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Report: Al-Qaida developed liquid that turns clothes into explosives

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An Al-Qaida affiliate has developed a new generation of liquid explosive that U.S. officials fear could be used in a future attack, ABC News reported Monday.

Two senior U.S. government sources who have been briefed on the terror threat that prompted the U.S. to close embassies across the Mideast and North Africa this week, told the network that clothes dipped in the liquid become explosive devices when dry.

One of the U.S. officials described the new generation explosive as "ingenious," while another said it would be undetectable under current security processes.

The liquid explosive is believed to be the brainchild of the Yemen-based affiliate Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the officials told ABC News. This affiliate is home to Ibrahim al-Asiri, a master bombmaker, who was on the 25 "most wanted terrorist" list published by the Yemeni government.

Report: Al-Qaida developed liquid that turns clothes into explosives - Diplomacy & Defense - Israel News | Haaretz

Great.
 
Thats pretty advance i guess? :shrug:
 
Ah yes - so are they our enemies or not? Some people still can't tell and want us all to pretend they're just misunderstood.

IDK, this is looking more and more like the war on drugs.

The states adversaries are ingenius in both "wars", so the state is always a step behind.

And its a game of "whack a mole" in both cases.

And we see how well the war on drugs is working.

Evidently the DEA and NSA are working together now. Not sure what that means.
 
Make everyone fly naked. Right, problem solved. Next!
 
What ignites the clothe-bombs? Does the future visitor of "heaven" has any control over when the clothes go off?
 
What ignites the clothe-bombs? Does the future visitor of "heaven" has any control over when the clothes go off?

All those laser eyes.

So they should just be vigilant for any suspicious activity - same as always.
 
Make everyone fly naked. Right, problem solved. Next!

Oh, there will be consequences for this. The T.S.A. is already plotting countermeasures.
 
Oh, there will be consequences for this. The T.S.A. is already plotting countermeasures.

That makes me feel better.

The TSA could not plot their way out of a wet paper bag.
 
Oh, there will be consequences for this. The T.S.A. is already plotting countermeasures.

They will probably make you step into a blast-proof box and get tazered in the *** by a robot.
 
Sounds like still more fear-mongering by the government. Tell another story to justify the existence of the fraud known as the War On Terror.
 
Ah yes - so are they our enemies or not? Some people still can't tell and want us all to pretend they're just misunderstood.
... Or perhaps harsh movie critics.
 
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