Just a couple of years on the beach sipping rum drinks and pinching some senorita's bottoms that's ALL I was hoping for. And a good steak once a week. Then I'll ship right off and be a Bodhisattva in a hell realm. Three years on the beach. Three years and off I go. Who do I see about the arrangements? ;^)
Thurday afternoon my daughters and I ran the Christmas Eve gauntlet at the Tanger Outlets in Lancaster PA. While in the Timberland outlet helping my youngest try on boots that laced up to her knees (these took forever to unlace and relace and she tried on 2 pairs) a small group of light skinned middle age Mediterranean or middle-eastern men were gleefully trying on timberland boots - all except the young man who said he didn’t want to because he was about to deploy. One of the older fellows said he was from Albany and it was too cold up there. Shortly after that, one addressed another as Mohammad and that started the wheels churning in my brain so I thought I might as well mention this for what ever it is worth. I wouldn’t have given this a section thought had I not read about the radical Islam camps upstate in NY being empty. Given the area attracts many tourists from NY for the shopping, maybe it’s nothing.
Three years on the Carribean beach. ITS YOURS! LOL.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415086/posts
Officials: Possible terror attack on Northwest jet (Subdued by flight crew and passengers)
MSNBC ^ | 12/25/09 | NBC, msnbc.com and news services
Posted on Friday, December 25, 2009 5:06:37 PM by jimbo123
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415137/posts
Federal Officials and Rep. Peter King: Suspected Plane Bomber’s Name is “Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab”
Friday, December 25, 2009 | Kristinn
Posted on Friday, December 25, 2009 7:53:59 PM by kristinn
Rep. Peter King has named the suspected terrorist who attempted to blow up an Amsterdam to Detroit flight today as “Abdul Mudallad.”, according to the AP in an article timestamped 7:04 p.m. EST.
King was just on live with CNN talking about the failed terrorist attack, but the CNN anchor cut King off when he started to say the suspect’s name and would not allow King to name him. The anchor said CNN was not able to confirm the name.
King is the Ranking Member on the House Homeland Security Committee.
Citing federal officials, MSNBC is also naming the suspect, but uses a more complete version: “Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab”.
MSNBC also reports Abdul Mutallab left Lagos, Nigeria yesterday and boarded flight 253 in Amsterdam today.
(Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab: What We Know So Far)
There are currently about ten results in Google for Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who today attempted to ignite some sort of explosive device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253. Here is what we know so far:<!–more–>
•He’s in custody. Good.
•He’s Nigerian.
•He’s 23.
•He claims to be working with al Qaeda.
•He was on a “U.S. government watch list of people with suspected terrorist ties” — but not a no-fly list.
•He traveled from Lagos to Amsterdam to Detroit. He was traveling one way — no return ticket.
•He’s being treated for burns in Detroit, thanks to the aforementioned failed attempt. Well, better him than anyone else (though there were a few passengers injured, not seriously). Certainly better than if he had been successful.
•His fellow passengers thwarted his attempt. Per MSNBC.com: “Two people noticed the attempted attack, and a third person jumped on the man and subdued him, an airline official told NBC News.”
•He just made flying during the holiday season a LOT more stressful.