LL, I’ve been a dual citizen all my life. I’ve mentioned it here before, but my dad is Nigerian, and my mom African-American. I moved to Nigeria when I was six and lived there through college, after which I came back to the States. So I’ve split my life just about evenly between here and Nigeria. My wife is dual as well: she was born and raised in Nigeria, but was sworn in as a U.S. citizen earlier this year.

His handlers obviously knew otherwise. Not only did they know the explosives were insufficient to do the job, they also knew he would sing like a bird.

This thing has “patsy” written all over it. Some Saudi reports have a guy in “a fine suit” actually lubricating Abdulmutallab’s way through security. Other Saudi reports have United States jets bombing the houses of Houthi leaders. What a suprise, eh?

I don’t find it that unusual. In our own history the most violent of the radicals from the 60/70 were all, ALL college students.

As far as anyone converted to a religion, ESPECIALLY a fundamentilist version of one isn’t going to have to tight a grasp on reality to start with.

Umar Farouk Abdul-Mutallab bought his ticket on the 16th while the missile attack on Yemen was on the 17th.

Demuren revealed that the suspect’s e-ticket was purchased from KLM airport office in Accra on December 16, while the ticket was paid for in cash US $2,831..
http://www.apanews.net/apa.php?page=show_article_eng&id_article=114424

I just wish the media and the terrorism “cottege industry” would calm down and not hype everything. Like you said this is going to be an ongoing problem and we should not treat it like the end of the world ,every time.

Like it said before. This ain’t going to stop – nor is it going to go away, soon.
“Come gather ’round people wherever you roam – and admit that the waters around you have grown.”

BTW that zany Brit reporter is in Amsterdam right now and he says their airport is very modern and has all the cutting edge security stuff.

Everything I’m reading says this Abdul guy was simply a ‘wannabee’ – and thank goodness, not a very intelligent one. It reminds me too much of the Watts riots now. The more we splash this kind of thing across the headlines, the more crazy wannabees are going to jump on the proverbial bandwagon. Unfortunately, there’s plenty of ‘downtrodden’ loners willing to do whatever it takes to get noticed. We can only hope most of them are stupid about it (like bragging to others) – because the truth is, you can’t stop the nutcase.
Someone in here recently spoke of the ‘cancer’ of radical fundamentalism. I think the tea-party group is moving in just as bad a direction. This is going to get worse – and no guardian angel is going to put a stop to it.
Intelligent life – is self-canceling. And that’s why I give super thanks for every sunrise gift I’m given. I’m all too aware how quickly ‘happiness’ can screech to a halt.
Happy NEW Year evelybody.
SmilE if you’re alive, warm, not hungry, and not aching anywhere !

“WHO ARE YOU?”

“I’m one of those big bad Yemeni Al Qaeda bad guys, and we’ve had our eyes on you. We understand you want to contribute to the cause.”

“WOW. YOU MEAN YOU WANT ME TO HELP? WOW, I’VE MADE THE BIG TIME. I’M A BIG BAD EVIL DOER NOW”

“Yes, we see you for the faithful soldier you are. Would you martyr yourself for Allah?”

“ANYTHING, JUST TELL ME WHAT TO DO”

“Well, answer the question, will you die for Allah?

“ANYTHING, JUST TELL ME WHAT TO DO……….”

*Ring, ring…..*

“Yes?”

“*He took the bait*”

“Really, you’re certain the plane won’t go down, and that he believes you were Yemeni Al Qaeda”?

“*Yes, he believes the chemicals will cause a big enough explosion, that he will be martyred and the plane will go down, but don’t worry, the explosion will be ineffective and containable. He may be injured, but he’ll still be able to sing*”

“Well done, I am sure they will commit more resources now. About that next Houthi leadership gathering, are you sure we can convince the americans that they’re Al Qaeda”?

I usually participate at TWN, and after a few days here, am even more appreciative of the intelligence and arguments of those that post there. Its a different experience altogether.

This is similar to the situation at US borders. The Customs and Border Patrol have testified that they only grab thirty percent of the bad guys at the borders, therefore they need interior highway checkpoints to try to grab the other seventy percent. Checkpoint opponents ask why don’t you do a better job at the border, and then citizens needn’t be harassed by these checkpoints.

Terrorism is a crime. All the now-common military strikes only exacerbate it, whereas better intelligence and policing, which terrorism crimes call for, seem to attract less application than does military action. Is it done by design or is it a result of stupidity? is the only question.

“The US is doing exactly what OBL wanted it to do, that is spend itself into penury because of a guy in a cave. Crazy like a fox, that AQ”

Don, you are talking to Secular, the same guy that told me I was racist because I opined that an Al Qaeda guy could not simply waltz into a modern ICBM facility and arm, target, and launch a nuclear missile.

Now, the same blustering asshole wants to tell us that Al Qaeda are too stupid to figure out whether a certain act of terrorism is constructive to their agenda or not.

Off topic and counter productive to this discussion.

Why don’t you start a diary on it, Imhotep?

When you bring up 9/11, even with valid questions, it gives these assholes like Secular ammunition to divert and derail discussion from the topic at hand.

The US has spent nearly a trillion dollars on senseless war since 2001, which is over $3K per capita, all borrowed, and al-Qaeda people are crazy?

The US is doing exactly what OBL wanted it to do, that is spend itself into penury because of a guy in a cave. Crazy like a fox, that AQ.

Yet this yahoo, with known ties to terrorist groups, doesn’t “rise to the level” of being on a no fly list? And even if not, no flags are raised when you punch his name into the system, to subject him to heightened scrutiny before he boards an inbound flight?

Bullshit.