I thought it was just the Republicans and the insurance companies who were dangerous.
A Nigerian man tried to ignite an explosive device aboard a trans-Atlantic Northwest Airlines flight as the plane prepared to land in Detroit on Friday, in an incident the United States believes was “an attempted act of terrorism,” according to a White House official who declined to be identified.
Usually “declined to be identified” is used in questionable or bombshell situations that people want cover from after bringing them to light.
Here we have a guy trying to blow up a plane. I’m not getting the nuance.
Federal officials said the man wanted to bring the plane down.
If by “federal” you mean “Republican” I can continue to pretend the New York Times is a news organization.
“This was the real deal,” said Representative Peter T. King of New York, the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, who was briefed on the incident and said something had gone wrong with the explosive device, which he described as somewhat sophisticated. “This could have been devastating,” Mr. King said.
I’m with ya bro.
The incident is likely to lead to heightened security during the busy holiday season.
Likely?!?!?
Who does the American public have to blow to get some responsible protection around here?
“We’re trying to ascertain exactly what he had and what he thought he was doing, but our sense is he wanted to wreak some havoc here and was attempting to do just that,” the official said. “Whether at the end of the day he had the ability to do that is what I think we’ll be able to pull together over the next several days as we investigate this.”
The “official” is-SHOCKER!-one of the federal variety.
That’s the only way you can make “explosives+jet fuel”=”wreak some havoc”.
A senior Department of Homeland Security official said that the materials Mr. Abdulmutallab had on him were “more incendiary than explosive,” and that he had tried to ignite them to cause a fire as the airliner was approaching Detroit.
Once more, with feeling: “fire…jet fuel…”.
A federal counterterrorism official who asked not to be identified said Mr. Abdulmutallab was apparently in a government law enforcement-intelligence database, but it is not clear what extremist group or individuals he might be linked to.
And people want these diploids in charge of health care.
President Health Care was too busy basking in his own glow to care.
The real world is full of misogynist jihadi idiots who want to kill us because we’re…you know…us.
The Obama world is full of insurance companies WHO WANT TO CHARGE YOU FOR PAYING FOR YOUR HEALTH CARE.
You can clearly see who the real enemies are.
If you are a real American.
I have to say it: airport security in the US is a joke in general. After 9/11 European airports REALLY took security seriously and my 10 yr old son (who has been travelling often since he was about 3) is convinced that taking your shoes off and having your luggage ransacked at airports is perfectly normal. As soon as we land in the US, however, it’s a different story – with Eastern European passports my son and I are usually just shown straight to the exit without even going through proper Customs. (’Cause charming young mommies with cute kids can’t possibly be bringing in something illegal. Right?) My Dad, also not a US citizen) is shown straight through to the boarding gates without passing metal detectors because he often wears white turtle necks with coal grey suits and they keep mistaking him for a priest! (I gather it would be extremely difficult for a terrorist to come by a padre outfit in the States??? Like, probably even more difficult than getting their hands on an explosive device.)
I, a foreigner, DON’T feel safe on US airlines and when travelling within the US will opt for a nice train (or even bus) ride, thank you very much.