When he’s an Iraqi national at Los Angeles International Airport trying to get on an airplane of course!
Wired Iraqi man triggers scare at L.A. airport
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.
Officer Barbrady contributed to this report.
UPDATE:
Annie Jacobson, the financial writer who gained fame exposing the seriousness of Islamic hijacking dry-runs since September 11th, now has a blog at Women’s Wall Street. Her post about the continuing problem of the enemy testing our airline defenses is a must-read, along with her link to a larger story she about about the problem for Aviation Nation.
It’s kook stuff as far as I know, but a number of companies are hawking magnetic stuff to attach to various parts of your body for health reasons. For example, here’s a place selling magnetic rings and foot braces and insoles. Maybe this guy simply took the cure to the next level.
I’ve heard that Rectal Magnets are all the rage now.
And the Vikings just LOVE ’em.
Especially the wired kind.
It may have be a good thing for the police to say that there was no danger from this individual as he was held off the flight and he did not have a real explosive device. That said, it appears to me that he was testing our defensive systems to see how his team mates can exploit any weaknesses. I put this in the same pile as the Flying Imams in Minneapolis. They may have not been dangerous by themselves, but they were testing our defenses to support a concerted offensive against us. He should be treated just like any other illegal enemy combatant.
If the TSA folk were up to the job (which they are not) He would have had something else rammed up his a*s!
Tell me again how Bush is serious about the War on Terror!
OH NO! Our bags get searched, our shoes are removed and now what?
is this the result of education at jihadi magnet schools?
First, Rectal Lightbulbs… now Rectal Magnets. Where would the world be without those geniuses?
“Rectum?!? Damn near killed ’em!”
Overheard:
“But you have to admit, it DOES make my butt more attractive!”
A magnet, WHERE? With a wire attached? Jeez, OW! That smarts, just thinking about it…suppositorily speaking, of course. Some people are just weird…what a world. Will it get wieirder? Undoubtedly. Hey, maybe attaching jumper cables to the wires would cure his hemoroids. If he had any…zap…Yowch! Um…goodnight…this is too wierd…zzzzzzzzzz
Hamsters?
When Is a Man With Wires and a Magnet in His Rectum Not a Threat?
Answer: When you’re holding the detonator switch.