CAIR Seeks 'Swift Justice' In Attempted Bombing Of NWA Flight

OfficialWire ^ | 12/27/09 | CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations)

[mdittmar]

WASHINGTON, D.C.

A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called for “swift justice” in the attempted bombing Friday of a Northwest Airlines flight arriving in Detroit.

Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) told the Detroit Free Press that he was grateful the alleged bomber did not succeed in his attack.

A Nigerian man has been charged with attempting to destroy the plane after he allegedly tried to detonate a bomb as it was arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam.

SEE: Local Nigerian Muslims Condemn Attack (Detroit Free Press)

“Swift justice for the alleged perpetrator is the best way to deter future attacks,” said Walid. “We also need to know why the warnings of the alleged bomber’s father were not acted on to possibly prevent this incident from occurring.”



CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

[mdittmar]

Really?

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Cool. Get the really BIG knife....

[SAMWolf]

Sure, cuz he’s black and not arab.

[BenLurkin]

Pfftt!

[kabar]

Swift justice? This guy is all lawyered up. It will take years.

[depressed in 06]

“Swift justice” for failing? What would CAIR’s position be if he had succeeded?

[Will88]

What a bunch of posers.

[Minn]

This is the equivalent of the ACLU putting in a good word for Rush Limbaugh's free speech rights occasionally.

It's not the bombers mission they object to, just his tactics and competence.

[stboz]

Swift? Not 'till we get every molecule of information out of him.

After that....Sir, you will now know pain.

[Carley]

CAIR’s justice. Catch and release.

[BobL]

They’re just getting their PR machine working. The other approach (saying what they really believed), was kinda backfiring.

The proper PR helps get the enemy (i.e., AMERICANS) to lower their guard.

[Diogenesis]

IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL ATTACK.

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[samtheman]

Here’s a muslim caught trying to blow up a U.S. jetliner. They’re not going to be able to fake this one.

I don't know. The White House is trying to "fake it", saying that the real criminals here are the GOP for making terrorism a "partisan" issue.

I think CAIR spoke too soon. If they'd waited a couple of days they could have joined the outrage of the White House at the terrorism of the tea-party response to this "non-serious incident".

[EGPWS]

CAIR Seeks 'Swift Justice' In Attempted Bombing Of NWA Flight

Let me help promote the cause with suggestions.

[njslim]

Swift justice would have been the passengers beating the
!@#$^ out of him and leaving a bloody corpse.....

[Colorado Cowgirl]

Lets start with the Administration and both Houses of Congress. Heads should roll!

[az.b1bbomberfxr]

“Swift justice” for failing? What would CAIR’s position be if he had succeeded?

[jazminerose]

Exactly!

We were screaming at the TV last nite every time they said an “attempted” attack or a “thwarted” attack. The guy managed to set the wall of the frickin plane on fire, the only reason there wasn’t a mass slaughter was because he wasn’t especially good at his job.

Rest assured, there tech support is working on the problem to prevent future incidents.