Some backstory on Yemen and the latest "terrorist" incident

why does none of this come as any surprise...?

from the yemen post...

Mohammed al-Shaibah, Air Cargo Director for Yemenia Airways said to Yemen Post, "No UPS cargo plane left Yemeni lands over the land 48 hours. These accusations are false and baseless."

He added, "No UPS or DHL cargo packages heading to Chicago through Yemen took place in the last 48 hours as well."

"All packages are checked very carefully in Yemen, and there is no evidence to prove that this package came through Yemen."

from the yemen news agency...

No UPS cargo planes left Yemen to other countries in the last days and there are no direct flights from Yemen to the United Kingdom or the United States, a Yemeni official said, after allegations that British and U.S. officials had found suspicious packages on planes that originated in Yemen.

The official wondered how the media mentioned the name of Yemen reporting that an explosive device was found onboard a cargo plane that landed in London coming from Yemen.

UPS planes never land or take off in Yemen, the official made clear.

The security measures at Yemeni airports are tightened and the authorities search passengers and luggage well, the official said, adding that Yemen has recently installed modern checking systems that can detect dangerous or suspicious materials to the safety of passengers and planes.

We urge the media not to make hasty judgments about sensitive issues and the media should wait until investigations reveal the truth, the official said, as he pointed out that Yemen has launched an investigation into the allegations and planned to coordinate with the United Arab Emirates, Britain and the U.S. over the issue.

but, of course, none of this is being reported by our ever-diligent news media in the u.s...

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Oh, and btw, I'm the down-on-his-luck star of my OWN soap opera

without going into incredibly boring details and a VERY long story, suffice it to say that i have had to send my passport off from here in jordan to d.c. to get an updated afghanistan visa so that i can return to kabul later this month and be cleared to stay until the end of april... i'm not at all keen on being minus my passport in a foreign country, particularly since i can't leave until i get it back...

however...

i sent it off on monday from here in aqaba to d.c. via dhl... below is the routing update current as of last night, wednesday, 4 march...

Tracking history... Help

Date and time Status Location Service Area 3/4/2009 10:11 pm Depart Facility East Midlands, United Kingdom 10:10 pm In transit. East Midlands, United Kingdom 3:07 pm Depart Facility London-heathrow, United Kingdom 7:45 am Clearance Delay London-heathrow, United Kingdom 7:44 am Transit through DHL facility London-heathrow, United Kingdom 1:20 am Depart Facility Bahrain, Bahrain 12:31 am Processed at DHL Location. Bahrain, Bahrain 3/3/2009 8:55 pm Transit through DHL facility Bahrain, Bahrain 8:55 pm Processed at DHL Location. Bahrain, Bahrain 4:12 pm Depart Facility Amman, Jordan 12:44 pm Processed at DHL Location. Amman, Jordan 7:05 am Transit through DHL facility Amman, Jordan 3/2/2009 4:58 pm Depart Facility Aqaba, Jordan 3:13 pm Processed at DHL Location. Aqaba, Jordan 2:50 pm Shipment picked up Aqaba, Jordan

see that little blue HELP button at the top right...? no shit... somebody needs help, and it ain't me...

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