I'm sure they were probably listeners of conservative talk radio and likely Tea Party members:
Two men taken off a Chicago-to-Amsterdam United Airlines flight in the Netherlands have been charged by Dutch police with "preparation of a terrorist attack," U.S. law enforcement officials tell ABC News.
U.S. officials said the two appeared to be travelling with what were termed "mock bombs" in their luggage. "This was almost certainly a dry run, a test," said one senior law enforcement official.
A spokesman for the Dutch public prosecutor, Ernst Koelman, confirmed the two men were arrested this morning and said "the investigation is ongoing." He said the arrests were made "at the request of American authorities."
The two were allowed to board the flight at O'Hare airport last night despite security concerns surrounding one of them, the officials said.
The men were identified as Ahmed Mohamed Nasser al Soofi, of Detroit, MI, and Hezem al Murisi, the officials said. A neighbor of al Soofi told ABC News he is from Yemen.
In addition, officials said, al Soofi was found to be carrying $7,000 in cash and a check of his luggage found a cell phone taped to a Pepto-Bismol bottle, three cell phones taped together, several watches taped together, a box cutter and three large knives. Officials said there was no indication of explosives and he and his luggage were cleared for the flight from Birmingham to Chicago O'Hare.
Ahmed Mohamed and Hezem al Murisi... hmmm... I might be a little off on the whole Catholic thing... They're probably Mormons... and I'm sure they attended the Beck rally this weekend plotting evil...
We should investigate the funding sources of anyone who thinks differently.
Comments (20)
Ahmed Mohamed and Hezem al ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Justrand | August 30, 2010 10:30 PM | Score: 10 (12 votes cast)
Ahmed Mohamed and Hezem al Murisi are NOT Catholic names, dummy.
Those are Baptist names...SOUTHERN Baptist.
geez
1. Posted by Justrand | August 30, 2010 10:30 PM |
Score: 10 (12 votes cast)
Posted on August 30, 2010 22:30
2. Posted by Steve Crickmore | August 30, 2010 10:39 PM | Score: -14 (16 votes cast)
It is good thing Obama flies on 'Air Force One' for the way it is going, I imagine next, American conservatives will be demanding Obama be frisked on his flights, and have his luggage closely screened.
Poll: Majority Of GOP Believes Obama Sympathizes With Islamic Fundamentalism, Wants Worldwide Islamic Law.
No wonder we can't get anything passed.
2. Posted by Steve Crickmore | August 30, 2010 10:39 PM |
Score: -14 (16 votes cast)
Posted on August 30, 2010 22:39
3. Posted by GarandFan | August 30, 2010 10:42 PM | Score: 8 (8 votes cast)
I'm waiting for Gibbs to declare that once again "the system worked".
Barry is probably polishing a speech where he'll give medals out to the TSA wizards who allowed these two to get onto the plane.
3. Posted by GarandFan | August 30, 2010 10:42 PM |
Score: 8 (8 votes cast)
Posted on August 30, 2010 22:42
4. Posted by Nine Fourteen | August 30, 2010 10:53 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
So Holder was on the job in Holland?
Box cutters again. They should have been beat to death for thier transgressions.
4. Posted by Nine Fourteen | August 30, 2010 10:53 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on August 30, 2010 22:53
5. Posted by epador | August 30, 2010 11:15 PM | Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
The way Obama is piloting as Chief of State, he's already crashed us into the towers and is heading for the Pentagon and Capitol next. Damn right he ought to be frisked the next time he gets on AF One.
5. Posted by epador | August 30, 2010 11:15 PM |
Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
Posted on August 30, 2010 23:15
6. Posted by Jim Addison | August 30, 2010 11:35 PM | Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
Shiftless Obama has responded to Holder's botching the arrest of the Christmas Day Bomber by allowing these jerks to leave the country so they would be arrested by the Dutch - who as we know will fall all over themselves letting them go.
There are deeper issues here - for instance, why are we allowing anyone from Detroit or Yemen to board airplanes?
6. Posted by Jim Addison | August 30, 2010 11:35 PM |
Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
Posted on August 30, 2010 23:35
7. Posted by workingclass artist | August 31, 2010 12:09 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
I think they were scientologists...but since I'm a clam person I could be wrong....
7. Posted by workingclass artist | August 31, 2010 12:09 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on August 31, 2010 00:09
8. Posted by jim m | August 31, 2010 12:11 AM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Crickmore, HotAir had a very good take down of the Newspeak "poll". Not on ideological grounds but on statistical grounds. It is clear that Newsweek manipulated the numbers in an undisclosed manner in order to achieve the results they desired.
8. Posted by jim m | August 31, 2010 12:11 AM |
Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on August 31, 2010 00:11
9. Posted by jim m | August 31, 2010 12:13 AM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Hey the system did work! In fact it works as often as obama does!
9. Posted by jim m | August 31, 2010 12:13 AM |
Score: 5 (5 votes cast)
Posted on August 31, 2010 00:13
10. Posted by Caesar Augustus | August 31, 2010 1:34 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
It appears the Islamofacists didn't get the memo about "hope & change".
10. Posted by Caesar Augustus | August 31, 2010 1:34 AM |
Score: 3 (3 votes cast)
Posted on August 31, 2010 01:34
11. Posted by Joe | August 31, 2010 3:30 AM | Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
Let's see....these two were allowed to board planes in Birmingham AND Chicago DESPITE having been discovered with phones taped together, knives, box cutters, etc.
Only in Amsterdam were they pulled off.
Yes, I'd say the system here in America currently works.
Political correctness is going to get more of our people killed...
11. Posted by Joe | August 31, 2010 3:30 AM |
Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
Posted on August 31, 2010 03:30
12. Posted by ODA315 | August 31, 2010 3:36 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Clearly Bush's fault.
12. Posted by ODA315 | August 31, 2010 3:36 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on August 31, 2010 03:36
13. Posted by Jay Tea | August 31, 2010 7:04 AM | Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
A serious question for you, Steve: when was the last time you posted a comment that was actually relevant to the topic at hand?
I thought you were above the "hey, look over there!" school of trolling.
J.
13. Posted by Jay Tea | August 31, 2010 7:04 AM |
Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
Posted on August 31, 2010 07:04
14. Posted by John | August 31, 2010 8:16 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Hey wing nuts wait just a second, some christian extremist set fire to a back hoe in Tenn so... I mean... come on.... Christians are really much much worse they are trying to start a religious war. You guys get pissed off because some muslim wants to open a box I mean really. Sarc off
14. Posted by John | August 31, 2010 8:16 AM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on August 31, 2010 08:16
15. Posted by Oyster | August 31, 2010 8:32 AM | Score: 1 (3 votes cast)
"The two were allowed to board the flight at O'Hare airport last night despite security concerns surrounding one of them, the officials said."
Why? So they can be released by the Dutch only to come back with real bombs?
15. Posted by Oyster | August 31, 2010 8:32 AM |
Score: 1 (3 votes cast)
Posted on August 31, 2010 08:32
16. Posted by GarandFan | August 31, 2010 10:28 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"No wonder we can't get anything passed."
Hahahahaha!!!! Freaking majority in BOTH Houses of Congress! What do you need Stevie, ABSOLUTE control of both Houses in order to pass something?
Keep drinking that Kool Aid! Oh, and I'll add for you; "It's all Bush's fault!".
16. Posted by GarandFan | August 31, 2010 10:28 AM |
Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Posted on August 31, 2010 10:28
17. Posted by John | August 31, 2010 12:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Steve adds his "no wonder we can't get anything passed" to every post and everytime it's pointed out to him that the dems owned the entire govenment until Scott Brown was elected. They couldn't hold their team together past the point that America turned on their agenda and that is their problem. Now to be fair if the republicans do become the majority they best not screw it up again or they will be turned out in 2 years.
17. Posted by John | August 31, 2010 12:55 PM |
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Posted on August 31, 2010 12:55
18. Posted by Steve Crickmore | August 31, 2010 1:25 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Jay, my comment, I thought which was as relevant, as any others to the post, 'Two Extremist Catholics... and the vein which it written.
Rick not only invites but seems to demand satirical comment about the full names of the suspects and their presumed faith, Islam, which was the only Tag, the post was filed under.
At the risk of going off topic, would Barack Hussein Obama have this credibility problem, and it is enormous, had Obama`s mother given her son her name Stanley Dunham and added Jr. for good measure and baptised him at an early age?
18. Posted by Steve Crickmore | August 31, 2010 1:25 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on August 31, 2010 13:25
19. Posted by Steve Crickmore | August 31, 2010 2:01 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
John, of course they the GOP would screw it up. They can't possibly get the Senate, but perhaps the House and even that will be close.
Actually, Obama may then be in his element. Though of liberal tendencies he is by nature a centrist, a compromiser, too aligned to the establishment. He doesn't rock the boat or risk it. I wish he would frankly. But at least, with the nation divided we would have a reason for gridlock and could see the GOP opposition has no new solutions for getting us out of the economic crisis, beyond tax cuts for the wealthy.
19. Posted by Steve Crickmore | August 31, 2010 2:01 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on August 31, 2010 14:01
20. Posted by jim x | August 31, 2010 2:07 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Also it appears someone committed arson at the mosque construction site, several hundred miles too close to ground zero, in Tennessee.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-08-29-arson28_ST_N.htm
The people who did this clearly MUST BE Muslim. Because we know all terrorists can only be Muslim. Just like those Imams who shoot abortion doctors. Or Timothy bin McVeigh.
By the way, in case it isn't clear, this comment is on topic because this article is clearly implying that only Muslims are terrorists. And Christians would never *ever* do such a thing.
20. Posted by jim x | August 31, 2010 2:07 PM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on August 31, 2010 14:07