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December 25, 2009
Explosives in Seat 19A
Seat 19A is right over the wing and near the fuel tanks
as shown in the diagram above, taken from an NWA passenger guide to seating on an A330. The shaded area represents the swept-back wing. Presumably, Mudallad timed his actions to coincide with the lowering of the landing gear, which signified that the airliner was over Detroit. Had his explosives worked correctly, the Airbus might have crashed into the city itself with incalculable results. Yeman, as some may recall, has been the scene of the âsecret warâ against al-Qaeda featured in several recent posts on the Belmont Club. Just as the press has said that such and such an attack has been a retaliation for "Iraq" or "Afghanistan" or "Gaza" -- pick a place, it might be a mistake to think that this incident represents a retaliation for "Yemen", because by extension it would be "Obama's fault". In reality, al-Qaeda declared war against America long ago for very general reasons. That war isn't over, however certain political organizations wish to believe it. -- Belmont Club: Over Detroit
Posted by Vanderleun at December 25, 2009 6:28 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.