Airport slayings intensify debate (Does anybody at USA TODAY have a clue?)

USA Today ^ | 07/05/2002 - Updated 02:29 AM ET | Scott Bowles

[self_evident]

LOS ANGELES

[self_evident]

The shooting at the El Al Israel Airlines ticket counter did not appear to be terrorism but raised new questions about security at airports.

Please excuse my posting this runt of a source, but this just has to be documented. Now the perp has been identified as Egyptian, who went into LAX on July 4 and shot up civilians at the El Al ticket counter.

But it's still not terrorism....

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The shooting at the El Al Israel Airlines ticket counter did not appear to be terrorism...

Did not appear to be terrorism?! Then just what the hell did it appear to be?!

Let me guess, the guy was out collecting donations for the Boy Scouts and it all went horribly wrong...

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

But it's still not terrorism....

If this had happened in any other country in the world, the U.S. media headlines would all have said, "Arab Terrorist Attacks Bystanders at the El Al Ticket Counter in ______ Airport; 3 dead." But when it happens here, it's just an "unfortunate incident".

[HiTech RedNeck]

Some sources report an argument took place at the ticket counter before the attacker fired, and that it was an ex-ElAl employee. Just job rage, nothing more. Sheeple move on.

[BlessingInDisguise]

I always love the, "but it raises new questions about security at airports." type comments that they always have to add.

The (liberal) reporters always have the mindset that something wasn't done right, or 'this could have been prevented', or other such police state thinking nuttiness.

It never crosses their minds that gee, anyone can pull off a shooting anywhere they want to if they are really determined. Security can't be everywhere at all times.

[stands2reason]

I guess he just snapped after the ticket agent kept typing and typnig and typing and not saying anything...

[HiTech RedNeck]

At least they aren't quoting that nutty mayor Hahn who wants to use this as yet another gungrabbing excuse.

[GaryMontana]

I am sick and tired of the politically correct left wing media.

Today's LAX attack was the result of an Islamic arab attacking a USA airport. It terrorism. No matter what spin the bend over backward, lets not accuse the attacker because he is an arab, media say the USA is at war with ISLAM.

[self_evident]

At least they aren't quoting that nutty mayor Hahn who wants to use this as yet another gungrabbing excuse.

Give them a little more time. Soon they will say it's our only defence against them. There WILL be stories about how he got his weapons.

[The Duke]

Did the terrorist leave behind a message identifying which
parts of the US Constitution we're now supposed to cross out
or is he leaving that up to our bureaucrats?

[Drew68]

Hesham Mohamed Hadayet, 41, a Egyptian living in California since 1992...

"At this point we have no reason to believe this was an act of terrorism," said Ron Iden, assistant director of the Los Angeles FBI office.

I don't care how much they try, they just ain't gonna be able to spin this one.

They can say whatever the hell they want but all people need to do is read "Mohamed" + "Shooting Rampage" + "Israeli Airlines" + "Three Dead, Many Injured" = TERRORISM.

[Jeff Chandler]

Don't you get it? When the victims are Israeli, it is not terrorism.

[Joe Hadenuf]

You bet, and after this attack, the Mayor of LA sticks his face on the TV and says, "there are just to many guns out there". I could have choked that fairy.

Spit*

[Jeff Chandler]

that fairy.

How many times do I have to tell you insensitive posters? It's the "loafer-gravity challenged".

[ZULU]

U.S.A. Today is a mouthpiece for the Gannett Gang, better known as the Gannett Press. This is a left-wing news Mafia which has spread its tentacles all over the country. In New Jersey they own and operate such leftist news operations as the Morris County Daily Record and the Asbury Park Press.

THEY should be investigated by the Feds. Senator Joe McCarthy, where are you when we REALLY need you? God bless you, you were right.

[Nick Danger]

They can say whatever the hell they want but all people need to do is read "Mohamed" + "Shooting Rampage" + "Israeli Airlines" + "Three Dead, Many Injured" = TERRORISM.

Q.E.D.

[bybybill]

Why can`t you wait, at least till the sun comes up, and the FBI learns a little bit more about this SOB and what really happened, before you make your judgement?

[Cachelot]

But it's still not terrorism....

State dept. guidelines and standards, propably: according to the SD, there has been 9 (nine) terror incidents in Israel over the past couple of years. The assasination of the tourist minister, for example, did NOT make it to "terrorism", neither did any of the shooting attacks on civilians - which there are typically 2-10 of every single day.

[Cachelot]

Why can`t you wait, at least till the sun comes up, and the FBI learns a little bit more about this SOB and what really happened, before you make your judgement

Ah. One of the "usual suspects" who are still here :). Getting a little sweaty, billyball?

[Caipirabob]

It wasn't terrorism. This afternoon a little snooping around from CNN will reveal the man to have been a Boy Scout Troop leader driven to insanity by the intolerant anti-homosexual policies of his organization, by white greed, by the racist presence of the "Taco Bell Dog" on TV, by black repression aggrevated by the lack of reparations and finally the high fat low protein diet which assaults all Americans due to evil, insidious "Big Food".

But by all means don't think it was a terorist attack. /sarcasm