally
struck down an Israeli charter plane in Oct. 2001, killing all 64
passengers - mostly Israelis - as well as 12 crewmembers.
A year later, on Nov. 28, 2002, unidentified terrorists fired two or
three shoulder-launched missiles at an Israeli Arkia Airlines plane on
its way from Kenya to Israel with over 260 passengers and crew on
board. The plane had just taken off, but the missiles missed the plane
and all passengers aboard were unhurt.
This past April, it was reported that Al-Qaeda terrorists planned to
fire a Strella-2 anti-aircraft missile at an El Al airliner landing in
London's Heathrow International Airport.
El Al is planning to install an anti-missile system on its planes.
The Israeli-made system is called Flight Guard, and its manufacturer,
Elta Systems, expects orders from two other Israeli airlines as well:
Arkia and Israir. A spokesperson for Elta said that it is currently
estimated that there are "several hundred" shoulder-fired missiles in
circulation in unknown hands.
It has been reported elsewhere that international intelligence
sources estimate that 30 terrorist organizations are currently in
possession of rockets, and that they are easily obtainable at a cost
of several thousand dollars each. Twenty-seven passenger planes have
been felled by rockets in the past.
===
Following is a similar report from the Jerusalem Post today, with
additional info about Russian non-cooperation re: sales of
shoulder-fired missiles:
Bangkok police thwart plot on El Al - report
JPost.com Staff Sep. 23, 2003
Thailand's police thwarted an al-Qaida plot to attack Israeli
passengers inside Bangkok International Airport and also down an El Al
passenger plane taking off or landing from the same airport, Channel 2
news reported Tuesday evening.
Bangkok police arrested a suspicious man three months ago as he was
filming with a video camera near the El Al counter at Bangkok
International Airport.
After questioning the man, police searched his home and found detailed
plans to attack El Al passengers on their way from a plane to the
arrivals lounge in the airport, and from the departures lounge to a
plane.
According to the TV report, the attack was meant to take place in the
very near future, and the man arrested is more than likely an al-Qaida
operative.
Other detailed materials found in the house pointed to plans to attack
an El Al plane with shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles.
Since the arrest, security at Bangkok's airport has been bolstered and
passenger routines have been changed.
Security sources quoted on Channel 2 said that Bangkok is considered
"sensitive" to terrorist attacks.
On November 28, 2002, a suspected al-Qaida-related terrorist fired two
shoulder-launched SA-7 Strela anti-aircraft missiles at an Arkia jet
as it took off from Mombasa, Kenya. It narrowly missed the Boeing
757-200, which carried 261 Israeli passengers.
Israel Aircraft Industries's (IAI) first missile self-protection
system for commercial aircraft, "Flight Guard," was unveiled in June
in the hopes that aviation policymakers would approve it for
commercial use and lead to wide sales.
The defense system takes on greater significance in light of the
refusal of former Soviet republics, with stocks of surface-to-air
missiles that have been used by terrorists against commercial
aircraft, to accept a Russian proposal to tighten control over sales
of the shoulder-fired missiles.
"Flight Guard" was adapted from a successful military version that has
been on the market for 10 years. The system's radar detects
approaching heat-seeking missiles and automatically deploys tiny,
powerful flares in all directions from the plane's rear or sides to
divert the missiles.
--
Traveler