09-09-2009, 12:52 PM
Peter Presland Wrote:The notion that mixing a viable explosive device in-flight from the alleged liquid ingredients is so far beyond the realms of possibility as to be totally absurd; but rationality and viability simply do not enter into the matter - other than to persuade credulous but resisting jurors.
I am reminded of a scene from the movie 'In the Name of the Father' about the Guilford Four and Maguire Seven where Anne Maguire, something of a loyalist by the look of the photos on the wall, was arrested along with everyone else in the house and whose hands tested positive for nitrates, a common ingredient in dish washing liquid amongst other things including some explosives. And they knew that too.
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." Karl Marx
"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.
"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.