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| 2002-07-06 |
| "It's a cliché, but it's true. He kept pretty much to himself," said Noah Thurman, who lives across the street from Hesham Mohamed Hadayet's apartment. That's because he hated his neighbors and everyone like them. He hated their dogs, too... Hadayet's name has not been on any law enforcement "watch lists" for terrorist activity in the United States or abroad, and investigators have found no evidence to suggest he was part of an organized conspiracy. No Hamas membership card, no Muslim Brotherhood 10-year's membership plaque on the wall of his den. Just a deep and abiding hatred of Jews, Americans, Candadians, Finns, Hindus, Burmese, Samoans... "So far we have no indication of any type of prejudice against any particular organization or nationality," Richard Garcia, the FBI official leading the investigation, said. But a former employee of Hadayet's, Abdul Zahev, told reporters today that his boss often expressed hatred for Israel and felt the United States was biased against Arabs. "He kept all his anger inside," said Zahev, who said he worked as a driver for Hadayet for a few weeks. "He couldn't hold it anymore." I don't feel comforted that the FBI couldn't notice the hatred — or perhaps equate hatred with bigotry — when the WaPo reporter could dig it out just by asking somebody, probably by phone... On Thursday, some witnesses suggested that Hadayet opened fire after a dispute with an airline employee or someone in the ticket line. But today authorities said it appears he began shooting without provocation. "There was nothing exchanged as far as we know," Garcia said. If he was armed and dangerous when he showed up, he probably didn't shoot the place up because somebody made fun of his turban. He went there to kill people, and he killed them because he hated them in the abstract. If you're stuck lugging the 750 pound gorilla of political correctitude around on your back, you might have a difficult time recognizing real, genuine, dyed in the wool bigotry when it's staring you in the face with rheumy red eyes; that's probably because it's not subtle enough. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #5 I doubt he was a sleeper. I think he was an arrogant Arab who beat his wife, blindly hated Jews, and thought other infidels were good enough to bring him money but not good enough to talk to. 'Neighbors at the Woodbridge Pines Apartments described Hadayet as a devoutly religious man who had somewhat chilly relations with his non-Muslim neighbors. They said his wife and sons were much friendlier. "I tried to say hi to him when he first moved in and he completely ignored me," said Pamela Paulson, 51, who lives two apartments away. "He was stone cold. If he looked at you, he looked right through you."' |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-07-06 15:33:37 |
| #4 Fred: Check out the LAT article. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-laxmain6jul06.story. Like I've said before a "An isolated terrorist is a dangerous terrorist." He sure wasn't going to LAX for a picnic with all that hardware. If this clown really has/had ties does the word "sleeper" ring a bell? |
| Posted by: Mary Lu 2002-07-06 14:53:46 |
| #3 Talk about pictures being worth a thousand words... Better get some Swedes and Chinese and Samoans in there or you're gonna get sued. And welcome to my links. |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-07-06 11:53:08 |
| #2 I agree 100%. In fact, I got so annoyed at all this, I posted some instructional photos at http://www.fecesflingingmonkey.com/0702/0702.htm#a070502 Sometimes, you just gotta point out the obvious... |
| Posted by: Mike Jackmin 2002-07-06 11:41:04 |
| #1 Fred: I'm not the only one who's wondering. The LAExaminer's "WAS HADAYET A SLEEPER BASED AT LAX?" Also it appears El AL was concerned about Hadyet when he was working for Mercury Air Cargo at LAX a few years ago. While he may not have been a sleeper, it appears he's had connections with a few of the major bad guys. Mary Lu |
| Posted by: Mary Lu 2002-07-08 11:37:44 |