And about a dozen planes in the last two weeks. Those pesky right-wing extremists! “Bomb threats ground 5 US flights,” by Sophia Rosenbaum, New York Post, June 2, 2015: Bomb threats grounded multiple flights leaving from various destinations throughout the US on Tuesday morning. Five flights were threatened, with four of them landing safely. A […]
The dreaded Diet Coke of Islamophobia
There is just so much that doesn’t ring true about this latest round of “Flying While Muslim” grievance theater. In the first place, what is this about requesting an unopened can for “hygienic reasons”? The mainstream media, of course, never asks Tahera Ahmad what she means by that. What’s unhygienic about getting a can of […]
U.S. Air Force veteran charged with trying to join the Islamic State
“Pugh converted to Islam in 1998 while living in Texas and became radical in his beliefs, according to ABC News. In 2001, while Pugh was a mechanic for American Airlines, a coworker reported to the FBI that Pugh said he sympathized with Osama bin Laden and was expressing anti-American sentiment, ABC reported. Pugh’s Facebook page […]
Man screaming “jihad, jihad” is wrestled to ground on DC to Denver flight
Was he trying to “strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an 8:60), or did he just think jihad was cool? “Pictured: The dramatic moment passenger who yelled ‘Jihad! Jihad!’ is pinned to the ground by fellow fliers on board Washington to Denver United Airlines flight,” by John Hall, MailOnline, March 17, […]
Miami: Muslima rams police car at airport, falsely claims to have bomb
This report gives her name, Julissa Magdalena Maradiaga-Iscoa, and notes that she is Honduran. It gives no hint whatsoever that she is Muslim except that she “screamed at officers in what was believed to be Arabic.” In photos and video of the incident, however, she is wearing a hijab. This is nothing new — in […]
Islamic State tweet: “We’ve planted explosives on Delta flight 1061”
This could have been a genuine Islamic State threat, or just someone who thought it would be cool to imitate what appears to be the strong horse. In any case, the objective is to “strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah” (Qur’an 8:60). “‘We’ve planted explosives on Delta fight [sic] 1061 . […]
Islamic State shoots down Iraqi helicopter
“…raising fresh concerns about the extremists’ ability to attack aircraft amid ongoing U.S.-led coalition airstrikes.” Indeed. “European airlines including Virgin Atlantic, KLM and Air France, U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines and Dubai-based Emirates changed their commercial flight plans over the summer to avoid Iraqi airspace.” Before too long they’ll be having to change their commercial […]
Video: Jihadis bemoan the “cunning and mighty TSA”
Jihadis stymied! Four-inch scissors! Travel-size toothpaste tubes! A brilliant Key & Peele parody video, highlighting the foolishness and wrongheadedness of TSA regulations (thanks to Benedict).
Jihadists plotted to blow up 5 passenger planes in Christmas “spectacular”
“The threat has been taken so seriously it came close to leading to an outright ban on all hand luggage….Mobile phones and electronic devices could still be banned from plane cabins, with the threat of a 9/11-style coordinated attack on London and other major cities feared imminent.” Airport security is always a step behind the […]
UK: 75-year-old man charged with “racially aggravated harassment” for saying “I’m not Muslim” at airport security check
“A security guard accused him of racism and called the police, saying he was upset by the remark.” Why is a shrinking violet like that working as a security guard? Apparently a well-crafted quip could reduce him to a blubbering pile of goo. But in any case, this ridiculous incident shows how far Britain is […]