Posted by Tom (POJK) at serlinux02.essex.ac.uk on February 12, 2003 at 13:40:31:
In Reply to: Wait... that's awesome... posted by Smalls on February 12, 2003 at 13:22:13:
...y'know, like the ones you see in the better action flicks. Which is even stupider, really, because planes move pretty fast, and missile launchers seem a little clumsy.
: : ...we've got the army at Heathrow Airport, and increased security at all the other major airports. Apparently terrorists want to shoot missiles at planes, which makes life a little more interesting.
: The only country in Europe still on board with the War with Everybody Else... despite a population 85% against it, threatening to unseat the PM over it... is "suddenly" being steeled against missle attack? Missle attack?
: The whole POINT of how Al-Queda (which isn't Iraq, even though their skin colour's the same...) got us the once is that they DIDN'T have the technology, technology like a chemical weapon or a missile that sticks out like a sore thumb is found toot-sweet that's the point... but they're somehow pointing missiles at London.
: That's nuts.
: Mike