Trump Bans Carrying Electronic Devices on Flights From 8 Airports in Majority-Muslim Countries The airports named include one airport in Istanbul, which lies of course in Turkey, and is a NATO ally, or, maybe, "ally." Here's the why: Intelligence obtained in recent weeks found that an al Qaeda affiliate was perfecting techniques for hiding explosives in batteries and battery compartments of electronic devices, according to a US official. The discovery that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was looking to exploit batteries and their compartments in laptops and other commercial electronic devices led the US and UK to ban devices larger than a cell phone from certain flights, the US official told CNN. The new security restrictions, announced Tuesday, require airlines based in the Middle East and North Africa to prevent people flying from eight countries from bringing any device bigger than a smart phone on board their aircraft. Instead, those electronics need to be stored in the cargo hold. The intelligence was discovered "in recent weeks?" Hmmm, The intelligence was discovered "in recent weeks?" Hmmm, why does that ring a bell? U.S. special operations forces gathered valuable intelligence on the al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen in a raid last month, including data on the explosives they're manufacturing and the types of threats they're developing, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday. President Donald Trump, in a speech to a joint session of Congress, sought to rebut the notion the raid didn't yield valuable information. Trump said he'd been reassured of that fact just before his speech by Defense Secretary James Mattis.... The U.S. official said a list describing the broad range of intelligence gains from the raid fills more than three pages. It includes information on al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula's training techniques and targeting priorities, said the official, who wasn't able to discuss details of the classified military operation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Such intelligence gives insight into the group's attack planning.

The UK and Canada are also ordering the ban on carry-on electronics from these airports. So they must be convinced as well.

I guess claims that the Yemen raid produced no significant intelligence was just more media/Deep State #FakeNews. I guess claims that the Yemen raid produced no significant intelligence was just more media/Deep State #FakeNews. But this is all so anxiety producing. Let's have a bit of slapstick comedy to lighten the mood: But this is all so anxiety producing. Let's have a bit of slapstick comedy to lighten the mood: Life comes at you fast pic.twitter.com/GeIJuGMBO0 — The H2 (@TheH2) March 21, 2017

Interesting dilemma for the leftist judges now: Interesting dilemma for the leftist judges now: Their reasoning (or non-reasoning) for blocking the travel ban -- that Trump's EO was lawful but comments made by Rudy Giuliani proved he was animated by an impermissible discriminatory purpose -- applies equally here. Their reasoning (or non-reasoning) for blocking the travel ban -- that Trump's EO was lawful but comments made by Rudy Giuliani proved he was animated by an impermissible discriminatory purpose -- applies equally here. So: Do they permit it, and thereby undermine their travel ban decision? So: Do they permit it, and thereby undermine their travel ban decision? Or do they dare strike it down -- knowing the entire judiciary will be discredited beyond repair should an Al Qaeda bomb take down a US-bound flight? Or do they dare strike it down -- knowing the entire judiciary will be discredited beyond repair should an Al Qaeda bomb take down a US-bound flight? Posted by: Ace at 07:38 PM











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