Dems Fume as Al Qaeda Cell Political Ties Revealed

Newsmax.com ^ | 9/16/02 | Carl Limbacher

[truthandlife]

Democratic Party insiders are said to be furious over published reports identifying the five al Qaeda cell members arrested over the weekend in Lackawanna, New York as registered Democrats.

Sunday's Buffalo News initially revealed the inconvenient detail, noting first that "members of Lackawanna's Yemeni community describe the five arrested men as 'all-American.'"

"They include a telemarketer, a used car salesman and a former high school soccer star who was named friendliest in his class. Four are married, and three have children. All are registered voters — Democrats," announced USA Today on Monday, picking up the News report.

News of the al Qaeda cell's political affiliation can only exacerbate the party's already growing image as being soft on terrorism. Monday morning, for instance, noting that the Lackawanna five will be unable to go to the polls in the future, WABC Radio's Curtis Sliwa joked, "There's five less votes for Hillary Clinton."

Some Republicans see the "Al Qaeda were Democrats" reports as poetic justice.

Over the years, Democratic Party spinmeisters and their liberal media friends have repeatedly attempted to make hay over the political ties of domestic terrorists like Timothy McVeigh, whom President Clinton once tried to tie to conservative radio talker Rush Limbaugh.

[nutmeg]

"I'm a liberal Democrat. I started in Florida politics. I worked for George McGovern. I worked for Jimmy Carter. I've worked for Ted Kennedy, Mario Cuomo. Nobody can question, I think, my credentials and my convictions. But I have to tell you, at this point it's hard to believe, but my party, the party that [my family has] belonged to since my great-great-grandfather, ... has become no longer a party of principles, but has been hijacked by a confederacy of gangsters who need to take power by whatever means and whatever canards they can."

-- Patrick Caddell on Chris Matthews' "Hardball" -- Nov. 27, 2000.

[gorebegone]

Hitlery will probably try to get the Buffalo 5 set free to pick up some o' those Al QaedacRAT votes fer sure!!

[wita]

Thanks, you got my point, but it is going to be a long haul to the viable third party, and then who's to say that any party that grows large enough to be viable, will not in short order, turn into the third party of greed avarice corruption, vice deceipt, pride, and outright immorality. I suppose with sufficient controls and with the the party limiting membership to the elite, oops, I mean the moral majority, things could be different, on the other hand....

[WaterDragon]

What else would America-haters be but Democrat?

[KLT]

five al Qaeda cell members arrested over the weekend in Lackawanna, New York as registered Democrats.

More Demonrat constituents....Hah, Hah, Hah...add terrorists to their list!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[KLT]

Oh Saddy, my constituents will support you 100%!

[windchime]

This wonderful reporter just breathed new life into the REGISTERED DEMOCRATS story in his appearance on Fox News with Greta tonight. He mentioned that he thought it was interesting that the SUSPECTS WERE REGISTERED DEMOCRATS. Greta didn't comment, but he isolated the comment for emphasis. It isn't mentioned in his article linked here...

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/news/0917story2_news.shtml

but the story does provide more information on the 6th suspect arrest.

[windchime]

Story resurfaced last night on Greta Van Susteren's show on Fox news. See post #288.

[windchime]

Brought up again on Greta last night. See post #288.

[windchime]

More life to the story. Check post #288.

[windchime]

Story has resurfaced on Greta Van Susteren's show on Fox. This reporter, Corydon Ireland, Democrat and Chronicle, mentioned the Democrat connection in his interview last night. Please check #288.

[mwl1]

thanks

[DoughtyOne]

Bingo! That's the headline detail here. That this is being reported at all is a miracle.

[Steve0113]

She wishes she had a waistline like that.

[Search4Truth]

... and the incoherence of their posts. I started to become ill after only a few minutes of reading their illogical and irrational statements. I'm not going over there again.

One might expect that kind of behaviour from children, but I hear some of them are adults.

[windchime]

Yes, a miracle! It came out a couple of days ago. Please keep an eye out for where else it shows up. It has driven them nuts at DU, so I try to find stuff to keep it bumped.

[floriduh voter]

Doug was on the radio again today, was that Hannity again? Anyway, the DU was mentioned and thanks for explaining that we are good and what we do to the bad ones at FR. IMO, we are not just good, we are REALLY GOOD!

By the way, I think the disruptors are undercover, lurking trying to pick up pointers for their loser candidates. They don't want us to know that they are here. Hi, DU. We're on to you. Why don't you go try to improve your web site? I hear it stinks. LOL Fregards, FV