Incident on NWA Flight 253? Update: suspect claims al Qaeda direction; Update: An attempted act of terror

By Michelle Malkin  •  December 25, 2009 03:45 PM

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Via BNONews, a passenger on Detroit-bound NWA Flight 253 was arrested in what MAY have been an attempted hijacking. Also reports that the suspect may have attenpted to light something.

TSA and FBI investigating.

Update: MSNBC retracting story, according to BNONews.

FoxNews and other reporting the arrested passenger lit firecrackers. ABC News reporting incident involved powdery substance.

Update: Nigerian suspect claims he was directed by al Qaeda, according to ABC News.

Reminiscent of Shoe Bomber Richard Reid, no?

***

Yes:

In what was described as an act of terrorism, a Nigerian passenger attempted to ignite an incendiary device aboard a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Friday as the plane began its approach for landing, federal officials said. The plane landed safely shortly before noon local time.

The suspected would-be bomber suffered burns as the result of his attempt, and two of the other 277 passengers reported minor injuries, authorities said. FBI agents were investigating the incident, which a White House official said was believed to be terrorism.

“He was trying to ignite some kind of incendiary device,” said a federal anti-terrorism official, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case. “He lit himself on fire and he’s suffered some burns.”

The official did not reveal the nature of the explosive device and said it was too early to say how potent or sophisticated it was. The passenger has been identified as a Nigerian who began traveling from Nigeria and caught the flight in Amsterdam, the anti-terrorism official said.

Victim card/lone nut card in 3, 2, 1…

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  1. #1
    On December 25th, 2009 at 4:01 pm, revolution said:

    Must be the new security czar.

  2. #2
    On December 25th, 2009 at 4:33 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    We can expect a new euphemism to address this problem as soon as the Office of Homeland Euphemisms Secretary Napolitano returns from the holidays. Nothing like a crisp and biting euphemism to counter terrorism and maintain our safety.

  3. #3
    On December 25th, 2009 at 4:49 pm, revolution said:

    Sarah 2012.

  4. #4
    On December 25th, 2009 at 4:52 pm, rignerd said:

    There is still a danger from fire crackers.
    When combined with a powdery substance like flour, they can disperse it into the air and ignite it to cause a substantial explosion.
    Look up grain silo explosion to see what I mean.

  5. #5
    On December 25th, 2009 at 5:15 pm, Ron said:

    A Nigerian who claims involvement with Al Qaeda with explosives from Yemen, and sets it off while approaching Detroit on a flight from Amsterdam…
    Mmmm. This is going to take some sorting out. Why wasn’t the explosive picked up by security in Holland? Can you get a cigarette lighter on board these days? Is this guy playing with a full deck, do you think?

  6. #6
    On December 25th, 2009 at 5:35 pm, beenthere said:

    My guess is that this was another dry run, to both test the system and to provide false assurances to the media and politicians that yes, whoever it was, was stopped so it is no big deal. Relax.

    I do believe there will be a 9/11 type attempt in the next couple of years. We know these guys love the planning exercises and do not like to be rushed. But it is coming. If I were a betting man, I would say after the 2010 elections.

    But I am not a betting man.

  7. #7
    On December 25th, 2009 at 5:42 pm, Kini said:

    It’s just a Man Made Disaster

    Nothing to see here,

    Move along, move along….

  8. #8
    On December 25th, 2009 at 5:43 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    Another apparent case of anti-Muslim profiling. Nigerian reportedly lights firecrackers claiming he was just following orders from Al Qaeda and everyone jumps to conclusions. I’m sure CAIR will clear this up for us. Let’s hope he didn’t scream “Allah Akbar! Death to all infidels!”. That would remove all doubt. Anti-Muslim bigotry!!! Do they ever arrest Jews for yelling Allah Akbar! Death to all infidels!”?

    I rest my case. Your witness Mr. Mason.

  9. #9
    On December 25th, 2009 at 5:46 pm, ssnark said:

    Fox News had this to say so far,

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581153,00.html

    A male passenger reportedly linked to terrorist organization al-Qaeda ignited a powdery substance prior to landing on a Delta Airlines flight to Detroit Friday. The suspect is believed to be Nigerian, Fox News reported.

    Several people were hurt and one person was admitted to the University of Michigan Medical Center at Ann Arbor, hospital spokeswoman Tracy Justice said. An emergency was declared aboard the flight, operated as Northwest flight 253, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson.

    The suspect, who suffered second-degree burns, told federal investigators he was directed by al-Qaeda, though authorities are questioning the veracity of that statement, ABC reported. A federal situational awareness bulletin noted that the explosive was acquired in Yemen with instructions as to when it should be used, ABC said.

    The FBI was on the scene, Detroit office spokeswoman Sandra Berchtold told NewsCore. Berchtold declined to comment on the reports of a terrorist connection.

    I’d bet he’s Hausa-Falani tribe. They used to sell people to the West as slaves and more recently, committed near genocide of the Ibo tribe in order to steal their oil. Wonderful people one and all. Mr. Obama could make a fair sized dent in his Medicare/Medicaid fraud expenditures just looking into these folks.

    It’s just a matter of time before one Jihadi or another succeeds and our wonderful, DHS is doing everything in its power to help them.

  10. #10
    On December 25th, 2009 at 6:02 pm, MrOlympia said:

    Nigerian? In the Muslim country of Detroit? You friggin racists!!

    Have they asked Eric Holder for a comment yet?

    OK OK I admit that I deleted some of my post in order that it not be removed LMAO!

  11. #11
    On December 25th, 2009 at 6:07 pm, graysonret said:

    There seems to be some confusion as to firecrackers and “powdery substance”. Plus, he “claims” to be Al Qaeda. I’ll wait and see the final reports. The guy could be nothing more than a idiot, or it could be a “exercise”.

  12. #12
    On December 25th, 2009 at 6:17 pm, ssnark said:

    On December 25th, 2009 at 6:07 pm, graysonret said:

    There seems to be some confusion as to firecrackers and “powdery substance”. Plus, he “claims” to be Al Qaeda. I’ll wait and see the final reports.

    Makes sense. It usually takes a couple of days before the newsies get anything right.

    or it could be a “exercise”.

    Been a couple of those lately, ATA 297, now this one and that’s the ones that stick out. Figure pretty soon, one of them won’t be. Also figure passengers are likely as not to put the kebosh on it right quick too. So hopefully no casualties except the would be bomber/hijacker.

    Still, it’s a matter of time till one of them succeeds.

  13. #13
    On December 25th, 2009 at 6:28 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    Just a random nut. Al Qaeda and Islamic terrorism were way overblown by Booooosh for an illegal war for oil. Just a nut, just like Major Hassan. If it turns out he was yelling “Allahu Akbar”, well, just a nut.

    /

    ………………………….
    Remember, almost half of all Demonrats, and Jesse ‘The Brain” Ventura believe 9-11 was an inside job.

    The fellatio media will disappear this story if Obama wants them to, and I suspect he will.

  14. #14
    On December 25th, 2009 at 6:39 pm, rowsdower said:

    The fellatio media will disappear this story if Obama wants them to, and I suspect he will.

    First, he’ll issue a statement that the passengers and crew who subdued the suspect acted stupidly.

  15. #15
    On December 25th, 2009 at 6:44 pm, behiker said:

    Sitting on a plane in Atlanta right now. Looking around and mentally profiling those around me. Looks to be OK but ready to beat the crap out of anyone who may try something similar.

  16. #16
    On December 25th, 2009 at 7:17 pm, Bob1234 said:

    “Nigerian suspect,” huh. Has BO invited him to the WH for a beer yet?

  17. #17
    On December 25th, 2009 at 7:28 pm, j0 said:

    It must’ve been really hard for the WH to officially call it an act of terror.

  18. #18
    On December 25th, 2009 at 7:32 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    I thought everybody celebrated the birth of Christ with fireworks, at 30,000 feet.

  19. #19
    On December 25th, 2009 at 7:38 pm, imjustsaying said:

    This guy was from Nigeria, acting on behalf of al Qaeda, so what country do we invade?

  20. #20
    On December 25th, 2009 at 7:41 pm, Ronbo said:

    I’m impressed by the quick action of the passengers to stop this Al Qaeda nutburger from destroying the aircraft.

    Of course, every airline passenger understands as a result of 9/11 that they will die if terrorists are not stopped by them.

  21. #21
    On December 25th, 2009 at 7:47 pm, Hulka said:

    Explosive powder smuggled aboard the jet while in Amsterdam. . .by MUSLIMES working on the flight-line.

    Clearly.

  22. #22
    On December 25th, 2009 at 8:12 pm, AmericaFirst said:

    I bet Obama penned an executive order secretly squashing the Federal Air Marshals program. Putting thousands of law enforcement out of a job. But on the bright side, encouraging the employment of Al Queda operatives worldwide. They will come to the United States to spend money (on airport lousy coffee, lighters and powdery substances). The old Obama cliche “Jobs Saved or Created” brought to you by Wreckovery.gov

  23. #23
    On December 25th, 2009 at 8:30 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On December 25th, 2009 at 7:32 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    I thought everybody celebrated the birth of Christ with fireworks, at 30,000 feet.

    As long as they don’t have any baby formula I guess that’s OK.

  24. #24
    On December 25th, 2009 at 8:31 pm, Roland said:

    On December 25th, 2009 at 7:38 pm, imjustsaying said:
    This guy was from Nigeria, acting on behalf of al Qaeda, so what country do we invade?

    I used to say it was easy: Just pick one of the many rogue countries where the leadership was clearly allowing al qaeda and other terrorist groups to enter and plan and openly train, and allowing their citizens to fund the terror.

    But apparently one of the top countries on that list is the good old U S of A ….. just as long as they aren’t wearing an “I Kill For Al Qaeda” T-shirt when enter the country or the money is going to a “good cause” …. that promises to only kill Jews, for instance.

    Heck, we even train them inside our own military.

    Mustn’t discriminate against the poor, oppressed Muslims.

  25. #25
    On December 25th, 2009 at 8:53 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Another loser wanna be terrorist. Probably the first new resident in Thompson, IL. Sighhhhhhhhhhhh

  26. #26
    On December 25th, 2009 at 9:01 pm, Jeff2161 said:

    Eye witnesses reported that the flaming planes landed on the mausoleum burial site of the Islamic revolution’s founder Ruhollah Khomeini, a national shrine. According to Western observers, no distress signals came from either cockpit indicating that the collision and explosions were sudden and fast.


    We need to find out how the IDF did this in September.

  27. #27
    On December 25th, 2009 at 9:03 pm, tbear44 said:

    I hope somebody punched him upside the head.

  28. #28
    On December 25th, 2009 at 9:20 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On December 25th, 2009 at 9:03 pm, tbear44 said:

    I hope somebody punched him upside the head.

    Yes, and if you do and are a SEAL you’ll be brought up on charges for mussing the hair of the little darling.

    You must get past the fact he just tried to make you die horrible death at 39,000 feet.

  29. #29
    On December 25th, 2009 at 10:11 pm, rowsdower said:

    This guy was from Nigeria, acting on behalf of al Qaeda, so what country do we invade?

    None. We should give for him a federally provided and paid for attorney , full US citizen constitutional rights ,comfortable housing with politically and culturally appropriate meals, and a trial jury of his peers in Dearborn, MI.

  30. #30
    On December 25th, 2009 at 10:17 pm, groundhunter said:

    Wonder what court they will try him in? Or will he be in some asylum someplace? Sure wont be Gitmo.

  31. #31
    On December 25th, 2009 at 10:31 pm, SpeakEasy said:

    This was a test- find a fanatical but stupid follower, convince him of a plan to find glory and watch what happens.

    This guy was from Nigeria, acting on behalf of al Qaeda, so what country do we invade?

    That will soon be an easy question to answer. Soon all Muslims will be our target. Of course they could reform the religion but if they haven’t done it in all these centuries, I would not hold my breath.

  32. #32
    On December 25th, 2009 at 10:31 pm, Jeff2161 said:

    Iran IL-76 AWACS crash

    ——————————————————————————–

    Yes it is true, has been confirmed by many media sources and online sources. Iran has
    lost it’s only AWACS aircraft to an accident. A flyover featuring the IL-76 Simorgh AWACS
    escorted by F-5E Tiger II fighters was suppose to be the aerial finale at the military parade
    in Tehran that was celebrating the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War.. While the AWACS and
    F-5 fighters were flying South of Tehran waiting to perform the flyover, a mid-air collision
    occured and both aircraft went down in flames. The collision seems to of happened very
    quickly as no distress or mayday calls were recieved from either cockpit, although another
    report says that the AWACS tried to make an emergency landing, but the radar dome came
    apart and hit the tail causing a crash. The debris and wreckege from both aircraft reportedly
    landed on the mausoleum burial site of the Islamic revolution’s founder Ruhollah Khomeini,
    a national shrine. All seven crewmembers were killed.
    The IL-76 Simorgh AWACS was one of three aircraft built by Iraq in the 1980s, one was destroyed on the ground by coalition airpower during the 1991 Gulf War and the other two
    were flown to Iran to escape destruction. The remaining AWACS that crashed this week was just recently upgraded with the assistance of Russian technicians. New electronics and a
    new unidentified radar with a reported range of 1,000 kilometers made the aircraft a valuable asset to the Iranian Air Force, it was officially launched in April 2008.

    IDF has no comment…

  33. #33
    On December 25th, 2009 at 11:09 pm, travlinman said:

    With the clowns in charge of our country and the circus in our White House, Al Queda probably felt comfortable using a Bozo of their own to test our current level of preparedness. I wonder if this guy is a distant cousin of Richard Reid?

  34. #34
    On December 25th, 2009 at 11:22 pm, aero said:

    Uh, Homeland Securiteee!, Yes, YOU!, over there in Peoria frisking the Anderson grandmother, I have a question for you: What’ a freaking Abdul the Muzzie from Nigeria with a visa to a reported “religious conference” doing on a plane bound for Detroit? Don’t we have enough muzzies in Michigan already? Inquiring minds want to know. HOW ABOUT YOU?

  35. #35
    On December 25th, 2009 at 11:29 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On December 25th, 2009 at 4:01 pm, revolution said:

    Must be the new security czar.

    I wonder if that idiot Napolitano thought it was a returning veteran.

  36. #36
    On December 25th, 2009 at 11:40 pm, tonynoboloney said:

    From what I can pick up on local press (Michigan/Detroit), The Nigerian perpetrator was acting alone, has residency in Romulus Mich. and was traveling with a one way ticket. He apparently “lit some powder” but also had “something” taped to his body. He apparently was observed and subdued by passengers. He sustained burns on both hands and was taken to U of M burn center in Ann Arbor (best/closest hospital to air port). All news reports claim he has ties to al Queda. Some sugestion the “feds” knew of him.

    I believe we have just experienced an extremely near miss of a major tragedy. Will we never learn? Young male Muslim traveling alone with a one way ticket. Wow.

  37. #37
    On December 25th, 2009 at 11:47 pm, mattymatt10 said:

    They’re actually using the word “terrorism”?

    Golly. There must have been an abortion doctor on the plane.

  38. #38
    On December 25th, 2009 at 11:52 pm, fulldroolcup said:

    Aw crap!

    Does this mean that from now on I can’t rig explosives and liquids up my pants legs and then take an international flight?

    p.s. to #34: didn’t that AWACS accident happen a few months ago???

    tonynoboloney said:
    From what I can pick up on local press (Michigan/Detroit), The Nigerian perpetrator was acting alone,

    WTF??? You mean like anyone really KNOWS at this point?????

  39. #39
    On December 25th, 2009 at 11:59 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    I already new, from fairly rare trips to airports, from signs specifically mentioning Lagos, that is was a cesspit.

    I would hope the US would have a policy no plane could come directly from Lagos, or originate in Lagos with a stop, without the plane being emptied and searched and the passengers re-screened.

    BTW, “muzzie” sounds moby-ish. And they are not “ragheads”. The don’t wear rags, they were little sheets. Ergo, they should be called “little sheet-heads”.

  40. #40
    On December 26th, 2009 at 12:33 am, coffee said:

    MSNBC retracting story?

  41. #41
    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:24 am, raybury said:

    Over at DKos, some are already going with the loan nut theory, others are blaming airport security in Amsterdam, and some are insisting that it was just a wittle firecwacker; none seem to be pointing out how the (apparently) lax visa terms were granted under Bush (Obamites probably will, while ignoring Obama’s continuation or extension of such laxity).

    Amsterdam should not be blamed, at least not for having security any less stringent than in the U.S. (Some of the slightly informed Kos commentators are making this point.) I have recent personal experience at Amsterdam-Schiphol, both going through security when coming connecting from a flight originating outside the Schengen agreement zone (Switzerland in March) and skipping security when connecting from a flight originating inside the zone (Switzerland in May). The only difference with U.S. security was that they seemed to have a clue about recent changes (e.g. they knew my laptop bag allowed screening without removing the laptop, a then-recent development that a TSA agent was unaware of a month later).

  42. #42
    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:37 am, ssnark said:

    On December 25th, 2009 at 11:40 pm, tonynoboloney said:

    Young male Muslim traveling alone with a one way ticket. Wow.

    Anyone on a one-way ticket was supposedly an automatic ‘special’ case with the TSA. From 2003 to 2008 if I travelled to a point and drove/was driven to another point and got on a commercial flight even in uniform under orders, even if it was a flight into Dulles and out of National, I got my luggage and carry-ons searched and not only was screened normally, but frisked and wanded with the little cotton pad sniffers thrown in for good measure. If he went through that at Schipol they should have caught him regardless. Has the TSA changed that policy recently?

  43. #43
    On December 26th, 2009 at 8:35 am, On-my-soap-box said:

    Amsterdam should not be blamed, at least not for having security any less stringent than in the U.S.

    Imagine the bloodshed if Amsterdam had to use our military ROE!!!

  44. #44
    On December 26th, 2009 at 9:10 am, jsmiddleton4 said:

    Still comes back to individuals doing the right thing. Bravo to the passengers. Big government types must really hate the fact that it is individuals collectively doing the right thing that saved the day!

  45. #45
    On December 26th, 2009 at 9:38 am, happyscrapper said:

    What is the Yemen connection? Don’t forget, Obama released some of the Yemen Gitmo terrorists back to the bosom of their families in Yemen recently. Just peace-loving guys who got caught in the middle of a war. They were totallly innocent and are now back in the wonderful, peaceful country of Yemen. What is the Yemen connection to this incident? Just curious.

  46. #46
    On December 26th, 2009 at 9:48 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 9:10 am, jsmiddleton4 said:

    Still comes back to individuals doing the right thing. Bravo to the passengers.

    I was waiting for the standard lecture: “Dial 9-1-1 and let the professionals handle it“.

    Yes indeed Bravo to the passengers.

  47. #47
    On December 26th, 2009 at 9:48 am, graysonret said:

    They say the security will be much more intense today, for fliers. Sorta like locking the barn door after the horses have escaped. But, they have to do something to save face.

  48. #48
    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:01 am, happyscrapper said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 9:48 am, graysonret said:
    They say the security will be much more intense today, for fliers. Sorta like locking the barn door after the horses have escaped. But, they have to do something to save face.

    Yeah, from now on, they will do a body cavity search on every white-haired grandma, while allowing “women” in burkas to pass by without searching. The so-called “security” being used is not going to work. When they decide to strike, they will strike and there’s not a dang thing we can do about it. They know we will bend over and allow it because we don’t want to offend.

    One of my New Year’s Resolutions…To offend as many libs in 2010 as I possibly can. No more PC for me. I sucked up enough of that drivel when I was employed at Moonbat, Inc.. Now, I don’t have to. :lol:

  49. #49
    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:06 am, prendad said:

    President Obama, while resting in Hawaii, was contacted immediately. Sources confirm that he immediately threw down his surfboard, summoned his speechwriter and began drafting an apology to al Qaeda. He then inquired as to the well-being of the alleged incendiary device lighter-person and directed that Eric Holder immediately dispatch a team of defense lawyers to assist the muslim patriot. Having completed his presidential responsibilities, Obama then returned to the surf with his camera team to document his ongoing efforts to bring the ASP World Tour to Chicago.

  50. #50
    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:09 am, happyscrapper said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:06 am, prendad said:

    That poor misguided moooslum! I hope they read him his Miranda rights. And there had better not be a scratch on him or the passengers who subdued him will be charged with assault.

  51. #51
    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:18 am, tedZilla99 said:

    Have all the appropriate govt. agencies concluded there was no link to terrorism yet? It usually only takes about 2 minutes after the incident is announced.

  52. #52
    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:22 am, zorro said:

    Thank God this plot was foiled.

    I for one think Janet Napolitano should resign.

  53. #53
    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:28 am, GladzKravtz said:

    Last night’s news used the words I believe ‘act of attempted terrorism’. That word “attempted”, got me.
    Is there a new definition for the word, terror?

  54. #54
    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:37 am, englishqueen01 said:

    But by all means, let’s not take this act of terrorism – sorry, they’re “man-made disasters” now, right – and the fact it’s rooted in a specific ideology seriously.

    Let’s just pretend it’ll all go away if we have a president who gives pretty speeches, socialize medicine and institute economy-killing cap-and-trade policies. :roll:

    Last night’s news used the words I believe ‘act of attempted terrorism’. That word “attempted”, got me.

    Is there a new definition for the word, terror?

    No, all this means is your moral and intellectual superiors in the media have terrible writing skills.

  55. #55
    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:42 am, jsmiddleton4 said:

    “let the professionals handle it“.

    Just imagine the power to create change and make bad situations better that individuals each doing the right thing taking action on their convictions generates.

    No way, our future is hopeless because the Senate passed health care legislation….

    My bad.

  56. #56
    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:45 am, AmericaFirst said:

    If I was one of the passengers who subdued the terrorist, I would go before the LIVE main stream media cameras and state…

    “Please inform the President of the United States I will not accept misdemeanor charges. I want a Courts-Martial for giving Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab a bloody lip.”

  57. #57
    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:47 am, kilroyshere said:

    We’ve another learnin’ moment here: Obama dodged by shear luck, the worst terrorist act on U.S. soil since Hassan massacred 12 Americans at Fort Hood…and it’s still the Obama regime’s first year with 3 more to go!

  58. #58
    On December 26th, 2009 at 11:05 am, pueblo1032 said:

    MM, don’t jump the gun… First we have to understand “WHY” he did it… Then we can pull the VICTIM CARD about how his father mistreated him, and his mother didn’t nurse him… Well, at least they are calling this TERRORISM, unlike the “INCIDENT” that took place at FORT HOOD…

  59. #59
    On December 26th, 2009 at 11:10 am, ssnark said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:47 am, kilroyshere said:

    We’ve another learnin’ moment here: Obama dodged by shear luck, the worst terrorist act on U.S. soil since Hassan massacred 12 Americans at Fort Hood…and it’s still the Obama regime’s first year with 3 more to go!

    Hear, Hear! I don’t think there will be any learning and lessons learned here. It’s just a matter of time now before several hundreds and perhaps thousands of civilians die needlessly.

  60. #60
    On December 26th, 2009 at 11:12 am, letget said:

    I pray the hero that took this guy down isn’t burned too bad, he was taken to a hospital with burns also.
    L

  61. #61
    On December 26th, 2009 at 11:39 am, jsmiddleton4 said:

    The dutch guy and his family should fly free for life on any airline.

  62. #62
    On December 26th, 2009 at 12:21 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    The Flying Dutchman? A hero indeed-but Dutchmen do have their problems with the muzzies themselves. Van Gogh was killed by a muslim for making the movie “Submission“.

    The Dutchman and the Quran: MP Geert Wilder’s Fitna got the muzzies knickers in a knot.

    The Flying Dutchman, a hero indeed-and a few others. But the Dutch government wets it’s collective pants over heroes-submission is easier I guess. By Monday I imagine the talking heads of TV land will be making excuses for the would be bomber-Post-Pre-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or such.

  63. #63
    On December 26th, 2009 at 12:26 pm, greenfairie said:

    The phases of MSM reporting on one-man or failed Islamic terrorist attacks:

    Phase 1: OMG! A terrorist attack!

    Phase 2: Oh noez, it was a Muslim!

    Phase 3: Meh, it was a lone nut.

    Phase 4: Nothing to see here, move along. But keep an eye out on those crazed violent Tea Partiers!

  64. #64
    On December 26th, 2009 at 12:27 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    Financial Times is reporting that the US government is officially referring to this as “a terror incident”. I can’t access the entire article but I would be interested in knowing whether it was the White House, FBI, CIA, DHS or someone else. It would be very curious if the WH and DHS remained silent other than the standard euphemisms and knee jerk warnings against “anti-Islamic backlash”.

  65. #65
    On December 26th, 2009 at 12:28 pm, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    This was an act of terrorism whether he’s connected to al quaida or not. However, as for being a ‘man caused disaster’, no, the most recent one of those remains last year’s election committed by Obama voters.

  66. #66
    On December 26th, 2009 at 12:39 pm, BOB said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 12:28 pm, Danceswithdachshunds said:
    This was an act of terrorism whether he’s connected to al quaida or not. However, as for being a ‘man caused disaster’, no, the most recent one of those remains last year’s election committed by Obama voters.

    You got that right for sure!

  67. #67
    On December 26th, 2009 at 12:43 pm, graysonret said:

    I’m waiting for A & B charges being filed against the passengers/crew. The feds, I’m sure, are looking into it as a “hate crime” too.

  68. #68
    On December 26th, 2009 at 1:26 pm, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    Hey Janet! If your ever happen to read THIS please be advised that IT IS NOT JUST SOME KIND OF JOKE!

  69. #69
    On December 26th, 2009 at 1:37 pm, babbledabble said:

    Just heard Janet Napolitano’s watery response to this “incident”. Sheesh, my Aussie could have done a better response.

  70. #70
    On December 26th, 2009 at 1:48 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 1:37 pm, babbledabble said:

    Just heard Janet Napolitano’s watery response to this “incident”. Sheesh, my Aussie could have done a better response.

    Aussies are loyal, good with families and a lot of fun. That leave J-No out completely.
    I DO hope with are talking this Aussie.

  71. #71
    On December 26th, 2009 at 1:49 pm, fred5676 said:

    “Multiple law enforcement officials identified the suspect in Friday’s attempted attack as Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab. He was described as NigerianMUSLIM EXTREMIST.”

    FIFY, AP.

  72. #72
    On December 26th, 2009 at 1:53 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 9:10 am, jsmiddleton4 said:

    Still comes back to individuals doing the right thing. Bravo to the passengers. Big government types must really hate the fact that it is individuals collectively doing the right thing that saved the day!

    I don’t think there is a flight that takes off today without at least one passenger that is not ready to act if something starts.

    As for someone acting, in all the articles I have read on this so far, not one has mentioned Federal Air Marshals. In fact, I haven’t heard diddly about them for some time.

    Have they all gotten pink slips?

  73. #73
    On December 26th, 2009 at 1:56 pm, rambler said:

    The gov would rather do the “head in the sand” method of national security. If you don’t look at the problem it will go away because the terrorists will lose interest. Certainly, don’t anger the terrorists because they might get more angry. Or, lets be friends. Our current elected officials are a man made disaster!

  74. #74
    On December 26th, 2009 at 1:57 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:09 am, happyscrapper said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 10:06 am, prendad said:

    That poor misguided moooslum! I hope they read him his Miranda rights. And there had better not be a scratch on him or the passengers who subdued him will be charged with assault.

    CAIR likely has templates for the lawsuit they’ll be filing against the passenger that acted. They just need to fill in the names and dates and hit print.

    Kinda interesting given that CAIR recently reached out to Jug-Ears asking him to act on the supposed Islamo hate in America.

  75. #75
    On December 26th, 2009 at 1:57 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Updated December 26, 2009-FoxNews
    Congress to Probe Attempted Airline Attack, Consider Added Security Precautions

    No confirmation that President Obama has appointed Williams Ayres as Airline Security Czar yet. Robert Gibbs made a statement but no one know what it was.

    There you go–I feel better already. If we can’t trust Congress who can we trust–besides babbledabble’s Aussie I mean?

  76. #76
    On December 26th, 2009 at 1:58 pm, rambler said:

    Have they all gotten pink slips?

    FNC said that the Dutch gov won’t allow us to have air marshals on our own planes. My response to that is that we don’t fly there until we can.

  77. #77
    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:02 pm, publiuswarmac9999 said:

    Of course this was Islamic terrorism, and interestingly it was focused on the Detroit/Dearborn area by way of Nigeria (and probably London.

    Finally, the FBI is beginning to get it when it comes to Islamic Terrorism. These attacks may be poorly planned and apparently idiotic, but they all have a pattern which links them to radical Islam. Bush was right – you take it to the source and keep taking it to the source until the source is as close to gone as is possible.

  78. #78
    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:04 pm, Roland said:

    The gov would rather do the “head in the sand” method of national security.

    It worked for Clinton. It worked really well.

    So that Clinton strategy didn’t work out quite so well for America, but that’s not his problem.

    If we are too bloody stupid to blame Clinton for what happened, why should Obama worry about using Clinton’s head in the sand strategy?

    If they hit us while he’s still in office, Obama will just rally the troops and get reelected on the war fever.

    If they hit us after Obama is gone, then he knows he’s in the clear. We’ll blame someone else.

    The American Voter richly deserves what is happening.

  79. #79
    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:11 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 1:58 pm, rambler said:

    Have they all gotten pink slips?

    FNC said that the Dutch gov won’t allow us to have air marshals on our own planes. My response to that is that we don’t fly there until we can.

    I agree. Either they comply, or any airline flying from there can stop somewhere else that DOES comply before coming here.

    If there was another attack here, I’m sure they would be rather quiet given their own Mooselimb problems….or suggesting it was caused because of our actions around the world.

  80. #80
    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:14 pm, rightwingmom said:

    …and AQ continues to test America’s weaknesses.

    I’m SURE Rahm won’t let the next crisis go to waste!

  81. #81
    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:15 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:04 pm, Roland said:

    If they hit us while he’s still in office, Obama will just rally the troops and get reelected on the war fever.

    If they hit us after Obama is gone, then he knows he’s in the clear. We’ll blame someone else.

    Are you kidding me? If we got hit while Jug Ears is still in office, he will immediately start whining about how his predecessors actions caused all this and he inherited it.

    Then he would go on another thug tour giving sponsors of terrorists another reach-around, apologies and bows.

  82. #82
    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:20 pm, babbledabble said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 1:48 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Yes Az, I am talking about one of those except my gal is a red merle.

  83. #83
    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:24 pm, Roland said:

    You’ve got Obama all wrong. If we got hit again like on 9/11, he’d be perfectly happy to go all politically correct jihad on some random muslim country like Yemen.

    With ludicrous rules of engagement, of course, but the dinosaur media would be whipping the brilliant American Voter into a war frenzy while we spent another trillion trying to buy the hearts and minds of another bunch of tent dwelling muslims, with a bit of mostly random shooting to make it look good.

    The American Voter is a drooling imbecile, or hadn’t you noticed?

  84. #84
    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:39 pm, rightwingmom said:

    Another terrorist attack + Rahm Emmanuel = _______?

  85. #85
    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:43 pm, JustAThought said:

    The debris and wreckege from both aircraft reportedly
    landed on the mausoleum burial site of the Islamic revolution’s founder Ruhollah Khomeini,
    a national shrine.

    A wee bit of poetic justice there, ya think? :)

  86. #86
    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:49 pm, Roland said:

    A wee bit of poetic justice there, ya think?

    The old KGB guys now working for Putin planned it that way.

    They reeeeally want Israel and Iran to go at it. With Israel getting the upper hand in the initial clash.

    This was about sabotaging the Iranians and fixing the blame on Israel.

    Yeah, okay, so it’s a “conspiracy theory.” But I like it. It all fits so nicely.

  87. #87
    On December 26th, 2009 at 3:15 pm, vatodio said:

    Don’t we need an investigation before people are allowed to “Jump to conclusion?”

  88. #88
    On December 26th, 2009 at 3:34 pm, WernerP said:

    And so we’ll be subjected to further and more security measures and checks at airports, not to mention even more draconian restrictions on what we can bring on board — all thanks to the West’s inability to keep certain people out.

  89. #89
    On December 26th, 2009 at 3:45 pm, jsmiddleton4 said:

    The guy was on the no-fly list for 2 years!

  90. #90
    On December 26th, 2009 at 4:01 pm, MrOlympia said:

    Gives new meaning to the phrase…..Liar Liar pants on fire!

  91. #91
    On December 26th, 2009 at 4:01 pm, ssnark said:

    Interesting, the story here, and here tell that he sought out a radical imam, (possibly anwar awlacki) who recruited him and gave him room and board while he received Al Qaeda training. The bomb, (not incendiary device as described) was made with PETN the mid level brisance explosive used in Detonating (Det) Cord with a syringe full of an unknown chemical used to create a binary explosive. Apparently, the saving grace on Christmas day was that not enough of the two chemicals reacted to do anything but ignite the PETN slowly enough to cause it burn rather than explode. While the quick acting young man, Jasper Schuringa did bring the bomber down and subdue him, it was the grace of the almighty, and perhaps the numbers of Al Qaida bomb makers that have met him lately, that kept the disaster that could have been, just that.

  92. #92
    On December 26th, 2009 at 4:28 pm, ssnark said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 3:45 pm, jsmiddleton4 said:

    The guy was on the no-fly list for 2 years!

    Not the No-fly list, the watch list. Big difference. Only toddlers, old women and a few well known Jihadis make the no-fly list. The watch lists used to mean something and someone on it would be selected for ‘special screening’ regardless of the fact that he also had a one-way ticket which also used to mean selection for ‘special screening’.

  93. #93
    On December 26th, 2009 at 4:31 pm, babiesgrandma said:

    Well, when this is all over, I am sure the airlines will want to have the passengers who jumped out of their seats while the FASTEN SEAT BELT sign is on to be given reprimands. I didn’t think you could get up and move around on final approach. Unless you are unleashing bombs and gunpowder, I guess.

  94. #94
    On December 26th, 2009 at 4:45 pm, DeltaFox said:

    Let’s call it like it is.

    A Nigerian Muslim attempting to cause mass murder, terrorism, on Christmas Day.

    Get the message?

    Obama and his administration are impotent as well as the European nations for as long as they continue to push the love, peace & multicultural understanding BS down our throats.

  95. #95
    On December 26th, 2009 at 5:24 pm, rightwingmom said:

    Waiting for this cinder-leg to sue NWA & Delta … and the Dutch hero because he was from prevented from reaching “paradise” and his 72 virgins.

    liberal attorney appointed to him in 3..2..1..

    “FLAMING IMAM!!!”

  96. #96
    On December 26th, 2009 at 5:27 pm, RobM1981 said:

    Yes, but did he have health insurance?

  97. #97
    On December 26th, 2009 at 5:39 pm, jamesgreenidge said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 3:34 pm, WernerP said:

    And so we’ll be subjected to further and more security measures and checks at airports, not to mention even more draconian restrictions on what we can bring on board — all thanks to the West’s inability to keep certain people out.

    Even now, I detect in the public beyond my own family the partial “sympathetic understanding” that these are desperate people driven half-mad to do what they do because of the injustices of the western world (USA). This the mantra of most MSM talking heads and the attitude of most academia. Myself, we have to stop treating these animals like naughtey choirboys and outright exterminate them in their nest. It is INSANELY maddening to know that there are animals out there who don’t give an F about the lives of your family traveling with you. Well, it’s long overdue that we return the favor. If I won the lottery (since the gov’t isn’t going to do it) I’d hire top mercenaries to covertly ferret the sewers and dark allies of the world and forge underworld contacts and whatever it takes to hunt out and quietly murder — yes murder — these animals in their beds. Don’t need B52s or Marines. We need a hyper-advanced covert force to shove the fear of Christ up their fantic heads that just whispering about moving against us is a death sentence. Nip this crap in the bad. Enough bucks it can be done. The will to do such just isn’t there — until a Iranian supplied/stolen Parkistani nuke fries Manhattan and jolts us in the ass.

    James Greenidge
    Queens NY

  98. #98
    On December 26th, 2009 at 5:49 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 2:24 pm, Roland said:

    You’ve got Obama all wrong. If we got hit again like on 9/11, he’d be perfectly happy to go all politically correct jihad on some random muslim country like Yemen.

    With ludicrous rules of engagement, of course, but the dinosaur media would be whipping the brilliant American Voter into a war frenzy while we spent another trillion trying to buy the hearts and minds of another bunch of tent dwelling muslims, with a bit of mostly random shooting to make it look good.

    The American Voter is a drooling imbecile, or hadn’t you noticed?

    Sadly, your scenario would be most likely to happen.

  99. #99
    On December 26th, 2009 at 5:58 pm, ssnark said:

    On December 26th, 2009 at 5:24 pm, rightwingmom said:

    Waiting for this cinder-leg to sue NWA & Delta … and the Dutch hero because he was from prevented from reaching “paradise” and his 72 virgins.

    He couldn’t use the 72 virgin goats anyway, he burned his privates very publicly on Christmas day. Durn fool doesn’t know that God doesn’t want burnt offerings. If he’d have been successful, he’d have nothing with which to use having had them blown to smithereens.

  100. #100
    On December 26th, 2009 at 6:20 pm, Leatherneck said:

    It is to bad the passengers did not smash the moon god worshiper to an inch of his life.

    Maybe next time. Just wait, there will be a next time.

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