The White House is calling today's Northwest Airlines incident an attempted attack

[dowhite2]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/12/25/airliner.firecrackers/index.html

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-12-25-airliner-disturbance-detroit_N.htm

 

[ACL65PILOT]

Well I guess the VP was correct when he stated that the Prez would be tested in his first year.

 

[SennaP1]

A Nigerian Prince perhaps.

The flight began in Nigeria (a thru-flight, of sorts?)

Never been to Nigeria, is it on the FAA/TSA unsafe "countries" list? Can't imagine that it is. Did he sneak on with his "firecrackers"

..and he was on the "Watch List"

Oh Boy.



Hopefully we don't invade Morocco though.

 

[samballs]

This guy was on the watch list not the no fly list DHS and TSA are a joke

 

[Metro752]

This guy was on the watch list not the no fly list DHS and TSA are a joke

Yep!!

 

[skydash]

Suspect in attempted bombing of Detroit flight had visa to attend "religious ceremony"


This is potentially significant, due to the highly plausible double meaning of the "ceremony" as an act of jihad, as well as for jihadists' common habit of referring to an upcoming attack as a "wedding." At the very least, it would behoove authorities to ask for more details before granting a visa, and restrict the interval for which it is valid.
"Man Attempts to Set Off Explosives on Detroit-Bound Airplane," by Richard Esposito and Scott Mayerowitz for ABC News, December 25:

[...] The suspect was identified as Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, who according to federal documents is an engineering student at University College of London.​

He was flying from Nigeria to the United States for a religious ceremony, according to his entry visa, which was issued June 16, 2008 and was good until June 12, 2010.​

The government had no immediate plans after the incident to raise the threat level, a federal government source said.​

The suspect had been in a law enforcement-intelligence database but was not on the government's no-fly list, according to a law enforcement official. [...]​

The suspect told authorities that he had explosive powder taped to his leg and used a syringe of chemicals to mix with the powder that was to cause explosion. This is of concert because it is a method of mixing that is consistent with terror techniques. [...]

Jihadwatch.org
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[Deli Guy]

Please guys, lets not even get excited that this will get any more attention than a passing rainshower. The reporters will do min reporting on it and then make sure its buried and forgotten in the PC graveyard.

 

[crj567]

Well I guess the VP was correct when he stated that the Prez would be tested in his first year.

He actually said it would happen within his first 6 months.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/biden-to-suppor.html


Anyhow-the prez. will not handle this event well-he is an extreme wussy. All he can figure out how to do is blame Bush for everything under the sun and run around apologizing to any two-bit dictator he can find for all the evil things he thinks the U.S. has done.

This administration will not even call this a terrorist event. They prefer to classify these sorts of things as "man-caused disasters."

-Damn, we sure could use a non-wussy at the helm these days!

 

[crj567]

Please guys, lets not even get excited that this will get any more attention than a passing rainshower. The reporters will do min reporting on it and then make sure its buried and forgotten in the PC graveyard.

What the heck is your point?

A guy sets off a peroxide device onboard a large intl flight-and no one is supposed to get upset about it? I hope you are being sarcastic!

 

[dbrownie]

Just when you thougt no one could be more stupid than
Bush! The empty suit in chief is so far over his
head it is scary. Let's hope his vacation isn't ruined....
Don't worry though he ordered security "increased".
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