Either that, or this was the ultimate probe attack. WHy else would someone wire a magnet in their ass? Still wanna career with the TSA?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Iraqi national wearing wires and concealing a magnet inside his rectum triggered a security scare at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday but officials said he posed no apparent threat.
The man, identified by law enforcement officials as Fadhel al-Maliki, 35, set off an alarm during passenger screening at the airport early on Tuesday morning.
A police bomb squad was called to examine what was deemed a suspicious item found during a body cavity search of the man. Local media reports said a magnet was found in his rectum.
"He was secreting these items in a body cavity and that was a great concern because there were also some electric wires associated with that body cavity," Larry Fetters, security director for the Transportation Security Administration at the airport, told reporters.
What was he thinking trying to fly into LA he would have made it if he would have gone to San Fransico. They wouldn't have batted an eye.
Posted by: southdakotaboy | Tuesday, March 06, 2007 at 09:36 PM
Speaking of San Francisco... I was listening to Laura Ingram and she said something like this:
Nancy Pelosi was trying to explain to her home district in San Fran about how bad the torture in Abu Ghraib, but she had trouble explaining how tying someone up with a dog leash, or a naked pyramid was torture. Because to them, in San Francisco, that's normal, that's a party favor. Or at least a nice date.
It got me laughing so hard!
Posted by: Jeff | Tuesday, March 06, 2007 at 09:56 PM
The 'authorities' sure aren't giving out any details. They're probably too grossed-out and have no idea what to say.
Dan, maybe he was trying to 'attract' attractive ass. Do you think? That magneto field or something like that.
Yuk. I wonder. Did he put his keys in his pocket. BOINK! ouch. I can see him walking the long walks down airport hallways with trash cans following him in line and old ladies in wheelchairs screaming for help. "Why am I going backwards??"
Posted by: Phoenix | Tuesday, March 06, 2007 at 09:59 PM
"....that's normal, that's a party favor. Or at least a nice date."
ha ha ha ha.... I'll never view torture the same again. Fie on you, Jeff!
:)
Posted by: Phoenix | Tuesday, March 06, 2007 at 10:02 PM
Please tell me we won't have to worry about butt bombs now. I mean other than the natural ones.
Posted by: Hard Right | Wednesday, March 07, 2007 at 10:19 AM