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"Reiss says law enforcement agencies have also deployed the vans to search for vehicle-based bombs in the U.S." Is this even a problem? How often do we have ve
by reustle 15y ago
"Reiss says law enforcement agencies have also deployed the vans to search for vehicle-based bombs in the U.S."
Is this even a problem? How often do we have vehicle bombs in the US?
- ibejoeb 15y agoBoth the 2003^W1993 attack on the WTC and the Oklahoma City bombing attacks were delivered via truck. It's practically the only way to deliver a big explosive device.
- TruthElixirX 15y agoThe only reason they weren't caught was because of the lack of back scatter vans, right?
- ibejoeb 15y agoRight. Please troll elsewhere.
- ibejoeb 15y agoHah. Don't like that, huh? The question was, "How often do we have vehicle bombs in the US?" What do backscatter vans have to do with this? Want to know my position? Fine: I'm against the arbitrary deployment of rolling scanners. Don't put words in my mouth. If you want to be snarky, you had better be willing to get it back.
- ericd 15y agoSmall correction, the bomb attack on WTC was 1993.
- philwelch 15y agoAhmed Ressam's 2000 plot to bomb LAX involved transporting large amounts of explosives across the US border from Canada by car.
- philwelch 15y agoWhy the hell is this being downvoted? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Ressam#Plot_to_bomb_LAX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Ressam#Plot_to_bomb_LAX
- FluidDjango 15y agoTo people in Oklahoma City... at least once too many times.
- polyfractal 15y agoAgreed! We should ban all cars and trucks from civilian usage since they can carry bombs This is exactly how civil liberties are slowly eroded away.
- timtadh 15y agoIn the past the US had major issues with car bombs. For instance in 1976 the Cleveland area had 37 car bombs. http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2011/03/welcome_to_cleveland_1976_ad_b.html http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2011/03/welcome...