From CNN...
The FBI investigation into recent incidents involving laser beams aimed at aircraft has found no link to terrorism, the Department of Homeland Security's transportation security chief said Monday....
"In certain circumstances, if laser weapons adversely affect the eyesight of both pilot and co-pilot during a non-instrument approach, there is a risk of airliner crash," the bulletin said.
In other words, this is just more law enforcement chest-puffery - an overblown, oversensationalized non-event designed to scare the crap out of people. Somewhere along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, there's a cave full of Al Qaeda terrorists watching CNN and going, "Laser pointers? Get the fuck outta here! We never would have thought of that..."
Meanwhile, there's this guy in New Jersey...
A man who initially claimed his daughter aimed a laser at a helicopter was charged after he told federal agents that he pointed the light beam at two aircraft, authorities said Tuesday.
Awright, so this guy might not be the brightest bulb in the chandelier, deciding to point his laser pointer at a plane and a helicopter with all this controversy going on and all. But let's face it, he probably didn't intend to bring a plane down. Not that he really could have, unless he managed to simultaneously hit the pilot and the co-pilot in the eyes and they were landing or taking off and their instruments happened to be down.
Welcome to the War on Terror. Your tax dollars will be used to put the local "Laser Pink Floyd" show out of business, and maybe screw with some people who use annoying laser pointers.
Posted by THespos at January 4, 2005 03:09 PM | TrackBackWhat an amazing drone you are. Guess you don't mind if it's your plane. Guess it doesn't strike you that this seems to be happening all of a sudden, while laser pointers have been around for quite a while. Guess you voted for Kerry, and are looking for any way to strike out at those darn patriotic Americans who want to protect themselves from terrorists.
Let's go back and see what you were saying in Nov, YUP, quoting that self-admitted source of lies and propaganda, the daily Kos, and oh, here is this gem titled 'to those who would not think': "John Kerry didn't send thousands of people to their deaths in Iraq to satisfy his personal bloodlust. Who would think that a comparison of the candidates' moral values would lead people to come to the conclusion that they prefer Bush's morals to Kerry's?
But that's exactly what happened. And ironically, many voters who chose to identify with the moral values of George Bush did so without an ounce of moral thought. What we've witnessed in the 2004 general election is the triumph of feelings over facts."
Great stuff, except that it was you and the other less-than half of America that forgot what morals were about. It IS about going into Iraq and saving those who are being exterminated by their islamo-fascist leader. It is not about lying and distorting the facts, over-and-over, it is not about accepting millions in donations from George 'offshore' Soros, who as I write today is financing Iran's propaganda effort. It is not about buying every lie that rolls out of Michael Moore's lips.
And here you are still spouting Anti-Americanism, months later. Dude, I am embarrased to share NYC with you. Go to Canada, or France, and undermine their security efforts, why don't you.
In Disgust,
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