Attempted Terrorist Attack

[SavageEagle]

I can't believe no one's posted this.

Please, anyone who's out and about this Christmas, please be vigilant and keep your radar on. Christmas isn't over yet.

White House: Failed Airline Bombing Was Attempted Act of Terrorism - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com

U.S. officials say a Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria said he was acting on behalf of Al Qaeda when he tried to blow up a flight Friday as it landed in Detroit.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., identified the suspect as Abdul Mudallad, a Nigerian. King said the flight began in Nigeria and went through Amsterdam en route to Detroit.
One of the U.S. intelligence officials said the explosive device was a mix of powder and liquid. It failed when the passenger tried to detonate it.
The passenger was being questioned Friday evening.
Both of the officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was continuing.
The motive of the Christmas Day attack was not immediately clear.

 

[Cygnus]

I just saw this when I logged in to my homepage.
Great!!!

I'm flying out of Metro on Monday.......wish me luck!

 

[pudly]

Merry Christmas. -from al-Qaeda.

 

[sporter]

ROP

 

[caddywhompus]

Hopefully, these attempts will remain just that - attempts.

 

[littletommy]

The first version of this story was that some numbnutz lit a pack of fire-crackers on the plane, as of about 8:00 p.m. that was the extent of it, which is bad enough...now this...what a shame. They got some real vigilant security in Nigeria and Amsterdam apparently.

 

[SavageEagle]

Hopefully, these attempts will remain just that - attempts.

I hear that. However, this brings up two serious questions.

One, was he REALLY a lone wolf or was this something bigger?

Two, this just shows that the TSA restrictions are, at the least, and do nothing to stop terrorists.

EDIT: Yes, I know our TSA restrictions aren't implemented in Denmark, but he had a powder and a liquid which he failed to ignite properly. They say if he had done this right, it would have brought down the plane. Both substances are apparently cosmetically similar to household products and he carried amounts that would be allowable to anyone boarding the plane.

 

[spartan933]

Yep, bored of the family and logged on. Another extremist tries to screw up Christmas. Thanks Mohammed.

 

[Ashkelon]

Sad situation. What the heck is point of saying the motive of the Christmas attack attempt is unclear? Seems pretty clear to me!

 

[HandK]

I just don't know what kind of god they worship that supposedly rewards them for killing innocent people!! Oh never mind I do to know............. Beelzebub!!! We Need to Bomb the Muslim nations that promote this kind of behavior with pigs blood!! they believe if the touch pig blood they will go to hell, so if we cover them in it they wont be so willing to die!! General Black Jack Pershing had it rite back in WWI.

 

[techres]

Good thing he was incompetent. I wonder what the actual device was and what it's success chances were...

Reminds me of the shoebomber who could not light the fuse before the passengers disarmed him.

The only reason to discover intent is to find out if he was actually connected to any network or just alone. If there is a root that can be followed then go for it. If he is just a lone attacker, then so be it. He goes to jail either way the only question is if he will have company.

When southern indiana was getting all sorts of hits from ELF, the big question was always if an attack was by and individual or a group since either way the only requirement for claiming to be ELF was to claim to be ELF! Seriously.

That kind of headless, disconnected attack is hard to track down since there are no connections.

 

[TopDog]

The religion of peace rears its ugly head and strikes once more. I'm sure glad its not the religion of crazy - murderous - terrorists, then we would be in real troubble.

 

[K_W]

Very fortunate he failed.

Obama can't blame this on Bush, but he'll still try.

 

[cce1302]

Gee, can't figure out the motive, huh? can't be because he was a muslim terrorist, no... wish we could figure it out. Probably because of the Christmas trees with stars and angels on them...it was too much for him to bear...could have been anybody...not because he's a muslim terrorist...probably the next one will be an evangelical christian...just you wait and see...

 

[Josh Ward]

General Black Jack Pershing had it rite back in WWI.

Indeed he did !!!!

 

[INMIline]

question

In this type of situation where is clear your life is in danger is it safe to say you can use as much force as needed to eliminate the threat?

On a funny note:

YouTube - Archie Bunker on Gun Control

 

[ArmedProgrammer]

Stay safe Cygnus, and it's a good reminder to the rest of us that fly for business to keep our alert level up. I've got to say that if someone's lighting ANYTHING on a plane that I'm on, it's on like Donkey Kong...

 

[Cygnus]

Stay safe Cygnus, and it's a good reminder to the rest of us that fly for business to keep our alert level up. I've got to say that if someone's lighting ANYTHING on a plane that I'm on, it's on like Donkey Kong...

Thanks for the safety wish. I think I need to get to the airport extra early now cause of this a-hole......

I'll keep an eye out. Anyhting smoking and they'll have at least one 240lb. son of LEGAL immigrants, who also wore the US Army uniform in combat (dad not me ) on their A$$.

(Dad drilled CQC into since age 6.......not fun then but worth it now)

 

[INMIline]

FBI probes attempt to blow up Detroit-bound airliner - Yahoo! News




Meanwhile, Nigerian newspaper This Day reported that Abdulmutallab's wealthy businessman father, Umaru Mutallab, had grown so distraught over his son's religious extremism that he contacted US authorities about it in mid-2009.


Once in custody, the suspect claimed he was following orders from Al-Qaeda and had acquired his incendiary device in Yemen, reports said, but experts urged caution and suggested he could still have been acting alone.

 

[INMIline]

I'd like to know why Detroit, was it seen as weak and maybe understaffed? Fragile since it's already cracked? That guy deserves his first week ,and what should be his last, in General Population at Wayne County Jail