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Offline SD67

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« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2008, 02:33:20 PM »
Lets see. How many illegal immigrants currently flow undetected into the USA every day? How hard would it be for some of these to forget to take their missiles out of their baggage before they come?
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« Reply #16 on: January 24, 2008, 02:42:47 PM »
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BAE got this contract. I think any security measure that is proactive such as this is a good one. It will of course be at the customer's expense...
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Fixed it.


Then who pays other corporate costs... like taxes?
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« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2008, 02:43:09 PM »
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Lets see. How many illegal immigrants currently flow undetected into the USA every day? How hard would it be for some of these to forget to take their missiles out of their baggage before they come?


We are a nation of candy tulips afraid of shadows.
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« Reply #18 on: January 24, 2008, 02:48:49 PM »
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Then who pays other corporate costs... like taxes?


That would ultimately be the customer as well. You'd be nuts if you didn't think any costs would filter down to the ticket price. We (in Oz) regularly see the fuel surcharge (which is ultimately part of the ticket price) get increased which is just a way they airlines try reassure you that they are not actually increasing the cost of the ticket, they just want you to chip in for the fuel too.:lol
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Offline Holden McGroin

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« Reply #19 on: January 24, 2008, 02:52:04 PM »
So when we tax the evil corporations... we are actully taxing us?  Even oil corporations?  Even... even Halliburton?:confused:
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« Reply #20 on: January 24, 2008, 03:03:48 PM »
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We are a nation of candy tulips afraid of shadows.

Mind you if we crossed into Mexico illegally it would be considered an unforgivable act of war.
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« Reply #21 on: January 24, 2008, 03:13:24 PM »
Sleep well tonite, your TSA is on guard.

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Sell the public the sizzle, not the steak.

I think the anti-missile stuff is more sizzle. I can almost guarantee it. Wonder where this will fit on the MEL list... hmmm.. I think I already know.
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« Reply #22 on: January 24, 2008, 03:20:57 PM »
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Mind you if we crossed into Mexico illegally it would be considered an unforgivable act of war.


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« Reply #23 on: January 24, 2008, 03:24:45 PM »
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...I think the anti-missile stuff is more sizzle. I can almost guarantee it. Wonder where this will fit on the MEL list... hmmm.. I think I already know.

I have to agree that it's more of a sizzle. A report released by the DHS already stated that both Northrop Grumman's and BAE's prototype don't meet reliability standards.
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« Reply #24 on: January 24, 2008, 03:50:21 PM »
You agree it's more sizzle, yet you start the thread in favor of the new system?  Squeakers, lol.
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« Reply #25 on: January 24, 2008, 03:50:37 PM »
Indeed.
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« Reply #26 on: January 24, 2008, 03:52:44 PM »
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I have to agree that it's more of a sizzle. A report released by the DHS already stated that both Northrop Grumman's and BAE's prototype don't meet reliability standards.


Yeah...wait 'till that thing zaps a 172 holding in a full pattern. That oughta be good for another FAA panic grounding of all commercial flights.
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« Reply #27 on: January 24, 2008, 03:53:24 PM »
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We are a nation of candy tulips afraid of shadows.


Bingo.
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« Reply #28 on: January 24, 2008, 04:06:22 PM »
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If it's as easy to get a fake bomb through airport security checkpoints,  



Is it really?

I wonder sometimes.
Actually I dont think its all that easy to sneak a bomb in through airport security.

I think they may just want everyone to think it is. Including and especially potential terrorists so they can catch them in the act.
Like a sting operation.

Think about it. For all the touting they make about how easy it is.
Why is it nobody has managed to actually do it and do harm yet?

One would think that if a terrorist knew it would be easy. It would have been done already.
And if it really were that easy. The government would find a way to squelch that kind of information from getting out as revealing that kind of information on our weakness in our security system would be considerded a threat to our national security.
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« Reply #29 on: January 24, 2008, 04:06:22 PM »
Ya, I agree. It's completely useless...








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