Paula Zahn's Divine Proportions

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Originally posted by Undertoad


RIGHT NOW they say that FBI analysis of Richard Reid's shoe bomb shows that it was actually an incredibly sophisticated bomb, containing two different explosive agents. This indicates, they say, that this is evidence that the terror network may be more sophisticated than originally thought who can manufacture explosives beyond the capabilities of airport screening. Now that's information I want to know.

Unfortunately, it's information that's not particularly trustworthy. Two different explosive agents? That's an idea Nobel used way back when. And it's used in all firearm ammunition. Not particularly sophisticated by today's standards. The problem is the news people don't know this, so they assume that no one else does.