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Posted by Mark at December 28, 2009 4:12 PM"Ah. There we go. Even brave anonymous blog commenters dare not name Islam -- for it is Islam! Islam I say! Islam!!!! Iiiiiiislaaaaaaam!!!!!! --- as the "common denominator" of international terrorism. For that is what it is. Islam. The common denominator. Of terrorism. Except when it's Tamil terrorism. Or Tim McVeigh's peculiar brand of Christianity. But yeah, these days international terrorists are generally Muslims who talk a lot about Islam while doing terroristic things."
One of the best things Wells has ever written.
At Cosh's BBC link, Umar Farouk Abdulmutalleb's former teacher describes him as "every teacher's dream."
"Mr Rimmer said that if his former student had carried out the attempted bombing, it would be 'such a terrible waste' and his parents would be devastated."
Yes, that would have been terrible for Abdulmutalleb and his family.
Posted by: EBD at December 28, 2009 4:44 PMTimothy Mcveigh again? Can someone please pick a better 'christian terrorist' than a self described atheist! I also think we need to redefine terrorism along the lines of objective of the terrorist rather than the race or religion of the terrorist.
bin Laden was an Islamic terrorist because he sought to advance Islam through terror. McVeigh was a libertarian terrorist because he sought to diminish Government through terrorism. A Tamil terrorist is a Tamil terrorist because he seeks the establishment of a Tamil homeland through terrorism. The IRA were Irish terrorists because they sought an Ireland free from England's rule through terrorism.
Posted by: Joe at December 28, 2009 5:25 PMStop Muslim immigration to Canada.
Posted by: Kathy Shaidle at December 28, 2009 5:29 PMGood luck with that Kathy.
Posted by: atric at December 28, 2009 6:04 PMSilly Muslims. The absolute worst thing they could do is to successfully attack the US during Obamas presidency. At this point in his presidency he would almost have to go nuclear to salvage what little respect he has left. Far better for the Muslims to wait a few years for a Republican president and then resume their jihad.
Posted by: rebarbarian at December 28, 2009 6:13 PMa) I will gladly pay a small premium to fly on non-Muslim flights, ones in which booze, pork, and peanuts are plentiful.
b) In the same manner, we need Muslim-only flights, where Kathy - or the Canadian Air Force, if she's to busy - have a device that can blow the plane out of the sky if it veers even an inch off course or if Kathy gets an itchy trigger finger or wants to celebrate anything.
Posted by: Mississauga Matt at December 28, 2009 6:50 PMrebarbarian:
It's been quite a year for the Obama-Nation(tm) dropping about 21 points in the approval rating in one year. (see Rasmussen daily tracking polls)
The muslim jihadi terror types just need to wait another year and the approval rating will be hovering around 20, which would be the rating he would probably get in the jihadi terror community in any case... if they don't attempt an assassination first!
I wonder if the O'Meister will be beefing up his security detail after the Tareq and Michaele Salahi party crasher incident?
Just a regular bunch of comedians. Whose the next group of party crashers? I hope they keep notes of those they send invitations to at the White House.
Next we are going to hear that AlQeada is on the official invite list!
Amateur hour strikes again, instead of "So you think you can dance?" Shows maybe we should have a "So you think you can govern? Show."
Cheers
Hans-Christian Georg Rupprecht, Commander in Chief
1st Saint Nicolaas Army
Army Group “True North"
Soon the only thing that you will be allowed to carry on to a flight is an empty water bottle and a catheter,which will be sold at the first booth after security.
Posted by: wallyj at December 28, 2009 7:08 PMhttp://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/northwest-airlines-bomb-photos/story?id=9436297
"A singed pair of underwear with a packet of powder sewn into the crotch, seen in government photos obtained exclusively by ABC News, is all that remains of al Qaeda's attempt to down an American passenger plane over Detroit."
Now the stewardesses will be asking:
"Is that a bomb in your pants or are you just happy to see me?"
Cheers
Hans-Christian Georg Rupprecht, Commander in Chief
1st Saint Nicolaas Army
Army Group “True North"
I wrote about this in 2008, based on an article by Alan Kreuger:
http://unambig.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/terrorism-has-no-causal-relationship-to-socioeconomic-factors/
Posted by: Adrian at December 28, 2009 7:55 PMLooks like Umar farouked up :
Posted by: Snagglepuss at December 28, 2009 8:02 PMMiss. Matt:
Yesterday, I posted a wish to create an airline that would explicitly deny Muslims. You've hit on the only way:
BACON Airlines! All food contains pork (sandwiches will be topped with the Baconaisse spread). Your bags are sniffed by a pig. A trained dog periodically wanders up and down the aisles during flight. Free booze, even for kids. All in-flight movies will be ones showing the destruction of Islamic terrororists (sic) such as "Blackhawk Down", "Generation Kill", etc. After the safety instructions, the stewardess recites the Lord's Prayer, or a plea to St. Christopher to bring us safely home. This could work!
Posted by: KevinB at December 28, 2009 8:05 PMDr George Habash an Arab National terrorist your point being GYM? I never heard that he was trying to advance Christianity did you? I have read that his parents were Christian but that doesn't make him a Christian. After all my Conservative does not make my Liberal son Conservative. You might well have had Christian ancestors but I would never presuppose that as a result of lineage you are Christian.
Posted by: Joe at December 28, 2009 8:07 PMKevinB- you might be on to something! Now if we can get porcine Lizzie May to act as chaperone on the newly-formed BaconAir, it should ensure the flight's safety, although the excess fuel consumption would be truly abominable.
Posted by: Snagglepuss at December 28, 2009 8:43 PMLoved Mark Steyn's name for this latest wacko..'the panty-bomber'..and the 'Knickerbomber'
Posted by: Sammy at December 28, 2009 8:45 PMKill them, they're terrorists. Instead of years of watching them travel around to get training and go to conferences with their peers at the mosques etc. Kill them. Waiting for them to bring bombs to us is a stupid strategy. Kill terrorists.
Posted by: Philanthropist at December 28, 2009 9:07 PMYour ideas could work KevinB - I am all for giving them a 'fighting chance"!
Posted by: jema534 at December 28, 2009 9:23 PMThis writer hints that teams of bombers will be the next move terrorists use. To defend against "lets roll" heros.
Worked for 9-11.....why fix it?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/12/28/2009-12-28_its_past_time_for_the_feds_to_stop_the_pr__kayo_terror.html
Posted by: eastern paul at December 28, 2009 10:09 PMAccording to an eyewitness interviewed on Greta (Fox) the bomb sniffing dogs found another bag on the aircraft that the dogs indicated had bomb material in it. A thirty something middle eastern man was taken away in handcuffs.
Posted by: Joe at December 28, 2009 10:19 PMhow will he deal with 72 virgins with his nether parts given the crispy ?
Posted by: cal2 at December 28, 2009 11:42 PMPanty bomber? A new Islamic fad crotchless panties... you will get a bang out of them. Seriously if ElQuedia is takin' responsibility why are not we takin' it to them and their associates? If we are not safe then neither should they be, just sayin'
Posted by: bubba Brown at December 28, 2009 11:45 PM"Amateur hour strikes again, instead of "So you think you can dance?" Shows maybe we should have a "So you think you can govern? Show."
Hans...the Commie broadcaster all ready has it...only they call it Canuckistan's next PM.
Bacon only airlines....their stock would split so many times in the first month,the TSX would implode.
Posted by: Justthikin at December 28, 2009 11:47 PMsimple , pigskin seats.
Posted by: cal2 at December 28, 2009 11:56 PMI thought only farmers had black humour.
Posted by: Ken (Kulak) at December 29, 2009 12:15 AMOn Larry Kudlow (MSNBC) last night and he , rather Frank Gafney, hit one out of the park in his comments about Sharia Muslims and profiling at airports. He also threw a direct challenge to Obama.
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/p18264.xml
Listen to Frank Gafney's bit on Sharia and profiling. For MSNBC to air this , some of the stupid F&%$(*& left-wing politically correct morons in MSM are finally beginning to acknowledge that if it acts like a duck ,quacks like a duck , and you are looking for ducks , perhaps you should profile ducks rather than 80 year old white females !
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