Part of the money is earmarked to fight “extremism” — although how this will be spent will be interesting, given that the British authorities have no clue about what exactly constitutes “extremism,” and are failing miserably at countering it in Britain itself. “Britain to send £50m to Palestine,” by Donald Macintyre in The Independent, December […]
Archives for 2009
Spencer: Flight 253 and Counterterror’s Epic Fail
In Front Page for the 28th, a survey of the massive failure demonstrated by Flight 253: An attempted jihad attack on Christmas Day has revealed that Americans are much more vulnerable to such attacks than most have believed – while government officials whistle in the dark. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old son of a wealthy […]
Who was the sharply dressed man?
And where is he now? “Flight 253 passenger: Sharp-dressed man aided terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab onto plane without passport (MLive.com exclusive),” by Sheena Harrison for MLive.com, December 26 (thanks to Puneet): A Michigan man who was aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 says he witnessed Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab trying to board the plane […]
Misunderstander of Islam with butcher knife: “He was Muslim, and wanted to start a jihad, or holy war, in Memphis”
Now he is free on $100 bond. Clearly this far-seeing and right-thinking judge understands that Islam is a Religion of Peaceâ„¢, and that therefore this man only intended to butcher his sinful inclinations, as part of his inner spiritual struggle to conform his life to the will of Allah. And now that he is out, […]
25 British-born Muslims in Yemen training to bomb Western airliners
Abdulmutallab could be just the beginning, if this report is accurate. “25 Brits in jet bomb plots,” by Anthony France and Alex West for The Sun, December 27 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): COPS fear that 25 British-born Muslims are plotting to bomb Western airliners. The fanatics, in five groups, are now training at secret terror […]
Flight 253 jihadist linked to Fort Hood jihadist’s imam
Small jihadi world. “Abdulmutallab, A Banker’s Son Turned Muslim Radical: Accused Northwest Bomber’s Emails Tell of Desire to Go to Yemen,” by Richard Esposito and Brian Ross for ABC News, December 27 (thanks to James): Northwest Airlines bombing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old son of a wealthy Nigerian banker, became so politically extreme his […]
Obama “likely” to speak publicly about Flight 253 jihad incident “in the next few days”
Busy man Priorities, priorities. “Obama ‘Likely’ to Speak About Flight 253,” by Yunji de Nies for ABC News, December 27 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): White House sources tell ABC News the President will “likely” speak publicly about the alleged attempted terrorist attack on Flight 253 in the next few days. The President is on vacation […]
In wake of Flight 253 jihad attempt, yet another Muslim group condemns attacks on “innocents” without defining the term
Some jihadists consider no non-Muslim to be innocent. Thus when a Muslim spokesman says that Islam condemns the killing of innocent people, he hasn’t necessarily said anything that would render un-Islamic a jihad attack like the one attempted on Flight 253. But Free Press reporter Niraj Warikoo, who has been covering Muslim activities in the […]
DHS chief loses all touch with reality, says Flight 253 jihad episode shows that the security system worked
Nothing worked. All the stupid and humiliating airport security procedures, all the little baggies for toothpaste and shampoo, all the padding through the security scanner in stocking feet, didn’t work. All the concerted efforts by the State Department and DHS to ignore the jihad doctrine and reach out to people they deemed to be “moderate […]
Flight 253 jihadist defended Taliban, “showed signs of inflexibility”
Is the Pope Catholic? Not necessarily. Abdulmutallab came to be known as “the Pope” because he was obviously and sincerely pious. And that same piety — beliefs that flowed from the same wellsprings — led him to attempt mass murder on Christmas Day. But even now the mainstream media and government spokesmen will not tell […]