Posted on 11/29/2006 9:42:37 PM PST by kellynla
The six imams removed from a US Airways flight last week have apparently adopted my suggestion that if they really want to protest the airline, instead of boycotting US Airways, they should start flying it frequently.
The spokesman for the imams -- or as I believe it's phrased in their culture, "designated liar" -- Omar Shahin, staged a protest at Reagan Washington National Airport on Monday, after which, according to the Associated Press, "he and other religious leaders boarded a US Airways flight to demonstrate their determination to continue praying and flying."
The original six imams removed from the flight last week first attracted attention when they said prayers to Allah on traditional Muslim prayer rugs in the boarding area. After boarding, they changed seats, spreading themselves throughout the plane. They were also overheard spouting anti-American rhetoric. Witnesses said the six men appeared to be either Islamic fanatics or U.S. Army chaplains on leave from Guantanamo.
Following the lead of FEMA in keeping Americans safe, the Homeland Security Department's Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is investigating the removal of the imams from the US Airways flight. (Talk about coincidences -- I'm currently investigating the removal of the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties from the Department of Homeland Security!)
Imam spokesman Shahin is a great example of why airport security ought to be profiling Arabs. Shahin's predecessor at the Islamic Center in Tucson was Osama bin Laden's financier and head of logistics -- until he was arrested in Saudi Arabia in 2002.
Instead of aggressively distinguishing himself from his terrorist predecessor, judging by news reports, Shahin spent the five years after 9/11 denying that Muslims were behind the attacks and complaining of phony anti-Islamic "hate crimes" -- as opposed to the pro-Islamic hate crimes he presumably endorses.
In 2003, for example, Shahin alleged that a woman in Arizona had thrown shoes at children at the mosque.
This is the most transparent hoax I've heard since, "If I did it, here's how I would have done it." This is like the joke about a speaker at an American communist rally opening with: "Workers and peasants of Brooklyn!" Shahin has so little insight into this country, he can't even invent a believable hate crime.
It's Arabs who have a thing about shoes being a sign of disrespect, not Americans. When Iraqis toppled the statue of Saddam Hussein, the crowd immediately pelted it with shoes. Saddam installed a mosaic of the first president Bush's face on the ground floor of his palace so that visitors would be forced to disrespect Bush by walking on his visage in their shoes.
Shahin himself couldn't get away from this pan-Arabic shoe fetish, adding: "The incidents of Muslims being attacked kind of shocked me in my shoes." Note to imams trying to fabricate hate crimes against Muslims: Americans don't share your shoe neurosis.
At Reagan National this week, Rabbis joined the Muslims at the prayer protest -- though one imagines they did not share this prayer from the Hadith: "And the Jews will hide behind the rock and tree, and the rock and tree will say: 'O Muslim, O servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him!'" In fairness, they usually save that one for the high holidays, like the "Festival of the Six Dead Jews" or "Honor Killing Week."
Nor this one, also from the Hadith: "The Prophet said: 'The Hour will not take place until the Muslims fight the Jews, and the Muslims kill them. The Muslims will kill the Jews. Rejoice! Rejoice in Allah's victory!'" (Is it just me, or might some fanatic twist those words into an excuse to kill Jews?)
Also strange was that the NAACP has piped in to complain about racial profiling of Muslims. The only reason Americans feel guilty about "racial profiling" against blacks is because of the history of discrimination against blacks in this country.
What did we do to the Arabs? I believe Americans are the victims in that relationship. After the attacks of 9/11, profiling Muslims is more like profiling the Klan.
I think existing sedition and treason laws ought to start being used, if someone calls for america to be destroyed and is a smelly hippie its one thing but if there are part of a group that is financing said destruction how can it be anything but ? Oh wait ACLU says that crap is protected and politicos have no balls, I wanna throw up everytime I see GBush celebrating ramadan man.
AQ isnt dumb they have plenty of operative named David with white skind and blond hair...
Your post is one of those which should be etched in gold. No need for more posts here.
"I don't know what the guy meant by one more terror attack and them brownies will get it though."
I trust you are referring to me.
I didn't say "brownies" now did I...
I said Muzzies!
And yes Muzzies come in all sizes, shapes and colors.
Which is why this "racism" accusation by the Muzzies is laughable!
And the "get it" I am referring to is
D...E...P...O...R...T...A...T...I...O...N!
well it's too bad that the clowns in D.C. don't "get it!"
but like I've been saying for the past five friggin' years...
just like in baseball, three strikes and you're outa here!
1993, 2001...
There will be bodies in the streets...literally.
You've been added! :)
"I would hope so, but I wouldn't want to see it result in lynchings or utter chaos. Just wholesale deportations."
I agree in deporting those who could possibly be part of the problem.
Lynching?
I know alot of politicians in washington who would deserve to be swinging from trees if we're attacked in such a manner again.
The blood would be on their heads and they should be sent to God to answer for it.
Let's see...
Muslim name on ID
Muslim attire
Koran in baggage
Muslim appearance
Muslim smell
Muslim actions
On FBI Muslim database (there BETTER be one)
No technique is going to be perfect in identifying threats or mis-identifying non-threats. You just have to use all the tools and knowledge you have and say to he11 with political correctness.
You imply that since there is no way to define a 100% accurate profile that we can't do it at all. Just because profiling alone might let caucasion Imam Larry Smith through doesn't mean it shouldn't be done.
Please stop linking to sources for her column other than www.anncoulter.com. Everyone else edits her and changes her wonderfully amusing title. The title for this one on Human Events BLOWS. The real title is 'Coulter Gets Results!'
"Profiling also includes recognizing patterns of behavior, location, as well as physical characteristics.
Serious arrests of drug smugglers on the highways were interrupted because the ACLU sued to stop the police from profiling."
True, however courts have never allowed a vehicle to be stopped because a person fit a generalized profile. Profiling was used with great success at airports and courts ruled that a persons luggage could be searched if they fit a profile that was based on historic accuracy.
Know many Hindus from India. All peaceful and good folks. NO threat there for terrorism but since they look differently they may at times have it difficult..As for those darn Irish? Ya hear a lot of trouble coming from them don't ya?About as much as from those trouble making Icelanders, none. :)
Yeah but I was first !
Cheers,
knewshound
If we have another terrorist attack like 9/11 or God forbid worse, I would expect the government to deport ALL Muslims.
Even citizens.
Either we are at war or we aren't.
Gotta go
have a good one
Kelly
How about Barak Obama? Is that a Muslim name? Muslim sounding at least?
Muslim appearance...Muslim smell...Muslim actions
Can you describe these for me?
You imply that since there is no way to define a 100% accurate profile that we can't do it at all. Just because profiling alone might let caucasion Imam Larry Smith through doesn't mean it shouldn't be done.
What I'm saying is that if we're depending on the profiling abilities of a $10 per hour TSA rent-a-cop then we're living in a fantasy land. Threats should be stopped by law enforcement before they make it anywhere near the airport.
But we both know that isn't what Coulter is talking about.
Absolutely, they should be profiling Arabs, and anybody who has advocated violence against Americans or US government officials (oops, that includes Ann Coulter).
Thanks. Now that you mention it, I do remember hearing some of these stories. I didn't know it was a proper use of the word "chaplain" to refer to a non-Christian faith.
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