"I’m a joker, I’m a smoker, I’m a midnight toker…" It was all just a joke, you see. Apparently Mohammed Al-Madadi missed all the signs at airport security checkpoints warning against joking, as it could be misunderstood. It was all just a joke. Nothing to see here. “Qatari Diplomat Released after Bomb Scare: Passenger Identified […]
Obama ends three-month-old program requiring extra screening of air passengers from 13 Muslim countries
The fourteen countries were Afghanistan, Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen — and Cuba. In January I wrote this about this program: “Watch for the howls from groups that pretend to be interested in American security but are in reality only interested in furthering the Islamic jihad.” […]
Christmas underwear bomber jihadist was denied visa, but denial was overruled
Remember: it’s a Religion of Peaceâ„¢. To have denied this jihadist a visa would have been “Islamophobic.” “Visa denial was reversed for terrorism suspect in 2004,” by John Solomon in the Washington Post, March 25 (thanks to all who sent this in): A U.S. consular official originally denied terrorism suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab a visa […]
Jihadists hiding bombs in breast implants
As I predicted, they would find some way to circumvent the full-body scanners. “Al-Qaida hiding bombs in breast implants, says MI5,” from the Times of India, March 24 (thanks to all who sent this in): LONDON: Al-Qaida is laying deadly “booby traps” by equipping its female suicide bombers with explosive breast implants that are impossible […]
British Airways worker and aspiring suicide bomber sought to join cabin crew
More on this story. “Terrorist British Airways worker planned to take advantage of strike,” by Duncan Gardham for the Telegraph, March 12 (thanks to Sr. Soph): A British Airways worker who allegedly wanted to be a suicide bomber has been accused of offering to take advantage of the airline’s approaching strike to join the cabin […]
U.K.: British Airways employee charged with “preparation of terrorist acts and fundraising for the purpose of terrorism”
An IT developer — another case of someone being educated and gainfully employed, but who still managed to “misunderstand” Islam. An update on this story. “British Airways employee faces terrorism charges,” from CNN, March 11: London, England (CNN) — A British Airways employee appeared in court Thursday on charges related to terrorism. The Metropolitan Police […]
Pakistani pols who refused airport body scans hailed as heroes in Pakistan
And who was there to hail them as heroes but my old pal, the artless dissembler Hamid Mir! An update on this story, and yet another Tiny Minority of Extremists Update: “Upset by U.S. Security, Pakistanis Return as Heroes,” by Jane Perlez for the New York Times, March 9 (thanks to David): ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — […]
Pakistani lawmakers refuse body scan, cut short US visit
Another incident in an ongoing effort to obtain an exemption for Muslims from the body scans that Muslims made necessary. “Pakistani lawmakers refuse body scan, cut short US visit,” from DPA, March 7 (thanks to Slothy): Islamabad, March 7 (DPA) A delegation of Pakistani lawmakers refused to subject themselves to a controversial full-body X-ray scan […]
U.K.: Four arrested, including two British Airways employees, in “terror plot” raids
The next question for British Airways should be: “Is political correctness in security screening practices putting the flying public at risk?” “Four men including two British Airways employees arrested in ‘terror plot’ raids,” from the Daily Mail, March 3: Three men were arrested in dawn raids this morning, taking to four the number being held […]
UK: Muslim woman barred from flight after refusing body scan
This is good. The body scans are odious, and they should be scrapped, as they ultimately will prove ineffective to stop the ever-innovative jihad terrorists. Jihadis are blazing new trails in the illustrious history of Islamic inventions by always devising new ways to elude airport security procedures and murder flying Infidels. But as long as […]