Houston (Arabic) Rapper Fired As Baggage Screener

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 7.14.05 | PAM EASTON

[mhking]

Bassam Khalaf, 21, poses in Houston Thursday, July 14, 2005. When Khalaf raps, he's the 'Arabic Assassin.' His obscenity-laced CD, 'Terror Alert,' includes rhymes about flying planes into buildings and descriptions of himself as a 'crazy, suicidal Arabic ... equipped with bombs.' Until two weeks ago, Khalaf also worked as a baggage screener at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis)

[mhking]

Un-freakin'-believable....

 

Double-barrelled Mega-PING! to both lists! If you want on, FReepmail me!

[general_re]

You can almost hear the money rolling in from CD sales as a result of all this, can't you?

[JLS]

Gee Mr. Khalaf if you discovered you had a leaky heart valve, would you hire a heart surgeon who rapped on the side about cutting out Pali hearts? I didn't think so!

[bannie]

I'm going to let you think I'm one.

BS

[Man50D]

"Controversy sells," Khalaf said. "It brings a lot of attention. Everybody wants to label all Arabics terrorists just because a couple of people messed up. Well, I'm going to play along with that character. I'm going to let you think I'm one."

Congratulations Khalaf! You've accomplished your goal. We believe you. Can you say profile?

[Clemenza]

Reminds me of the Arab kids that lived in my last nabe in Brooklyn, dress, attitude and all.

[SengirV]

Sweet, I'll be flying out of IAH tomorrow. Good to know this tool won't be working.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Everybody wants to label all Arabics terrorists just because a couple of people messed up."

?????Messed up??????

Messed up is a typo, or turning the keys in the ignition when the cars already started. Messed up is putting the fork on the right side of a place setting. Flying planes into the WTC is a little more than messed up. This sh!thead is clearly in dire need of an a$$ whoopin' and further proof to my assertion that islam is a form of mental illness.

[righttackle44]

It seems to me, separate and apart from the titles of his raps, rap in Arabic qualifies as terrorism.

[sheik yerbouty]

Send him to Uncle sam's Caribbean resort...Club Gitmo, and don't hold the panties!

[Cate]

I think the airport should have included a one way ticket out of the country in his severance package.

[sheik yerbouty]

Send him to Uncle sam's Caribbean resort...Club Gitmo, and don't hold the panties!

[Political Junkie Too]

If you can't sing your own song while on line waiting to be screened, then that should be a clue.

-PJ

[wingnutx]

Dang, you couldn't make stuff like this up.

[hometoroost]

"Until two weeks ago, Khalaf also worked as a baggage screener at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

You know, the private sector can only screw things up so much and for so long. If you want to create a mess that gets worse and never goes away - you need Federal money.

I was thinking of changing my tagline to TSA = They'll steal anything maybe it should be TSA = They'll say anything

[Kirkwood]

I've seen this guy at the airport. Didn't like the looks of him then.

[eXe]

Oh looky looky.. he has his very own webpage.. (gag)

http://www.soundclick.com/pro/default.cfm?BandID=351031&content=bandInfo

[PGalt]

I'll bet Bassam's on the F.B.I.'s ping list. He's now carryin' some baggage and a rap sheet.