LAX shooter an "Arab-Looking" guy...Eyewitness

[GoldnGate]

The La Police and Mayor Press Conference ....was produced and scripted by Dreamworks .... all animations were real and not computer generated by any of those defined as LA Officials ....

[Jhoffa_]

How did an Arab-looking guy get past security?

Because he never made it that far.. He strolled up to the ticket counter and started blasting.

Now, had he bought a ticket and went to board.. THEN he would have passed through the security checkpoint..

(As it was, the security checkpoint came to him..)

[crypt2k]

This shooting was at the ticket counter -- since when do we expect them to search the public BEFORE they get to the ticket counter?

In fact this is what I was told they were doing at LAX - for awhile. They were checking passengers and luggage hundreds of yards from the Terminals.

[texasbluebell]

Weak ... How about an isolated incident commited against an Israeli company?

Hmmm, how about this? Peres and Sneh have both come out and said this was terrorism. I tend to think they know what's what.

[_Jim]

"But this is "just an-other i-so-la-ted in-ci-dent," according to the Mayor of LA."

So - the next armed robbery at the local Stop-n-Rob perpetrated by an ME looking suspect is going to be a terrorist act?

[rwfromkansas]

Well, Israel is calling it terrorism.....very interesting.

Not very scary though if it is. I am not exactly shaking in my boots.

[crypt2k]

Because he never made it that far.. He strolled up to the ticket counter and started blasting.

Then we have learned NOTHING from the Israeli experience - shooters and bombers could walk into crowded terminal areas and kill dozens of people. I can't believe we haven't instituted remote security checks at our airports yet.

[Steve Eisenberg]

Did you happen to see the pictures of the so called step son of Saddam Hussein. Nice short haircut, looked like an all American boy.

Correct. There is no 100% security, and no profiling can ever be foolproof. However, the attacker undoubtedly planned on killing more than he managed to.

While the FBI is looking for proof that this was terrorism, the Israelis are going over their communications intercepts to figure out who ordered it, so those behind this will be rewarded as they deserve. This is not a slam against the FBI. God forbid that attacks here become so frequent that terrorism is assumed.

[_Jim]

Yeah - NOT terrorist act ... NOT logical from SEVERAL perspectives ...

Course, I don't expect A LOT of people to get that. And, I'm right.

The SIMPLE act of having attacked AA *might* have changed my mind - BUT IT WAS EL AL ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[dalereed]

"I can't believe we haven't instituted remote security checks at our airports yet."

I'd much rather take the chance of being blown away than have to give up the freedom that you suggest!

[AAABEST]

God bless Jim, I find a little more to like about you all the time.

[Chemnitz]

It's like the "Jewish" looking person. What is that exactly? I think we need more than looks but I am suspicious that the raving was part of the cover.

[_Jim]

"Well, Israel is calling it terrorism.....very interesting."

It's a matter of perspective. It WAS in the El AL ticket counter area ...

I's NOT in the same league as 9/11 however ...

[Jhoffa_]

Then we have learned NOTHING from the Israeli experience - shooters and bombers could walk into crowded terminal areas and kill dozens of people. I can't believe we haven't instituted remote security checks at our airports yet.

What are you gonna do?

At least inside the building they are controlled. If you do it outside in the parking lot there are cars and all kinds of variables. If you put the checkpoint somewhere else then people are still congregating there. And wherever there is a crowd there is a potential terror target.

Look, if someone wants to get you they will. They certainly can and that's all there is to it. Just relax and enjoy the 4th, and if your number comes up you will be the first to know. Till then don't worry about it. Your mind can come up with much worse scenarios than those you will face in real life 99.9% of the time.

[_Jim]

"I'd much rather take the chance of being blown away than have to give up the freedom that you suggest!"

Amen.

Legitimize conceal and carry everywhere and we can provide our OWN security ...

[Dr. Eckleburg]

And WHO was the guy in the cop car being escorted from LAX, as reported by local ABC Mark Brown.

Brown tagged him as a "suspect." But he's obviously not the dead one.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

It appears to be terrorism. The reason for this conclusion being that the mayor of Los Angeles is quoted as saying it is not terrorism. Since he is a politician his very nature leads to the lie.

[M. Thatcher]

Even Peres says it's a terrorist incident. And he's a major dove lefty.

Reality. Try it sometime.

[OldFriend]

Of course, gun control. A man willing to walk into a public place, pull out a gun and begin killing people would certainly obey the laws against owning guns.

Why didn't we think of that sooner......