“At least 50 supporters of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) are currently working at Belgium’s Zaventem airport, Belgium’s Nieuwsblad newspaper reported late last month, citing airport security officials.” What could possibly go wrong? “Explaining why people like Laachraoui get hired at places like the EU Parliament, Lode Vanoost, former deputy speaker of the Belgian Parliament, […]
Passenger who heard remarks by Muslim who was removed from plane speaks Arabic, says his comments were threatening
This incident has been widely reported as an incidence of “Islamophobia,” as an ignorant non-Muslim passenger heard Khairuldeen Makhzoomi speaking Arabic and saying “inshallah” and jumped to the conclusion that he must be a terrorist. But in reality, the passenger who heard Makhzoomi speaking to his uncle speaks Arabic, and thus knew everything that he […]
“This is what Islamophobia looks like”: Muslim demands apology after being removed from plane
Whether or not Khairuldeen Makhzoomi was treated unjustly, the effect of his charge of “Islamophobia” will be to intimidate people into thinking that they must not say anything when Muslims are behaving suspiciously on airplanes. The participation of Hamas-linked CAIR, which encourages Muslims not to cooperate with law enforcement, is further reason to be suspicious. […]
Robert Spencer, FP: DHS: Airport Workers Suspected of Terror Ties Have All Been Vetted
In FrontPage I discuss the latest Obama administration willful ignorance: Relax. After reports surfaced last month that dozens of private airline employees may have had terror ties, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson this week set the record straight: “It’s not that they’re suspected terrorists. It’s that they hadn’t been vetted through all available databases. We […]
Relax: DHS says airport workers suspected of terror ties have now all been vetted
Can an administration that doesn’t even acknowledge the existence of the terrorists’ motivating ideology really vet these people, or anyone else? “Airport employees thought to have possible terrorist ties have now been vetted,” by George Colli, Action News Jax, April 6, 2016: Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is setting the record straight on our series […]
Man who screamed “jihad” on flight gets 9-month sentence
“His lawyer said Diaz has problems with mental illness and alcohol.” Is Diaz a convert to Islam? AP doesn’t deign to tell us. He may be a psychically marginal non-Muslim who is echoing the rhetoric of the strong horse. Or he may be a full subscriber to the ideology of the self-proclaimed lovers of death. […]
Video: Muslim terrifies passengers on crowded airliner by repeatedly screaming “Allahu akbar”
As you watch the video, note how loudly he is praying. The idea of praying quietly out of consideration for his fellow passengers never enters his mind: his prayer is a declaration of supremacism and an assertion of power. Also note that the terror of some of the passengers is perfectly understandable given the contexts […]
Brussels jihadis worked in airport where they killed infidels; 50 more Islamic State supporters still work there
“Even today, there are at least 50 supporters of the Islamic state who work at the airport. They have a security badge and have access to the cockpit of a plane.” What could possibly go wrong? “At least FIFTY ISIS supporters are working as baggage handlers, cleaners and catering staff at Brussels airport, claim police,” […]
“The Islamic State has agents all around the very sensitive facilities in the world, like metro stations, like airports”
There is no reason why this couldn’t be true. Muslims are routinely hired to work in all manner of airport jobs, and no one would dream of trying to screen them for jihadist sympathies. That would be “Islamophobic.” But recently in Canada, a Muslim who stabbed soldiers had airport security clearance. It was revealed last […]
Canada: Muslim who stabbed soldiers had airport security clearance
What could possibly have gone wrong? To have questioned Ayanle Hassan Ali about his allegiance to the jihad before hiring him to work for the third party employer who worked at the airport would have been “Islamophobic.” “Stabbing suspect once had restricted airport security clearance,” by Adam Miller, Global News, March 17, 2016 (thanks to […]