One of the things that has been a small light of good news in the asymmetrical war we are in is that the terrorists lack the basic technology to carry out large-scale attacks. 9/11 was a fluke and we have tightened up security since then.
The unusual disappearance of Malaysia Flight 370 causes a lot of concern as given what we do know; it's sudden change in direction, the brief radio contact, the drastic change in altitude and then loss of contact all point to its being in a hanger somewhere with a trench grave nearby. Got a nice new paint job and is ready to masquerade as some ghost PanAm flight out of Hong Kong.
Now this - from The Washington Free Beacon:
MISSING LIBYAN JETLINERS RAISE FEARS OF SUICIDE AIRLINER ATTACKS ON 9/11
Islamist militias in Libya took control of nearly a dozen commercial jetliners last month, and western intelligence agencies recently issued a warning that the jets could be used in terrorist attacks across North Africa.
Intelligence reports of the stolen jetliners were distributed within the U.S. government over the past two weeks and included a warning that one or more of the aircraft could be used in an attack later this month on the date marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against New York and Washington, said U.S. officials familiar with the reports.
“There are a number of commercial airliners in Libya that are missing,” said one official. “We found out on September 11 what can happen with hijacked planes.”
The official said the aircraft are a serious counterterrorism concern because reports of terrorist control over the Libyan airliners come three weeks before the 13th anniversary of 9/11 attacks and the second anniversary of the Libyan terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi.
Just wonderful...
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