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Air Marshals Stop 'Shoe Bomb' Attempt On United Jet to Denver (Suspect is Qatari Diplomat)
ABC News ^ | Wednesday, April 7, 2010 | Rhonda Schwartz, Richard Esposito, and Brian Ross

Posted on 04/07/2010 7:22:58 PM PDT by kristinn

Federal air marshals subdued a man who authorities say attempted to "light his shoes on fire" on a United flight from Washington Reagan to Denver Wednesday night, federal law enforcement officials told ABC News.

SNIP

The suspect was identified by authorities as a diplomat in the Qatar embassy in Washington, Mohammed al Modadi. The FBI said the man had full diplomat immunity as the 3rd secretary and vice-consul.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Colorado; US: Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; airmarshals; alialmarri; almadadi; almarri; almodadi; arab; dca; den; denver; dryrun; flight663; jihadinamerica; madadi; mohammedalmadadi; mohammedalmodadi; muslims; nationalsecurityfail; practicerun; qatar; qatari; qataridiplomat; religionofpeace; rop; shoebomber; smokeoutmarshals; ual
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To: kristinn
This from the MSNBC story:

The latest incident comes a week after the United States announced new security measures to replace the mandatory screening of air travelers from 14 countries that had angered some allies when it was imposed after a failed bombing on Christmas Day.

The measures were designed to significantly reduce the number of passengers pulled aside for additional screening and will not be based on nationality or passport, but on characteristics pulled together by intelligence agencies.

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Great...just great

21 posted on 04/07/2010 7:29:28 PM PDT by tsmith130
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To: kristinn
Move along, nothing to see here - just another potential MAN CAUSED DISASTER!!! The system worked as designed.
22 posted on 04/07/2010 7:29:32 PM PDT by Cheerio (Barack Hussein 0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: kristinn

Looks like he had his fill of diplomacy.


23 posted on 04/07/2010 7:29:34 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: SueRae

I suggest we return him to Qatar at 30,000 feet and terminal velocity with a note stating his diplomatic credentials are revoked....


24 posted on 04/07/2010 7:29:39 PM PDT by Kozak (USA 7/4/1776 to 1/20/2009 Reqiescat in Pace)
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To: kristinn
Two jet fighters flew in from Buckley Air Force Base to meet the flight as it flew the final 40 miles to Denver.

How'd you really like to see these bad boys on either wing? Too bad they shut down the bathrooms, cause I'd be...

25 posted on 04/07/2010 7:29:45 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Obie Wan Nairobi from the 1/2 dark side. The farce strong with this one, it is...)
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To: kristinn

The FBI said the man had full diplomat immunity as the 3rd secretary and vice-consul.

What a load of horse crap!


26 posted on 04/07/2010 7:29:50 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions...$1 Halfbaked...50c)
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To: kristinn

Nothing to see here, just another group of Amish trying to kill peace loving muslims. Move along, move along . . .


27 posted on 04/07/2010 7:29:57 PM PDT by Mr. Jazzy ("I AM JIM THOMPSON and moderates make me PUKE!!!")
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To: kristinn

The jet that crashed in Long Island in the nineties...(was it flight 587?) was the only successful shoe bombing so far.


28 posted on 04/07/2010 7:30:16 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: camerongood210
"Does that mean he gets off?"

Yes. Obama...or someone from his "administration" (read "regime") will soon show up to fellate this Muzzie scumbag.

29 posted on 04/07/2010 7:30:29 PM PDT by RightOnline
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To: kristinn

You beat me by 1 second. My post: 10:22:59 Your post: 10:22:58 LOL!


30 posted on 04/07/2010 7:30:40 PM PDT by tsmith130
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To: lmr
Oh, that’s right... HMS Secretary Janet Napolitano saying this was an ‘isolated incident’

Isolated incident hell, how can this be blamed on the Tea Parties?

31 posted on 04/07/2010 7:30:42 PM PDT by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy Saints surrounded)
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To: blasater1960

I would pay a lot for Meccan Trinitite


32 posted on 04/07/2010 7:30:58 PM PDT by Loud Mime (initialpoints.net - - The Constitution as the center of politics -- Download the graph)
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To: blasater1960

I think that time passed by a long time ago.


33 posted on 04/07/2010 7:31:18 PM PDT by Quix (BLOKES who got us where we R: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: kristinn

Easy way to end that. Call in the diplomat of the country and state, very quietly, that no waiver of diplomatic immunity for the offender will result in a classification of said country as a state sponsor of terror, and said newly classified country will experience all the consequences thereof.


34 posted on 04/07/2010 7:31:19 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe
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To: mylife

That means he may fly again and try again!!


35 posted on 04/07/2010 7:31:27 PM PDT by Mr. Wright
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To: camerongood210

Yep. Best we can do is declare him persona non grata, and send him packing. But with 0bama in the Whitehouse; he’ll be invited to a state dinner.


36 posted on 04/07/2010 7:31:35 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: csvset

Worse than that, a lunch date, of airline food, with Janet Incompetano.


37 posted on 04/07/2010 7:31:42 PM PDT by PennsylvaniaMom ((((((((((((((((((((PALIN/BACHMANN 2012))))))))))))))))))))
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To: Lurker

Yeah, until Obama learns a Muslim was arrested. Obama will reverse TSA guidelines within a month.


38 posted on 04/07/2010 7:31:44 PM PDT by rintense (Only dead fish go with the flow, which explains why Congress stinks.)
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To: kristinn

How in the heck did he get shoes on an airplane?


39 posted on 04/07/2010 7:31:47 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
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To: lmr
I guess since the underwear thing didn’t work, the Jihadis are back to lighting their sneakers, which didn’t work either.

It worked once...see Flight 587, Long Island Sound.

40 posted on 04/07/2010 7:31:52 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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