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> Why not? "eww this is propaganda" or "talking about terrorist makes me one?"'

The actual answer is that the page, due to it's dynamic nature, at times consisted of specific details that were probably not relevant to the overall subject.

It's not unreasonable in this day and age to be concerned about what you are linking to. In this case it's Wikipedia, so, "sue me".



It is also possible to link to a specific version: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bojinka_plot&oldi...


thank you for the response, i was actually asking for information; apologies if the tone sounded sarcastic.

This detail seems relevant:

> Yousef smuggled the nitroglycerin on board by putting it inside a small container, reputedly containing contact lens cleaning solution.

if that's the basis of "no liquids on planes" rules then its horseshit. make people shake the bottle at the security checkin.

Almost all the security theater relies on things being to scary for people to think about. Nitroglycerin when liquid is not yer friend. Ricin was never the boogeyman the media made it out to be. And on and on for years now.




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