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gateley

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5. Wow -- from the article:

Reply to stevedeshazer (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2012, 09:45 PM

May 2012

and two bombs hidden in printers that were shipped as cargo through U.P.S. and Fed-Ex. The printer bombs were intercepted by intelligence agents just hours before they were set to blow pp the planes that carried them.

Yikes! I've been rolling my eyes about all the security crap, but maybe it's more justified than I realized. I honestly thought "they" had pretty much given up attacking us on a large scale. I have no idea why I thought that, though, maybe just my distrust of all the security precautions that have been implemented.

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That new underwear bomber/terrorist from Yemen? Dude was a CIA agent. [View all] stevedeshazer May 2012 OP

A new undy brand... Fruit of the Boom. n/t 2on2u May 2012 #1

I've heard they're the main sponsor on a Discovery Channel show customerserviceguy May 2012 #6

LOL... slor May 2012 #9

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I'm in no way defending the CIA. stevedeshazer May 2012 #3

They faked the moon landing too...... dems_rightnow May 2012 #4

Wow -- from the article: gateley May 2012 #5

Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive. MadHound May 2012 #7

If this was "at no time a viable plot" and as Brennan said "did not pose a threat to the public," sad sally May 2012 #8