[anymouse]

First rule of war is that the first reports of an attack are always wrong. Subsequent quotes from eye witnesses say the guy walked right up to the counter and started blasting point blank at the counter agent and then to the people waiting in line. He wasn't waving the guns around threatening people, he just calmly aimed and fired off single rounds into the people around him that looked jewish.

If not for the quick reactions of the El Al security and some civilian heros that tackled this well armed man, he would have kept reloading and firing until his ammo was gone.

This guy was a professional killer, but not an assassin. An assassin would have double tapped his victims.

The Egyptian's have already nabbed his family and they are probably in for some not so pleasant interrogations. Let's hope they get some facts before they get some torture induced phoney confessions. :(

[Freee-dame]

If not for the quick reactions of the El Al security and some civilian heros that tackled this well armed man, he would have kept reloading and firing until his ammo was gone.........

Do other airlines at LAX have armed security guards? If not, will they be able to after this?

[beckett]

The absolute certitude with which you describe an event at which you were not present undermines your credibility. Please tell us, who refuted the several eyewitnesses who said the shooter was arguing just before shots were fired?

Also, you passed over my observation that "professional sleeper agent" would never let his neighbors know that the display of an American flag irritated him.

The evidence is clearly trending towards this guy being a simple nutcase with Arab sympathies. If you think it helps to war effort to make him out to be an al-Qaeda heavyweight, you are sorely mistaken. On the contrary, making him out to be what he is not only helps the enemy spread confusion and fear.