Posted on 07/05/2002 12:24:53 AM PDT by self_evident
Edited on 04/13/2004 1:39:42 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
LOS ANGELES
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ISRAELIS JUMP THE GUN
by Justin Raimondo
July 5, 2002
The news of the shooting at the El Al ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport had barely gotten out over the wires before the Israeli government was already characterizing it as a terrorist action – in spite of initial reports that the shooter may have been a disgruntled former employee. This also contradicts the statements of local, state, and federal officials, who say there is no evidence that this was a terrorist operation. At this moment [Thursday, 7:44 p.m.], Matt Drudge is running the following squib:
"Argument between two people that spun out of control; A Mexicana supervisor had overheard the gunman having a heated argument at the El Al counter, apparently involving his documentation. Soon afterward, the shooting started..."
Terrorism? We don't know yet. But that didn't stop Foreign Minister Shimon Peres from vowing that Israel would "track down" the perpetrators. A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry said Peres "is certain that Israeli and American security forces will succeed in searching for and capturing the organizers (of the attack)." The Israeli Transport Minister laid responsibility for the attack on "organizations, primarily extremist Islamic organizations," that "are planning to hit Israeli targets outside (the Jewish state). And an airport is a preferred target."
All this before the assailant, who was killed along with two others in the incident, has even been identified.
How do they know it's terrorism?
We don't yet know the motives of the gunman. We don't have enough information to determine whether this was an isolated shooting, perhaps the result of a personal grudge – perhaps just the random act of a lone nut – or a terrorist operation organized by Islamist radicals. But the Israelis seem to have already made up their minds.
To call this "jumping the gun" is being charitable: wishful thinking is more like it – and it is positively ghoulish.
And with that middle name - mohamed - it's a good bet the fellow was a moslem.
My, my, my. The religion of peace, love, tolerance, generosity, friendship, rape, pedophilia, murder, kindness, spousal abuse, sodomy, and child rape is at it again.
The solution to this problem is clear. We must strip search more 80 year old White women!
This is, prima facia, terrorism. The fact that it was an Egyptian gunning down Israelis at the ticket counter of the Israeli airline tell us that. The burden is now on those who say it wasn't terrorism to prove that it wasn't.
You don't need a network to commit a terrorist act. You can do it all by your lonesome, Eqyptian, Muslim self.
We are in danger of losing the war on terrorism partially because we still refuse to call a spade a spade. El Al's security program is BASED on profiling. Since they are the best in the world at it, perhaps we can toss the PC crap aside and take a clue.
If you ever see his byline, see him on a call in show, etc. make sure to remind him and his editor of this journalistic milestone.
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