SHOE BOMBER: 'America is the problem, without America there would be no Israel...'

AP / ABC News.Com via DrudgeReport.Com ^ | B O S T O N, Sept. 12, 2001 | The Associated Press

[Bobby777]

Shoe Bomb Suspect Says He Was Targeting Enemies of Islam, Court Documents Say

B O S T O N, Sept. 12 — A man accused of trying to blow up an airliner with explosives in his shoes told FBI interrogators he was driven by anger over the treatment of Muslims in Israel, transcripts of the interrogations show.

Richard Reid, 29, a British citizen and convert to Islam, told investigators that he traveled in June 2001 to Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque, and was angered to see "Jews with guns" inside.

"His trip to Jerusalem further emboldened him to act against the west when he witnessed the many checkpoints and travel restrictions on Muslims," one interrogation transcript says.

Asked why he didn't choose to attack Israel, Reid told investigators, "America is the problem, without America there would be no Israel." He also said he was worried Palestinian groups would be too paranoid to trust him.

The disclosures were part of a motion filed in court Wednesday by prosecutors arguing they did not violate the law when they seized e-mail from Reid's Hotmail Internet account shortly after he was arrested Dec. 23.

Reid is charged with attempting to detonate explosives aboard American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami on Dec. 22. Crew members and passengers had subdued him, and the flight was diverted to Boston. His trial is set for Nov. 4.

In the interviews, Reid insisted he acted alone. When Reid was indicted in January, prosecutors said he was trained in Afghanistan by the al-Qaida terrorist network.

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[Bobby777]

didn't see this posted elsewhere ... for informational and discussion purposes only ...

[Utopia]

What a retard ...

Without America there would be no liberated Kuwait, either ...

[LRS]

He also said he was worried Palestinian groups would be too paranoid to trust him

Hehehehehehe!!! This line is too much!

[AngrySpud]

" ... without America there would be no Israel."

At first read, I felt he was right. On further reflection, I must humbly acknowledge God's mighty hand.

[Bobby777]

"America is the problem, without America there would be no Israel"

"America, Israel and Islam" also released under "Israel, Islam and Armageddon" ... $16-$20 ... (no I don't make money off this ... just FYI before they try to turn America into an Islamic state like they're trying in Great Britian)



http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1929125321/qid=1031873600/sr=8-3/ref=sr_8_3/103-2994642-0349411?v=glance&s=video&n=507846

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

People love to hear about the sinister shoe bomber, how he snarled like a dog and tried to bite the flight attendant, his black powder fuse burning on his shoe, etc.

So, a British citizen who seeks to restore the Palestinean occupation of Israel. Interesting.

[Bobby777]

I would agree ... in the final analysis that's what it comes down to ... Alouette, for your bump list ...

[Bobby777]

this guy must be the ultimate in the archives of "bad hair day"

[Conagher]

You ought to post this as a "Caption This" post and see what comes up.

If there's an equivalent to "white trash" for British people, this guy would be it.

[lelio]

"America is the problem, without America there would be no Israel."
And without America you probably wouldn't be flying around the world either and instead be stuck in some backward Islamic country that's still living in adobe huts.

[Trickyguy]

Actually, the guy's half black trash and half white trash.

[Moose4]

If there's an equivalent to "white trash" for British people, this guy would be it.

"I say, old chap, could you 'old me stout?"

}:-)4

[Bobby777]

I'd post his picture again but it's soooooo close to the supper hour ... hehe ... seriously, I wanna know if there was a guy like this clown on 587 last September ... if he blew himself up in the rear of the plane, that could explain the witnesses reporting they saw fire before the plane broke up ... I'm wondering if a guy did this and fractured the airplane causing it to toss off its engines ... it was a little too close to September 11 and too close to the WTC site ... coincidences do happen but that was more than a little strange ...

[ALASKA]

"America is the problem, without America there would be no Israel."

Without America, Arab lands would be glass-encrusted by now.

[Trickyguy]

You're right about that. If it wasn't for the US holding
Israel back, Mecca and Medina would again be Jewish cities.

[AndyJackson]

" ... without America there would be no Israel."

And without America there would likely be no democracy.

[JIHAD JOE]

A Pakistani Mulah said on "60 Minutes", "One day, God willing,we will live to see the flag of the Islamic Nation flying on top of America's buildings." A Muslim (American citizen) student said at a Muslim student forum at the College of Staten Island (NYC) a week after the attacks of Sept. 11: "It is the duty of every Muslim to struggle for Islam to DOMINATE the world." We dominate. You submit. We are Masters. You are Slaves. This is what Muslims are doing to Christians right now in the Sudan. Muslim Americans are not loyal to this country. Their religion dictates that they be loyal only to THE ISLAMIC NATION.

[hosepipe]

"America is the problem, without America there would be no Israel"

Wrong..... The jews argued for centurys about going back(to Isreal/Palestine) in various gatherings, but Hitler settled the argument... The jews figured since the rest of the world hates us about half as much as the Germans... we need a new plan... Voila!, Isreal in 1948... Right after WWII.

"Those who surrender liberty for temporary safety deserve, and will gain, neither" - Benjamin Franklin.

[Cindy]

Wonderful. Another chapter from the book of peace and love.

[Frohickey]

Asked why he didn't choose to attack Israel, Reid told investigators, "America is the problem, without America there would be no Israel."

Actually, without America, the whole Middle East would probably still be a British Colony for as far as the eye can see. Hitler would never have risen in power at all. Jews would still be living in Europe and the Middle East, some under British rule, others under French and German and Spanish rule.

Maybe he should blame the French instead. You see, without the French, there would be no America. But then again, that France ceased to exist a long time ago.