Robert Scheer: Spinning Old Threats Into New Fears

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 Investigators have known for a decade about terrorist plots to bring down passenger jets with liquid explosives. So why, all of a sudden, did Bush ban most liquids on flights? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

MSNBC: U.S. Pressured UK to Rush Terror Arrests

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2006 American officials leaned on England to arrest the would-be plane bombers at least a week before British authorities wanted to move in, according to MSNBC One British official suggested the attacks were not imminent; the suspects did not yet have plane tickets -- some didn't even have passports Why did this allegedly happen? We have a (unfortunately justifiably) cynical answer Click to the jump . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mixing Explosive Liquids in a Crowd

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2006 Like, we don't know, but it may be a bad idea to combine potentially explosive liquids in trash bins near big crowds (h/t: Boing Boing) Also, John at AMERICAblog wants to know: If liquid explosives were suspected back in a 1995 plane bombing plot, why have liquids been allowed on planes since then, and now suddenly they're not? . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Staffer on Terror Plots: ‘This Is Going to Play Big’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2006 In the wake of the foiled terrorist plots to explode passenger jets in midair, a White House official told an AFP reporter on Thursday, "Weeks before September 11th, this is going to play big" as a political opportunity for the GOP. The AFP reporter was merciless in his reporting, noting that Bush & Co. have been tarring Democrats as soft on terrorism the past few days -- knowing full well that news of the terror plot could break at any moment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Want to Fly? Your Papers, Please

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2006 Did you know that airline officials can't force you to show your ID before a flight? Every sign you see at U.S. airports that says otherwise is false. Also, the regulations governing this area are being kept secret from the public. Read about the man petitioning the Supreme Court to shed light on the situation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lieberman Seeks to Exploit Terror News for Political Gain

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2006 Sen Joe Lieberman seized upon news of the foiled British plane bombers to say that a victory for his Democratic rival, Ned Lamont, in November would constitute a victory for the terrorists You know, when John at AMERICAblog asked who was going to be the first one to exploit this situation for political gain, he thought it would at least be a Republican. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

First Snakes, Now Liquids (on a Plane)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2006 It was looking like snakes were going to be the biggest threat to planes this summer, but energy drink bottles filled with explosive liquids turned out to be the real problem Check out the TSA's hours-old official ban on liquids on planes Update #1: The terrorists were apparently "planning to smuggle hydrogen peroxide-based liquid/slurry explosives" (whatever that is) in the bottles, according to U News Update #2Someone came up with a fitting graphic (above). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brits Foil Terror Plot

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2006 Scotland Yard has upset a terrorist plot to explode planes in mid-flight from the UK to the U.S. As part of an operation lasting several months, authorities arrested 18 people and raised the threat level in the UK to critical, the highest possible. Update: Bush raised America's threat level to red -- the highest. It's a first for America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Releases 9/11 Pentagon Video

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 Bowing to a Freedom of Information request, the U.S. government has released a video of what is apparently (thanks, reader Lorenzo) American Airlines Flight 77 slamming into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The group that made the FOIA request did so to dispel conspiracy theories. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Moussaoui Says He Was to Hijack 5th Plane

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2006 The 9/11 conspirator tells a Virginia court that he and would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid were supposed to fly a plane into the White House on Sept. 11. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )