Posted on 12/25/2009 4:53:59 PM PST 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.
More from the religion of peace. Until all this passes all Muslims should be banned from the country and there should be a list of terrorist countries who can no longer fly to the USA under any circumstances. Then again that would make sense and OFFEND some people so it’s better me and youand your kids die in a plane crash than offend Muslim Scum
While Mudallah was not a no-fly list, his name was in a database indicating that he had significant terrorist connections, said Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.
One law enforcement source said the man claimed to have been instructed by al-Qaida to detonate the plane over U.S. soil.
I hope they beat the shit out of him relentlessly. No doubt Obama will put him on trial in the USA , he’ll wind up on Oprah and sell his book on the View within a years time.
http://www.mediaite.com/online/umar-farouk-abdulmutallab-what-we-know/
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.
Per CNN: ‘sophisticated device & chemical in nature’
Plane suspect ‘linked to al Qaida’
(UKPA) – 30 minutes ago
An airline passenger from Nigeria who said he was acting on al Qaida’s instructions set off an explosive device in a failed terror attack on the plane as it was preparing to land.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5iDMIq5NNH9pFTneeDtszMBlQCL-w
/mark
US plane suspect ‘a London student’
(UKPA) – 18 minutes ago
An al Qaida-linked suspect who allegedly tried to blow up a transatlantic plane is studying at a UK university, it has been reported.
The Nigerian is accused of trying to detonate a powdery substance on a plane from Amsterdam as it prepared to land at Detroit with 278 people on board.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jSeDx3QIx49m5DaM98pUg0yYDJpw
Passengers credited with stopping apparent terror attack
And at least one passenger apparently acted heroically. A witness says the passenger, sitting across the man, climbed over passengers and across the aisle to try to restrain the suspect. He appeared to have been burned in the process.
The suspect was also burned, and is being held at a hospital.
http://www.wtsp.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=120985
The FBI and the Homeland Security Department issued an intelligence note on Nov. 20 about the threat picture for the 2009 holiday season from Thanksgiving through Jan. 1. At the time, intelligence officials said they had no specific information about attack plans by al-Qaida or other terrorist groups. The intelligence note was obtained by The Associated Press.
President Barack Obama was notified of the incident and discussed it with security officials, the White House said. It said he is monitoring the situation and receiving regular updates from his vacation spot in Hawaii.
http://www.dailymail.com/ap/ApTopStories/200912250244
Because the politicians lack the will to make this nation secure.
Ties to Yemen?
Obama ordered US air strikes on Yemen
21 December 2009
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/dec2009/yeme-d21.shtml
This was a attack on Obama’s actions?
http://www.mikefrancesa.com/wordpress/?p=2647
A federal “situational awareness” bulletin said: “The subject is claiming to have extremist affiliation and that the device was acquired in Yemen along with instructions as to when it should be used.”
“I think Quakers are to blame.”
Really? From the sound of the name, I would have thought it was those pesky Lutherans again!
They would look even more stupid and biased than usual if they tried to deny that THIS was an attempted terrorist attack.
I’m assuming he’s not either a Southern Baptist or Catholic?
Wahhabi— Wahhabi. We Must illuminate all Wahhabi in the country or they are going to kill thousands of innocent people —women children. The major at Ft hood was Wahhabi, the plane hijackers were Sunni Wahhabi , all terrorist and
suicide bombers are Wahhabi!! All of them. Moderate Sunni and Shia are not in the mix and yet we spend all our energy on the wrong enemy. It is the Wahhabi and we must fight them and not ignore them. They are not going away. There are 100 million of them now!!! Wake up!!
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