Its obvious.

Barack was looking for an excuse to not spend ten straight days with his she-man, Michelle.

How convenient, the day he leaves for his vaction in Hawaii, he suddenlyhas to return back to Washington. I really dont blame him. Yes, its and abuse of power. But would you want to spand ten days shackled to Michelle?

I thought not.

If this guy was truly an agent from Al Qaeda, this plane would never have arrived in Detroit. So this guy is a copycat criminal. This is all the more reason why we should eliminate Al Qaeda, instead of just containing it.

This event was first reported as “firecrackers” being set off on a plane – obviously a silly first report that ANY actual explosive made it on made it clear it would have been an attempt at something greater AND that it may have been a DIVERSION to something greater. Thus-far, there hasn’t seemed to have been any escalation.

I mean, if I suddenly found out I was on a plane headed for Detroit, I might try to blow up myself too.

I’m not all that fond of the Sock Sniffing TSA folks, but I would hope that they go on a tear here in the US looking for kooks trying to do this sort of thing on domestic flights.

Amsterdam, it would appear is not so good at screening airline passengers for these sorts of terrorists, nor were the French with Richard Reid.

So the White House is calling this one terrorism because, thank God, nobody was seriously hurt. But when 13 people are murdered by an Islamic extremist we are not supposed to jump to conclusions.

Why are they not imploring everyone to be patient and find out what this poor Nigerian’s story is? I mean, he might have been under some kind of pressure or something.

here…

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. officials say a Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria said he was acting on behalf of al-Qaida when he tried to blow up a flight Friday as it landed in Detroit.

[snip]

The motive of the Christmas Day attack was not immediately clear.

The first report said he was on a no-fly list per a senior intelligence officer. The second ABC News report said he was in a “law enforcement-intelligence database” but not on a no-fly list. A later report from Fox quoted Peter King just saying he was not on a no-fly list. I’ve heard enough from Peter King that I’d believe at least one of the first 2 reports. The elaborateness of the ‘database’ answer sounds very deliberate. In any case Obama deserves the blame but won’t get it.

Just because he says he doesn’t mean anything at the moment.

Odds are he was just a lone nutjob…
Firecracker sound could be:
1. Detonator by itself that doesn’t set off main charge.
2. Insufficient explosives.
3. A firecracker.

Either way it doesn’t fit the MO of AQ which tends to be:
1. Bringing enough explosive materials to hurt the target.
2. Multiple attacks that are either the same type with different targets or followups to get at responders etc.

According to the news account, the plane landed safely at 11:51 am Detroit time. This would be 6:51 am Honolulu time. However, according to Politico, the Commander in Chief was not notified until sometime between 9:00 and 9:30 Hawaii time.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/1209/briefed_by_phone_230a356a-550a-4cb4-99a6-2a352a596f6c.html

I’d still like confirmation of this, as I know in rapidly developing situations, the first reports are often completely wrong. However, apparently the White House can’t even narrow down the time when the President was first contacted further than 1/2 hour.

It looks like the only thing the White House has done correctly so far regarding this incident is define it as a terrorist incident.

Hope his twigs and berries got roasted.

http://truthandcommonsense.com/2009/12/26/great-merry-freaking-christmas-from-al-qaeda-wonder-if-obama-is-getting-the-message-yet/

From my website. The point of this is that Obama is the only one who doesn’t realize we are at war. Now you could run down the “he’s a Muslim” road if you want. I’ll stay with “he’s an idiot” theory. It is easier to prove. God was on the side of those people tonight. Certainly the government’s security detail wasn’t. The greatest thing about this is the blind arrogance and stupidity our people have at times. As I note in my post the government proudly announced the guy was on a watch list. WHAT??! You are telling us you knew he shouldn’t have been on a plane and he made it, WITH A BOMB!! And you admit it? Man, that is something you keep in your pocket along with your hands as you look around innocently and whistle. As a former police officer I can tell you this is one thing you never say:

“The man was apparently already on the government’s no-fly list of suspected terrorists, ABC News said a senior intelligence official told them.”

They might as well start cutting their hair into a bowl shape and start slapping each other and poking each other in the eye while going “Yuck yuck yuck”

Jeeez..

It was only a year ago, we all were “Thanking W.” for keeping us safe, whether or not this jihadi dedicated Muslim was working on AQ’s behalf is moot — had the explosive detonated, this weekend the world would realize too that W. kept us safe while Obama has not. Thank God it did not.

http://www.thankyoupresidentgeorgewbush.com/

It appears the explosive was akin to either Richard Reid of “Shoebomber” fame OR known as the “Mother of Satan bomb” by terrorist Palestinians . It will be interesting to find weather Omar Farouk Abdul Mutallab had any communications with anyone in the U.S. prior to this.

It will be interesting to see if opposition to “Gitmo North” grows any with the prospect that Al Qaeda terrorists will get to live high on the hog, er, lamb chop in the same land they want to destroy. [ speaking of -- rally against Gitmo North ppppplease: http://michellemalkin.com/2009/12/23/rallying-against-gitmo-north/ ].

It will be interesting to see if Omar Mutallab (a/k/a earlier named as Abdul Mudallad. Mudallad’s name popped up on Terror Watch List Database) has any connection to released detainees now in Yemen, where the device was acquired (h/t Despardes).

**more details of the attempted Christmas terrorist strike here, here and here:
http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/2420925.html
http://despardes.com/?p=11524
http://pibillwarner.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/midair-mother-of-satan-bomb-attempt-fails-muslim-terrorist-umar-farouk-abdul-mutalla-on-flight-to-detroit-from-yemen-claims-al-qaeda-ties/

I thanked W.

The shootings in Arkansas, Fort Hood, and now this in less than one year.

….head of the Department of Homeland Security says it all: “Its a bright warm sunny day in April, 2009. The War on Terror is over!”
This Administration is worse than the proverbial ostrich in that regard, having all their heads deliberately inserted into an anatomically impossible to reach body orifice.
This Administration is all about redistributing this country’s income and wealth, everything else is just a side show and distraction, if the body parts of three hundred Americans get redistributed over another Michigan field, thats just tough luck.
“The Constitution does not address the unequal distribution of wealth in this country. We can work on that.” Barack Hussein Obama.

Just being snarky because of the military attack, when they did not jump to conclusions.

I live about 2 miles from Metro Airport… scary stuff I tell you. I am wondering if MI is a target because the FBI killed the Iman in Dearborn a month or so ago..

Every time I start to pop in a diary or comment dealing with our peace-loving friends, I stop myself……. wondering if I’m one of the few members here who actually see’s a problem and doesn’t give a rat’s arse about offending anyone.

No more will I wonder…….. or hold back.

Suspect in attempted bombing of Detroit flight had visa to attend “religious ceremony”.

From Robert Spencer’s Jihad Watch webiste…………….

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/12/suspect-in-attempted-bombing-of-detroit-flight-had-visa-to-attend-religious-ceremony.html

This is potentially significant, due to the highly plausible double meaning of the “ceremony” as an act of jihad, as well as for jihadists’ common habit of referring to an upcoming attack as a “wedding.” At the very least, it would behoove authorities to ask for more details before granting a visa, and restrict the interval for which it is valid.

snip

Update……….
ABC News has since revised their report from religious “ceremony” to “seminar.” In any event, the fact remains that the visa was strikingly generous, and authorities did not ask enough questions about the “religious” nature of the suspect’s trip.

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Paranoid ?

I don’t care if that’s what anybody thinks.

As a nation, we have every reason to be that way.

We either start profiling or civilians will start dying like fields of flowers in a flood.

Take your pick, because this administration WANTS their crisis too good to waste. They crave it. They need it.

is that we can apply all kinds of security measures in American airports but we’re only as safe as the airport security that other nations actually implement.

It’s been reported that this terrorist had the explosive device strapped to his leg. I hope that Homeland Security doesn’t react in their usual knee-jerk way by making all Americans take off their pants for screening and instead beefs up intel and forces foreign airports to comply with effective verifiable security measures as a prerequisite to flying into America.

Please, don’t make Americans drop their drawers in airports. Hey, let Amsterdam do that; they might embrace it.

(nt).

Remember the left lives by the ends justify the means. the left has no rules about contradictions as long as they achieve the “ends”.

Obama dispatches tens of thousands of troops to Afghanistan. So of course you will see him come out of his bunker soon and tell us because there is still terror he was right in deploying troops. This will buy him some time with his fringe kooks on the left.

that many of us feared: The creation of the Department of Homeland Security was bad law, would do real damage to our national security, and in actual practice, would make us less safe.

When coupled with an incompetent department-head, the damage would increase exponentially.

last 9 years. For 2 years after 9/11 I expected an attack every major American holiday. When they never happened you let your guard down.
Having a president who for all intents & purposes declares the War on Terrorists over just emboldens our enemies.
A people that holds grudges for a thousand years is not going to give up after less than a decade.
Let’s pray that all of us, from the president on down, use this near-miss as a call to arms to be ever more vigilant.

http://www.brutallyhonest.org/brutally_honest/2009/12/meet-the-northwest-flight-253-hero.html

I remember when Rumsfeld was browbeaten with moronic questions concerning whether military operations would be continued during ramadan. The media knows who to respect.
This must be tough for O and his band of losers to swallow. Here they are trying to focus on the real dangerous enemy, Republicans, opposition to the socialist program, Tea Parties, and islamic attempted mass murder comes along and, damn it, reminds Americans that there really is long term war going on.

Poor O, poor liberals[?]. Time for a Chris Matthews “we may never know” moment.

With all due respect…

Why is this an “attempted” terrorist attack? Sure, it was unsuccessful, but the attack happened. If there is smoke and fire aboard that plane – and early reports indicate as much – then this was an attack. The word “attacked” makes it seem less real, less dangerous… Less of a need for a swift response.

This is the same logic that allows the MSM to classify an Israeli airstrike as an “attack,” while completely dismissing the dozens of Hamas rockets that prompted the Israeli airstrike, simply because the Hamas rockets failed to do any damage. The incompetence of the aggressor should not alter our perception of his aggression, should it?

Think of it this way – if all the Japanese fighters were shot down on their way to Pearl Harbor, it still would have been an attack on Pearl Harbor. It still would have been an act of war.

Pants are the problem!

No shoes and no pants!

Yar…

in Lagos, Nigeria . . . well.

Airport security here . . .well . . .My teen daughter recently was allowed to keep a large pair of scissors in her carry-on (she forgot they were with her knitting project) but had to give up her jar of Skippy peanut butter. Understandable. She might have caused the pilot to get his tongue stuck to the roof of his mouth, thereby losing control of the plane. The scissors were allowed because the TSA agent measured them with a ruler. 8 inches from tip to handle. No problem.

Where is the administration’s response? We have not seen a coherent statement from this administration in the last 24 hours. At this point it is just media reports.

Does this administration rely only on media reports? Where is the Vice-Precedent? Where is Secretary of Homeland Security? Is she still hunting for right-wing Veterans?

And oh btw…. all this after that Cairo speech, ban on torture and promise to close Gitmo. Even banning use of word terrorism. That was man caused disaster. We know for sure that those crappy, lofty, feeling based attempts of the novice are not workable.

And yes THANK GOD there was no damage.

GW called evil for what it is, he called terrorism for what it is.

Obama in charge has made us less safe, I have no doubt.

Of all the wrong things a president could do in one year, BHO wins the prize for all time, but his arrogance prohibits him from heeding any warnings

I am afraid of what it might take for him and his administration to really wake up.

I probably should have put this in a stand-alone diary and gone absolutely barking-mad insane snarkariffic…. Somebody go for it…… I’ve got bigger fish to fry right now (all Israeli Ambassadors and Consulate directors have been called back to Tel Aviv “for a conference”).

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Additional Layer of Restrictions Is Imposed on Airline Passengers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/us/27security.html

In the wake of the terrorism attempt Friday on a Northwest Airlines flight, federal officials on Saturday imposed a new layer of restrictions on travelers that could lengthen lines at airports and limit the ability of international passengers to move about an airplane.

Among other steps being imposed, passengers on international flights coming to the United States will apparently have to remain in their seats for the last hour of a flight without any personal items on their laps. Overseas passengers will be restricted to only one carry-on item aboard the plane, and domestic passengers will probably face longer security lines.

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The bestest gooder commentatingers are over at Gateway (my entry into the fray is #13)………..

http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2009/12/after-passenger-saves-plane-from-terrorist-bombing-new-rules-require-heroic-passengers-to-stay-seated-during-last-hour-of-flight

Cheers !

that dealt with a lot of hijackings after the revolution. They have an armed guard and sometimes two on their planes. Why not do that instead of inspecting the toes of grandmas flying to see their kids for Thanksgiving.

We “Conservatives” have always known that “WE THE PEOPLE” are the “First line of Defense” and responsible to help (when/where onsite) as the First-responders in any/all given situation and/or Emergency!! Whether it be Medical, Fire, Criminal activity, someone being Hungry, providing Shelter, etc… to help our Family, Friends, Neighbors, AND/OR TOTAL STRANGERS because it is the Right thing to do!

That is, of course, not to say Govt. doesn’t have the responsibility to provide some degree of protection – DEFENSE/SECURITY is the one area Govt. has a place! However, there will never be 100% assurance!

It always returns to Liberal-Laziness and their real Religion and “Worship at the Church of Government!” They will NEVER accept responsibility to do anything for themselves or MORAL obligation to do for others when/where we can because of Real FAITH and Morals rather than Govt. dictates to do this, or provide for that, etc…. There were some folks on this Flight that understood the First-Line concept I pointed out in the first paragraph, as did some on 9/11. Liberals just want to be able to remain STUPID and wander around aimlessly, with some equality of “outcome” rather than “equality of opportunity” and have it be everyone elses problem to always COVER FOR THEIR FAILINGS!

“Separation from Church to State” (libreligion) – Liberals misuse Religion for Liberal Govt. expansion
+Render – Render unto Caesar (completely misunderstood/misused by Liberals)
+Scientific distortion – Scientific distortion (more LibReligion and wedge for ‘Seperation from Church to State’) (& NO, that is NOT a Scientology reference)
+”The Greater Good” distortion ‘The Greater Good’ — “The needs of the many out-weigh the needs of the few, or the one.”
+All about duping the Politically Brain-dead
+Liberal Laziness – Liberal Laziness – definition and examples
+Effective Equivalence – Effective Equivalence (more)

Some may find this as some aside, while I expect that MOST will understand it really is still the complete underlying “Liberal” condition that has brought us to any/all of this throughout the World let alone here in the US. Countless years of undermining how and why we do things here in our REPUBLIC. There will be (as we discussed above) still more knee-jerk, feel-good, but do-nothingness, from Liberal Govt to make Liberals “Feel Good” and just have them voting the JackAss label.

Perhaps we need to ….
1- BAN all Carry-ons
2- Require Airports to provide Change-rooms so as EVERY passenger will be able to get out of their clothes, so as to pack them into their Check-in luggage before checking-in, and wearing pre-apporoved “Airline wear” before going into
3- Full body scanning
4- ALL luggage (AND CARGO, a whole other story we don’t discuss) go through an initial Equipment-scan screening, follwed by sniffer dogs, followed by REQUIRED (for each and every piece of luggage) inspection by TSA Personnel, back to the Dogs, and through one last Equipment-scan… You know, just to be sure to reduce error at all levels and Balloon TSA employment.
5- Strap all people on Flights into seats, in case they SWALLOWED components to smuggle onto planes (like Drug mules) and got passed screenings. “Supervised” bathroom breaks.
ETC…..

This was not ‘attempted’ terrorist attack for two reasons. First, the administration declared there is no terrorism; they are man-made disasters. Second, it was a terrorist attack; luckily, it failed.