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A very interesting question on news from the UK

From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:32:40 -0400



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From: h_bray () globe com
Date: August 10, 2006 9:24:39 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Cc: ip () v2 listbox com
Subject: Re: [IP] more on news from the UK

Now that the maniacs have our full attention, I'll ask once more the
question I've asked before:

What should a government do? How far should it go, to surveil,arrest and

interrogate the sort of people who'd plan something like this?  It's all

very well to complain of governmental threats to our liberty; indeed,such

complaints are a vital part of that liberty, so keep 'em coming.  But at
some point, somebody's got to decide what we will do against these
disgusting, murderous fanatics.

And so the question:  To foil plots like these, what would IPers do?


Hiawatha Bray




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From: Twister <twister () stop1984 com> (Bettina Winsemann)
Date: August 10, 2006 9:02:58 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] news from the UK

Hi, Dave

regarding the planned attack.
...

One feature, if you read the articles, that might be of interest to
IP.
In the UK, they've banned people from taking electronic equipment on
planes: that means laptop computers, mobile phones, and iPods among
other items.  See for instance:

     www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-US-Terror-Plot-Glance.html

I have no idea what the security basis is for this decision.


The plan was to bomb the planes via liquid explosives which is the
reason
to forbid taking liquid with you into the plane. Mother's milk has to
be tested by the mother to be taken within the plane
The security fears that any mobile etc. could countain a detonator or
used as one.


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