Terrorist Pala nabbed at Heathrow

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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We got a call at 5AM from Sanu -- absolute worst time to get calls. No Pala -- almost two hours late. I fumbled my way thru the fog and the net and found his flight had arrived only 1 minute late. He should be there. Yangdu calls Sanu back in 15 minutes to try to find out more. Pala's there. Immigration had held him for an hour and a half doing checks. He had a lot of weapon oriented literature with him!!!!!!!!

With the Maoists causing him all sorts of misery one way or the other Pala is about as anti-terrorist as you can get but all those pictures and drawings along with tips on how to manufacture these weapons I guess turned the tide against him. And let's not forget the Brits have seen what the khukuri can do -- from both points of view -- for a couple of hundred years. And there was that Indian Airline incident yesterday.

But all's well that ends well. In a week Pala will be back at BirGorkha and is looking very seriously and getting the new BirGorkha shop underway soon.
 
recent events in India are also disturbing. Maoists or the Muslim/Hindu voilence isn't too great a choice. I seemt to recall that the voilence in India is largely limited to the one province. Still, no place is as safe as we would like. I hope Pala and the Kamis are all OK.

Pat
 
I should get AC to post some of his adventures in Old Blighty, with the Brit security establishment. He and Pala could probably share a few yuks, and both would learn lots of new dirty words.
 
After British security let a suspected terrorist board the Air India flight to the US yesterday I think procedures may have changed today.

Pala has enough cash to get started on the new BirGorkha shop but not enough to finish so he's keeping the PGAs going. He hopes to have it completed and the move made by the end of the year.

He plans to build a typical Nepali "compound." Brick wall 6 or 7 feet high around the perimeter of the property -- topped with broken pieces of glass imbedded in cement -- steel and/or iron gate with 24 hour guard duty. He's serious.

Inside he'll have a two story shop and apartment complex almost exactly like the present BirGorkha shop -- nothing fancy -- bricks and mortar with a corrugated metal roof. In addition he's building a two room "office and sleeping room" for himself -- a little fancier than the shop.

Stay tuned.
 
I dont know who in there right mind would want to tangle with a bunch of Kamis in a fortified compound who all have big khuks and are led by a retired Ghorka nco. I think the new Birghorka will do just fine.
GO GET EM PALA !
 
Bill:

I could have warned Pala to put any weapons-oriented reading material in his checked baggage when travelling internationally.

I made the mistake of carrying a copy of the "Shooting Times" in my briefcase on a business trip to Canada. This was pre-NAFTA, and the Canadian customs folks demanded to see a copy of my companys' contract with the client. I opened the briefcase to retrieve the document, and they caught sight of the magazine. They took it from me, and I then spent the next two hours answering a series of (the same) questions put to me by a rotating cast of Canuck immigration inspectors.

I'm glad that they didn't cart Pala off. Hopefully, he made his connection on time.

S.
 
....If it didnt't have so many disturbing possibilities for infringement of our civil rights and liberties. I heard a recent story of a retired general that they tried to keep off a domestic flight because he had his CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR in his carry on luggage. You military guys correct me if I'm wrong, but many if not most of these are awarded posthumously to men who have heroically given their LIVES in service to their country. The hysteria is, indeed, getting out of hand.


Patrick Mc
 
I think it's just the Medal of Honor most military men get. I saw only one recipient in my life, a sailor at Guantanamo Bay who was eating in the messhall. This was almost 50 years ago and my guess is he earned it during WWII. At any rate, he got a salute from all of us.
 
Hi first time on the HI forum been lurking for a short while.Been looking for a place to jump in. That Congressional medal of honor winner was Joe Foss. One of the Top American fighter Aces of WW2.He fought in the Pacific and I believe he became an ace(5 kills) in his first combat sorte,flying a Grumman Hellcat.Later I think he flew an F4U Corsair.If I'm wrong on the details please correct me.
The Medal was pressented to him by President Franklin Rosevelt.Mr.Foss is in his 80's and I bet looked like a real threat with that medal.
Anyway I'm glad Pala made it and I can't wait to get my 25" Sirupati.
 
General Foss (in character :)) stated in a follow-up interview that the sight of his white Stetson, and Tony Lamas, may have intimidated the security people. This, intended as a dig, may have had some truth to it. The civilian employees of one command at Ft. Knox made a formal complaint when the troops in that command were ordered to wear dress greens, and be ready for inspection at any time. The civilians' complaint said that this sort of "militaristic posturing" intimidated them. Geez.... :(
 
thank God he's one of ours!
Airport security has absolutely lost its' mind.
Joe Foss was born in 1915 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and took his first flying lesson in 1937. From there he went on to become a pilot for the US Marine Corps in World War II. With 26 victories, Joe became America's Ace of Aces, and a hero when the country badly needed one. His actions with the Cactus Air Force in Guadalcanal earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor and the cover of LIFE magazine. After Guadalcanal, he served a second tour in the Pacific, ending the war as second highest scoring Marine ace. After the war, in 1946, Foss helped organize the South Dakota Air National Guard and created their precision jet flying team, "The Red Devils". Called to active duty for Korean War with U.S. Air Force. Former legislator and two-term Governor, South Dakota. Former commissioner, the American Football League. NRA Life member, 41 years. In 1955, "Joe Foss Field" became the name of the Sioux Falls, SD airport in honor of him and his contributions to the State of South Dakota and aviation.
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If I can't drive there, I ain't goin' there!:barf:
 
I couldn't remember the details. Hey, guess who's not getting a Dell(computer)- Jack Weigand, a pistolsmith, ordered a laptop from Dell and they cancelled his order because they didn't like his company name-Weigand Combat Handguns. You can read the whole story at this link-

http://www.jackweigand.com/index.html

The witch hunters are starting to appear. Guilty until proven innocent by any type of evidence. Pretty soon we'll have to hide our khuks rather than show them off for fear of being 'reported' and coming under suspicion.



Patrick:barf: :barf: :rolleyes: :mad:
 
...way out of hand and went to hell in a handbasket. The company name did set off a flag. The order was supposed to have been held until the company was checked out for it's status as an exporter, in which case the export restrictions on technology would have applied. The alarmists immediately jumped on Dell, stating the obvious "Weigand is in PA" but the export laws must still be checked to see if Weigand fell into this category. Much too late in the incident, Michael Dell himself got involved, and has made apologies - even offering Jack Weigand a free laptop for the embarrassment. One of the posters on packing.org e-mailed for clarification of Dell's side, got a legible answer, and then received a call from Dell himself. Apparently the thing that frosted Weigand more than the cancellation notice (an error) was the abrupt way in which they handled his "why me" inquiry. Dell has stated that this was a total breakdown in the level of customer service he has worked long and hard to build, and he is extmely unhappy about it. There have even been posts which claim that Dell has contributed to HCI, which Dell denies absolutely - his company policy is "sell computors, make customers happy, and don't take sides". The end result isthat Jack bought another brand, Mike Dell made every effort to smooth things over (even though he got into it too late) and the guys who need something to rave about now have someone to stomp besides Smith & Wesson.
 
I'm not emotionally involved with the Dell fiasco, though I can see why Mr Weigland would be angry.

"The company name did set off a flag."

Is the part that chaps my hide.

On a brighter note, I just found out that you can still make same day handgun purchases here in Kentucky- after you pass the "instant check". It was that way when I lived here several years ago and I was surprised it hasn't been affected by the Brady Bill. I'm loving Kentucky more every day!

:D

Patrick Mc
 
I try not to get caught up in these things, Pat, but it's good to see one turn out even once in a while. Good Old Kentucky, poor backward hillbilly state that people think it is, does not require the instant check if you have your CCDW. The federal boogity boogity is so strong, however, that no dealer will sell a firearm without going through the process. CCDWs are something else. I get that miserable feeling when Rus posts the remaining time on his permit's issuing limits, and it approaches something annual. I got mine during the original rush, when the KSP was dealing with a new system, and there were 20 thou applications stacked up in Frankfort. Took them two weeks, and the sheriff phoned me when it came in. I had to wait another day, for the KSP notice/receipt to come in the mail before I could pick it up. Kaintuck ain't that bad a place to rest your bones :)
 
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