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1. #1
   On January 11th, 2010 at 4:32 pm, Lindsay said:

   Nope, don’t buy it at all. It was a test. He should thank allah he was not flying Southwest with a bunch of my fellow rednecks.

2. #2
   On January 11th, 2010 at 4:34 pm, walterc said:

   I didn’t think muslims were allowed to drink.

   And they can’t determine his occupation? Did they bother to ask? Or did his ACLU lawyer tell him to not answer?

   Is disgruntled soldier of allah a
   recognized occupation?

   So many questions. Are there any openings at GITMO? Oh wait, we don’t do that anymore.

   I guess we’ll charge him with disorderly on a airplane, let CAIR pay his fine and send him back back out on the street.

3. #3
   On January 11th, 2010 at 4:36 pm, regularguy said:

   If the guy’s name is Muhammad, chances are he’s a muslim. What’s a muslim doing “drunk?”

4. #4
   On January 11th, 2010 at 4:47 pm, RedDog said:

   There’a a cure for that. It’s called a forearm to the nose. Tie him up and throw him in his seat.

5. #5
   On January 11th, 2010 at 4:50 pm, walterc said:

   RedDog said:

   There’a a cure for that. It’s called a forearm to the nose. Tie him up and throw him in his seatout of the plane.

   Fixed it for ya.

6. #6
   On January 11th, 2010 at 4:56 pm, Lindsay said:

   When I read the article a few days ago, I remembered this incident involving the lavatories.

   Here is the link

   Here is a quote about what some are up to in the lavatories:

   The marshal found the mirror had been removed and the man was attempting to break through the wall. The cockpit was on the other side.

7. #7
   On January 11th, 2010 at 5:04 pm, Rorschach said:

   Lets not forget this dry run from the week before thanksgiving, on another Air Tran Flight.

8. #8
   On January 11th, 2010 at 5:08 pm, d1carter said:

   Why were the military jets “escorting” this flight to Colorado? They were scrambled out of Tindall AFB. Something about this one really bothers me.

9. #9
   On January 11th, 2010 at 5:08 pm, coffee said:

   It makes it REALLY hard to believe anything is being done about safety when the lies are so blatant. When they assume the average Joe is this stupid, it is frightening. Even if not everyone gets it, enough will and alert those that don’t.

10. #10
    On January 11th, 2010 at 5:15 pm, spaceycakes said:

    what other signs are they not telling us about? Did have any checked bags?
    What was his destination?

11. #11
    On January 11th, 2010 at 5:28 pm, Hangfire said:

    “No need to panic, it was just an iceberg.”-B. Ismay, April 1912

12. #12
    On January 11th, 2010 at 5:32 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    On January 11th, 2010 at 5:08 pm, d1carter said:

    Why were the military jets “escorting” this flight to Colorado? They were scrambled out of Tindall AFB. Something about this one really bothers me.

    Denver is a mile high…some devices are altitude sensative aren’t they? Not sure why they didn’t have any of the guard in Denver fly or Colorado Springs…hmmm

13. #13
    On January 11th, 2010 at 5:47 pm, 24Klady said:

    This is not a surprise to anyone that follows these obscure little stories and tries to put 2&2 together, but somehow never gets there. Kudos to MM for tying those loose little dots together. If she can do it, why can’t the agencies whose job it is to do just that. I’m sick and tired of seeing these nutballs turned loose after every incident and the most lame explanations given.

    Can’t remember who coined the phrase here but “I’ve officially placed myself on the no fly list” – unless the tail of that aircraft has a Star of David on it (my words)!

14. #14
    On January 11th, 2010 at 5:50 pm, Lindsay said:

    Laughed out loud, Hangfire:

    On January 11th, 2010 at 5:28 pm, Hangfire said:
    “No need to panic, it was just an iceberg.”-B. Ismay, April 1912

15. #15
    On January 11th, 2010 at 6:39 pm, deadlywit said:

    Another case of The Religion That Dare Not Speak Its Name.

16. #16
    On January 11th, 2010 at 6:48 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Does this kind of stuff happen more frequently on Air Tran? I don’t think this is the first time Air Tran has come up in these little suspicious episodes…

    Thank goodness I am not flying anytime soon.

17. #17
    On January 11th, 2010 at 7:29 pm, California Red said:

    Wait, are we not allowed to take off our shoes.

18. #18
    On January 11th, 2010 at 7:31 pm, Buy Danish said:

    We have every right to be suspicious.

    Let’s not forget about this alleged“dry run” which occurred just before the whitey-tighty bomber’s Christmas Day attempt to get himself some virgins.

19. #19
    On January 11th, 2010 at 7:46 pm, desertdweller said:

    Virginia?

    Please don’t tell me he attended the same mosque…

20. #20
    On January 11th, 2010 at 8:33 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Profile ticket buyers, profile people who tell us not to profile and don’t let their lawyers fly at all. This old boy is a little older than we have been use to watching but Pakistan? They are testing, probing. As our government is weak on the issue they will find a weak spot. A muzzie must not fly?

    Bush/Cheney did it.

21. #21
    On January 11th, 2010 at 8:33 pm, laugrat said:

    I’ve read Virginia is a hotbed of Muslim extremists – – schools funded by the Saudis….. one wonders what schools the Ft. Hood bomber attended while ‘growing up’ in Northern Virginia.

22. #22
    On January 11th, 2010 at 8:43 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Glen Allen, VA is about 90 miles away from the infamous mosque in Falls Church. I doubt this guy came all the way up here regularly. But it is conceivable that he had contact with the lunatics that run the mosque.

23. #23
    On January 11th, 2010 at 8:58 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    I’d like to give Joe Pesci five minutes with Muhammed’s head in a vice, he’ll frickin talk!

24. #24
    On January 11th, 2010 at 9:20 pm, Truesoldier said:

    On January 11th, 2010 at 7:29 pm, California Red said:
    Wait, are we not allowed to take off our shoes.

    Don’t forget, in the Middle East being hit by the sole of a shoe is considered a huge insult and can be construed as a threatening gesture. Notice that he took them off in the middle of the altercation.

25. #25
    On January 11th, 2010 at 10:53 pm, Leatherneck said:

    This is the type of behavior CFR types at State want to happen with the diversity visas.

    Yea, I’m way off base on this subject.

    BZO your weapons.

26. #26
    On January 11th, 2010 at 10:59 pm, txmom3 said:

    this is alarming I hope this is investigated further please keep on them!

27. #27
    On January 11th, 2010 at 11:23 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On January 11th, 2010 at 6:48 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Does this kind of stuff happen more frequently on Air Tran? I don’t think this is the first time Air Tran has come up in these little suspicious episodes…

    Thank goodness I am not flying anytime soon.

    I’m flying this week.

    …on Air Tran.

    …connecting through Atlanta.

    No. I am not at all confident in air transportation security.

28. #28
    On January 12th, 2010 at 2:32 am, BobonStatenIsland said:

    The only way that Soldier of Alah had any booze in him is if he thought that seeing as he was just about to go off to paradise and meet all those virgins anyway, may as well finally try the stuff.
    Having worked in restaurants for years with many of his in the Religion of Peace, I only met one who ever touched alcohol and he was young and raised here in the U.S.A.

29. #29
    On January 12th, 2010 at 8:38 am, jangar said:

    What was Muhammad Abu Tahir up to on AirTran Airways Flight 39?

    Well…

    If the guy’s name is Muhammad, chances are he’s a muslim

    +

    The marshal found the mirror had been removed and the man was attempting to break through the wall. The cockpit was on the other side.

    =
    

    Lets not forget this dry run from the week before thanksgiving, on another Air Tran Flight.

    Just connecting the dots that Yanet Yapolitano won’t connect, sir.

30. #30
    On January 12th, 2010 at 9:09 am, heroyalwhyness said:

    An article at FaithFreedom.org posts the following additional details:

    Muhammad Abu Tahir, 47, of Glen Allen, Virginia, put crew and passengers into a fright spin Tuesday while aboard AirTran Airways headed for San Francisco.

    It is becoming increasingly unpleasant to fly anywhere because of the Muslim teaching that all infidels must die. This baseline of Islam has become well enough known, prompting the free world to conclude it has no idea when or where the next strike will be.

    Therefore, when this Muslim threatened everyone on the aircraft, no one had a clue as to how the disruption would end, especially considering the pants bomber Christmas scare.

    Muhammad ordered drinks, became drunk, then locked himself in a bathroom, putting his shoes and socks outside the bathroom door.
    “He became abusive when flight attendants refused to serve him a sixth drink, federal prosecutors said in a criminal complaint” per Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.

    Muhammad yelled in defiance of the crew, then “marched into the lavatory.” With that, he shouted accusations against crewmembers, claiming they were not respecting him.
    Muhammad manhandled a senior flight attendant. A passenger intervened, releasing the attendant.

    Muhammad caused so much ruckus that flight attendants had to jam beverage carts in the aisle to prohibit the Muslim from getting to the cockpit. Attendants “armed themselves with a fire extinguisher” just in case they had to quell Muhammad’s further intrusions.

    “Two F-16s were launched by the North American Aerospace Defense Command Region to intercept and escort the plane to Colorado Springs, where police pulled Tahir from the lavatory.

    “’He did not obey commands given to him by the flight crew. He was assaultive,’ said Jeff Dorschner, the spokesman for the U.S. attorney in Denver.”

31. #31
    On January 12th, 2010 at 9:46 am, jangar said:

    On January 12th, 2010 at 9:09 am, heroyalwhyness said:

    A case for armed Federal air marshalls to be on ALL flights originating from, or destined for the USA, including all domestic flights.

32. #32
    On January 12th, 2010 at 9:54 am, TooMuchTime said:

    We have to ask?

33. #33
    On January 12th, 2010 at 10:12 am, Tazed and Confused said:

    Rest assured that had he boarded, disguised as an 85-year old woman in a wheelchair, TSA would have been all over him before he got to the boarding gate.

34. #34
    On January 12th, 2010 at 10:39 am, Lindsay said:

    heroyalwhyness #30:

    I am amazed that the passengers did not take care of this Muhammmed pretty quickly.

    Most flights now have plastic handcuffs on board.I have flown regularly since 2000. I flew 9/10 and then as soon as planes could return to the air.

    There have been a few suspicious issues on a few flights, and everyone around me were watching and waiting to do what the heroic crew of Flight 93 taught us. You could see it in other passengers eyes…we won’t be hihacked again in this country.

    I also flew on a flight (a year ago) with a woman who had a psychotic break with reality. I am in the medical field and assisted the flight crew in the back galley. The flight only continued to its destination, and was not diverted, due to her not being considered dangerous to passengers or crew. Nuts, yes, but not dangerous “crashing the plane” nuts from what we could tell. Plastic handcuffs were not used, but they were on the plane (a 767).

    Once Muhammed “manhandled a senior flight attendant” it would have been over on the flights I take, if not before.

    I wasn’t there,but it seems to be a long flight appeasing this jerk: 5 drinks after he “threatened everyone on the aircraft” seems a bit much for me.

35. #35
    On January 12th, 2010 at 11:00 am, Jimmie said:

    Profile or Die

36. #36
    On January 12th, 2010 at 11:08 am, iowavette said:

    I spent considerable time in Tysons Crossing, Virginia attending to software development to manage a major industry accounting change occurring in the early ’90s. We stayed at a Ritz near the contractor with the successful RFP in order to meet for functional design meetings.
    Visiting the incredibly posh mall nearby was quite an experience. I was the only woman not wearing either a sari or head-to-toe burkha. There were no American nationals anywhere, except manning the shops. I felt more at home in Kusadasi, Turkey than at this place in Virginia. The Founding Father’s worst fears realized.

    And the contractor is a whole other story. The entire situation was a frightening awakening for someone who thought of themself as well informed. Subsequently, it seemed necessary to push back at the seniors insisting on outsourcing mainframe maintenance to countries that were friendly on the surface but peopled with entire ethnic subsets who despise and fear the U. S. While the dollars always outweigh perceived paranoia, one fears the other shoe will drop at some point.

37. #37
    On January 12th, 2010 at 11:27 am, iowavette said:

    P. S. People are people and while flight attendants put up with a lot of guff, they are every bit as craven and left leaning as CNN. I’ve been asked to give up my seat in an EXIT ROW row to non-English speaking foreign nationals so they could be near their daughter. The exit row directly in front of us was inhabited by Mexicans coming up to work at the meat packing plants. The flight attendant didn’t say a word to them. After professing a preference to remain next to my husband, the FA inferred words to the effect that I could be a bigot if not a liar since our sirnames differed. The husband remained silent, embarrassed by the outrage my words telegraphed. Many Americans are uncomfortable with conflict and controversy but it’s time to start speaking up. I promise you, American borns are going to provoke more problems for themselves than the flight personnel are willing to dish to a foreigner. It’s a heck of a ditch we’ve dug for ourselves.

38. #38
    On January 12th, 2010 at 11:42 am, iowavette said:

    Jimmie – absolutely. Lindsay, I just don’t know. On the flight mentioned above, it was clear from the looks that most of the passengers wished I’d just shut up and give up my seat. We’re losing ground on the small stuff. Also, on a 2006 flight returning from Paris to New York, a number of young and very unwashed arabics converged on the seats in front of us where my stepdaughter was sleeping. She is left of Chairman Mao so my sympathy is limited although she did mention their personal aromas woke her up. My husband always sleeps like the dead on airplanes, so I looked around to see what was up. I made meaningful eye contact with only one other passenger who quickly looked away. The FAs were nowhere to be seen. As the hubbub grew around us, about six young men speaking loudly in an arabic dialect, I hit the service button and asked the FA to disperse the men. She was French or Belgian so the look I received was expected. She required an explanation which I provided: The men were disruptive and unwashed. They dispersed on their own. My stepdaughter thought it was an overreaction. I couldn’t care less.

39. #39
    On January 12th, 2010 at 12:34 pm, cheapseat said:

    a tip for the flying public, ” any olive skinned man under 40 with a scraggly assed beard should be very carefully watched, and if he makes any strange moves, jump him and beat the snot out of him.” our gubmint doesn’t have the gones to profile and protect us on planes, so let’s roll. the last two attempted plane bombers were stopped by passengers. i strongly suggest you keep vigilant and error on the side of caution.

40. #40
    On January 12th, 2010 at 1:30 pm, Lindsay said:

    iowavette,you go, girl. I’d be with you on all counts. Profiling is what will keep us safe.

    I had a flight, a few years ago, from Salt Lake City to St. Louis to Orlando. My husband and I were sitting next to two Middle Eastern looking men (they were in the window and middle seat across from us, no one was next to them, which was odd that, after doors were closed, that one did not move to sit on the aisle). I discretely watched them like a hawk, profiling my butt off, as this is what they did before take off and during the flight:
    1) They both were “praying” and rocking over a tiny prayer book, written (from what we could tell) in French. They swapped this book back and forth.
    2) They would ignore and not make eye contact, nor speak with anyone, including the flight attendants
    3) Sweating profusely with beads of sweat on foreheads prior to take-off

    So, call me racist, but the sweating and nervousness concerned me. I guess it is possible they were afraid of flying. They pretended to sleep until they got off in St. Louis. I looked around during the flight and others were sort of watching those two as well. I had my travel purse ready to deflect blows and knock a few heads if it came to it. In all flights since 9/11 this was the only one that caused me concern.

    As the Israel airlines say, they don’t look for weapons, they look for terrorists.

41. #41
    On January 12th, 2010 at 2:02 pm, blues said:

    Drunk Muslem hmmm they forgot to mention the ham sandwich he was eating,or the puppy he was holding.

42. #42
    On January 12th, 2010 at 5:42 pm, Rorschach said:

    The solution to this issue should be obvious on it’s face. instead of barring all weapons on the plane, allow people with CHL licenses to board the plane armed. That way if things get out of hand, there will probably be a half dozen armed citizens shoving the barrels of their guns up the miscreant’s nostrils.

43. #43
    On January 12th, 2010 at 6:43 pm, 24Klady said:

    Rorschach #42
    How about the gubmint completely get out of the protection racket we now call airport security. Period~ If passengers have to rely on themselves to protect the aircraft and it’s load of human beings, save us all a bunch of anxiety, dollars, and wasted time. Like your idea.

44. #44
    On January 13th, 2010 at 6:24 am, ssnark said:

    On January 12th, 2010 at 5:42 pm, Rorschach said:

    The solution to this issue should be obvious on it’s face. instead of barring all weapons on the plane, allow people with CHL licenses to board the plane armed.

    Not a great idea. You do realize that the fuselage of the plane is a millimeter of aluminum skin stretched over a frame of aluminum with primarily the stressed ‘skin’ holding it together. The inner cabin is made from plastics and running the length of the aircraft are hydraulic lines or electrical conduits, in some areas fuel lines and actuators (hydraulic or electric) and a host of other things that don’t take kindly to bullets. A puncture of the skin in the right place could lead to explosive decompression of the aircraft, losing an entire section of the aircraft skin (compromising the airframe), taking out a flight control system or worse (e.g., O2 system fire, fuel fire) which at best would make the aircraft difficult to fly and at worst result in the downing of the aircraft.

    If need be, edged weapons perhaps, but if a larger population of passengers can’t overwhelm a few hijacker/attempted bombers. We’re in more trouble than most folks think. What we really need to worry about isn’t dealing with an unruly Haji or two or with a failed bomber. It’s the guy who will succeed and its only a matter of time before one does given the level of ignorance and operational stupidity of the current(dare I call it)’system’.

45. #45
    On January 13th, 2010 at 11:30 am, Teddy Kennedy said:

    Errah
    

    On January 12th, 2010 at 11:08 am, iowavette said:
    I spent considerable time in Tysons Crossing, Virginia . . . .

    I forget the actual number now but its probably close to 50% foreign/immigrant in the suburbs of the nations capitol. Some legal because of embassy’s, lots of H1B visa holders, but lots and lots of illegals. Montgomery, Prince Georges and Fairfax Counties are essentially sanctuary cities/counties so the demographics have changed dramatically in the past 30 years. A lot of legal folks come here and are quite wealthy. Seems most were government officials in their homelands and made a killing off american foreign aid that never went to the peoples in their countries.