Mark Steyn -- Mohammed Atta and his federal loan officer

National Post (Toronto) ^ | June 10, 2002 | Mark Steyn

[texasbluebell]

"Yet no matter how dumb he was, officialdom was always dumber"

BTTT!!!

[Publius6961]

BUMP

[Pokey78]

Thanks!

Ping for the MSPL.

[texasbluebell]

my daughter is a university financial aid officer and she says the number of illegals receiving a full $30,000 ticket is huge and sanctioned by Dept of Educ rules that dictate looking the other way

And this is what chaps my hide, not only are these illegals getting a free ride, but our own US kids are having to face much stiffer competition getting into college because so many foreign students are getting what seems to be first priority. It's an increasingly difficult situation for American kids, having to jump through hoops. The past few years have been unbelievable in terms of the college application process.

[.38sw]

Unbelievable. He threatens to cut her throat, and she's concerned with making his "cultural leap" easier. Why wasn't she yelling for security to get him thrown out? Absolutely unfrickin' believable. "He's just trying to fit in..." I am so stunned by this attitude.

[texasbluebell]

Please see post #44 too!

[Mr. Peabody]

What do you suppose would have happened if they had gotten the loan? Their method of choice appears to have been the crop duster. Doesn't this give some weight to the anthrax mailings being done by Muslim Terrorists?

[dead]

my daughter is a university financial aid officer and she says the number of illegals receiving a full $30,000 ticket is huge and sanctioned by Dept of Educ rules that dictate looking the other way

Not that it’s my neck to stick out, but it sounds like your daughter is in a prime postion to document and go public with these facts.

[Avoiding_Sulla]

Indeed....In some cases, they have a big

T-E-R-R-O-R-I-S-T

flashing in neon off the end of their nose.

[r9etb]

Johnelle Bryant

[DoctorMichael]

Steyn-Indignation Bump!

[Fred Mertz]

Thanks for the flag. Excellent article. Bump!

[okie01]

"On the plus side, she's still employed and probably granting loans helping muslims startup more crop dusting services!"

Not just "employed", promoted!

Ms. Bryant is now based in the USDA headquarters in Washington, no longer a lowly field officer.

[Amelia]

Why does Johnelle Bryant remind me of Colleen Rowley?

[lavaroise]

lamentable, dumb meets dumber.

[Amelia]

Ms. Bryant has come forward now because she thinks "it's very vital that the Americans realize that when these people come to the United States, they don't have a big 'T' on their forehead." No, indeed. In some cases, they have a big "T-E-R-R-O-R-I-S-T" flashing in neon off the end of their nose.

Priceless!

[headsonpikes]

"PROMOTED!"

And the good news just keeps on coming! lol

[Billthedrill]

So that was it, was it - the poor fellow went off the rails because an unsympathetic government official refused him a loan for his perfectly legitimate crop-dusting business? That, refused the ability to turn an honest dollar he had no choice but to run an airliner into an office building? That, frustrated by a clearly biased feminist, he expressed his outrage in the only way left to him?

Well, it seems pretty obvious to me that the Bush administration is responsible.

I need a government job...

[r9etb]

Colleen Rowley

Ms. Bryant has that petulant, opinionated look.

Ms. Rowley has an opinionated look, too, but she obviously hides behind her glasses.

[Taiwan Bocks]

my daughter is a university financial aid officer and she says the number of illegals receiving a full $30,000 ticket is huge and sanctioned by Dept of Educ rules that dictate looking the other way

Attention sane government people I'm paying taxes to....
Attention sane government person I'm paying taxes to....
Attention God, please help, we're in over our head, how did we ever think we could do anything without You?