Now wait a minute. What happened to all those signs in airports everywhere, warning people not to joke about security issues, and that such jokes will be taken seriously? If the plane was already in flight at the time Abdulmutallab said this, the flight attendant should at least have made sure that he was closely […]
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Dearborn Muslims plan to protest Flight 253 jihadist to show Islam is peaceful
For years I have pointed out that there have been no protests in the Islamic world against those who have supposedly hijacked their religion, except when the jihadis kill other Muslims. There have been protests against cartoons of Muhammad, and statements of the Pope, but not against the jihadists. So this one bears watching. It […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 is latest embarrassment for student visa system in U.K.
“We now issue 370,000 student visas a year – almost the entire population of Bristol or Manchester – yet hardly any of the applicants ever see hide nor hair of an Immigration Officer.” An update on this story. “Terror plot raises questions over student visas,” by Martin Evans for the Telegraph, December 27: The latest […]
Flight 253 jihadist’s device part of “body bomb” trend from Arabian Peninsula
“Body bomb,” of course, is putting it politely, as al-Qaeda increasingly resorts to underwear and suppository bombs to evade security. Similarly, the criminal complaint against Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab provides the following information: … In general, those individuals who were on the flight and who were able to see Abdulmutallab report that prior to the incident, […]
Report: Flight 253 bomb built by Al-Qaeda in Yemen; aircraft saved by failed detonator
Authorities have also uncovered a connection with the Fort Hood jihadist’s imam, Anwar al-Awlaki. “Officials: Only A Failed Detonator Saved Northwest Flight,” by Brian Ross and Richard Esposito for ABC News, December 26: Officials now say tragedy was only averted on Northwest flight 253 because a makeshift detonator failed to work properly. Bomb experts say […]