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2009-12-26 Home Front: WoT

More about the Al Qaeda airplane exploder

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Posted by 2009-12-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11123 views ] Top

#1 I notice that the racist media refuse to run a picture of his face, because "all black people look alike, anyway." Also, they refuse to label it a "terrorist" attack, because he was obviously mentally ill. And they would never dream of identifying him as a "Muslim", because Islam is the religion of peace(tm), and *real* Muslims don't do that sort of thing.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-12-26 08:02|| 2009-12-26 08:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Update:
Mutallab has been in the U.S. before, having received a visa in June 2008. His listed residence was in Houston, Texas. Authorities had placed him on a preliminary watch list, meaning they wanted to gather more information about him, but law enforcement subsequently lost track of him.

Mutallab also had "significant UK links" and was "most probably radicalized" there, a British counter-terrorism official told CBS News.

One law enforcement official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said Mutallab's name had surfaced earlier on at least one U.S. ntelligence database, but he was not on a watch list or a no-fly list.

Posted by tipper 2009-12-26 08:48|| 2009-12-26 08:48|| Front Page Top

#3 According to the BBC, he was living in an exclusive part of London, in a home worth several million pounds.

Not your typical student digs....

Posted by john frum 2009-12-26 09:43|| 2009-12-26 09:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Meet the hero

Posted by tipper 2009-12-26 09:48|| 2009-12-26 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 If this is the best al-Qaeda and the TSA can do, both could be disbanded immediately with no effect on human progress.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-12-26 10:06|| 2009-12-26 10:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Jasper Schuringa

Posted by tipper 2009-12-26 10:13|| 2009-12-26 10:13|| Front Page Top

#7 Not your typical student digs....

Those mansions are reserved for The Pious on the dole.

Posted by ed 2009-12-26 10:24|| 2009-12-26 10:24|| Front Page Top

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2009-12-26 10:45|| 2009-12-26 10:45|| Front Page Top

#9 ABC News:

The suspect told authorities that he had explosive powder taped to his leg and used a syringe of chemicals to mix with the powder that was to cause explosion.

Coming soon:
"Please remove your pants"

ION: It's reported that Amsterdam does not permit US Air Marshals to board in that country for US-bound flights. So why the heck haven't we banned incoming flights from Amsterdam prior???

Posted by logi_cal 2009-12-26 12:03|| 2009-12-26 12:03|| Front Page Top

#10 Jasper Schuringa, a video director and producer from Amsterdam

Expect to be sued, if not murdered outright, once you're back in Amsterdam.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-12-26 13:52|| 2009-12-26 13:52|| Front Page Top

#11 OK Obumble, time to get in the game. Put down the grass skirt, hop back to DC and sign an executive order banning flights from nations that not permit US Air Marshals to board US-bound flights.

Posted by regular joe 2009-12-26 14:18|| 2009-12-26 14:18|| Front Page Top

#12 If this young fellow runs into any trouble back in Holland he can always contact the local US Embassy LEGAT. They're always on top of things.

OFFICES / DEPARTMENTS
Office of the Legal Attaché
The mission of the FBIs Legal Attaché Program is to establish and maintain liaison with principal law enforcement and intelligence/security services in designated foreign countries. This liaison enables the FBI to effectively and expeditiously meet its international responsibilities in organized crime, international terrorism, foreign counterintelligence, and general criminal matters. The Legal Attachés Office supports the operational needs in Lagos, Nigeria with regional coverage of Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principle and Togo. The liaison activities performed by the Legal Attachés are essential to the successful fulfillment of the international responsibilities of the FBI and United States interests. Liaising is carried out in accordance with executive order, statue, Attorney General Guidelines, and FBI policies.

US Consulate General
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Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
Telephone: (234)-1-261-0050, 261-0078
Fax: (234)-1-261-9856

Contact: Legal Attaché: 011-234-1-261-0050 ext 319

Posted by Besoeker 2009-12-26 14:24|| 2009-12-26 14:24|| Front Page Top

#13 A White House official said the incident was an attempted act of terrorism.

Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong!

It was an act of terrorism, not an attempt. Ask anyone on the plane if it was an "attempt". It didn't kill anyone, so good for that, but this is just another denial and downplay of reality we're all too familiar with.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2009-12-26 15:23|| 2009-12-26 15:23|| Front Page Top

#14 #6 Jasper Schuringa
Posted by: tipper 2009-12-26 10:13

From the link:
"Then he has his secondary school in Curaçao and then killed in the Netherlands to study and ultimately selected the film academy in Miami, where also his passion. "

We need more guys like this on our aircraft. Unfortunately, Jasper was unable to demonstrate his Netherlands SAT qualification experience....

Posted by Uncle Phester 2009-12-26 15:34|| 2009-12-26 15:34|| Front Page Top

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