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Old 07-15-2011, 12:08   #1
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Soldier nabbed boarding Ariz. flight with explosive

Soldier nabbed boarding Ariz. flight with explosive

Hmmmm, let me think real hard on the young lad's chances of making SP4.

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110...dier_explosive

"PHOENIX (Reuters) – Police in Arizona have arrested a soldier after he attempted to board a flight to Los Angeles with a small amount of high-velocity plastic explosive in his baggage, authorities said on Thursday................"
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Old 07-15-2011, 12:56   #2
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What a knuckle head.
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Old 07-15-2011, 13:59   #3
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what is half an ounce of c4 going to do? was he gonna set it off in his backyard for fun? is the material not inventoried by weight?
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Old 07-15-2011, 14:10   #4
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Soldier nabbed boarding Ariz. flight with explosive

Hmmmm, let me think real hard on the young lad's chances of making SP4.

http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110...dier_explosive

"PHOENIX (Reuters) – Police in Arizona have arrested a soldier after he attempted to board a flight to Los Angeles with a small amount of high-velocity plastic explosive in his baggage, authorities said on Thursday................"
Very good chance of making civilian though.
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Old 07-15-2011, 15:00   #5
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what is half an ounce of c4 going to do? ?
Cook two(2) meals..

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Old 07-15-2011, 15:22   #6
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what is half an ounce of c4 going to do? was he gonna set it off in his backyard for fun? is the material not inventoried by weight?
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Old 07-15-2011, 18:16   #7
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Kid obviously didn't pay too much attention in class. I bet the TSA guys wet their pants!
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Old 07-15-2011, 18:32   #8
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Nice to hear TSA is checking people other than 6 and 80 year olds...
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Old 07-15-2011, 18:51   #9
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Yuma Sun provides a greater level of detail on the incident:



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...Army private Christopher Eric Wey, 19, who is stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado,

...The complaint filed against Wey alleges that he stole the C4 on while attending a seven-week training course at Yuma Proving Ground teaching military dogs to detect explosives.

...according to the complaint, Wey, who had been terminated from the course for failure to meet course standards,...


Complaint here
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Old 07-15-2011, 19:38   #10
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Adios son. No doubt he'll be on the web soon teaching his own course.
Or maybe reality TV.
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Old 07-15-2011, 21:42   #11
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Cook two(2) meals..

But he'd need a Zippo to get it started.
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