Dems Fume as Al-Qaeda Cell Political Ties Revealed

Newsmax.com | 9/16/2002 | Carl Limbacher

[Cato Uticensis]

Monday, Sept. 16, 2002 8:41 a.m. EDT Dems Fume as Al-Qaeda Cell Political Ties Revealed

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 then-President Clinton once tried to tie to conservative radio talker Rush Limbaugh.

[Cato Uticensis]

Wonder why we haven't about this except through Newsmax?

[William McKinley]

"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.

[axxmann]

because nobody here reads USA Today.

[w_over_w]

Wonder why we haven't about this except through Newsmax?

Two, reasons . . . (1)Newsmax reports on DemoRats the same way the NY Times/Slimes reports on Republicans and (2)Liberal, elitist, Bias . . .

[vrwinger]

Why are the Dems so upset? If the five had been registered Republicans, Terry Mc. down at the DNC would already have a TV commercial on the air tying them to Bush...

[ER_in_OC,CA]

FWIW, USA Today has the largest circulation of any daily newspaper in the USA. NY Slimes and Wall Street Journal are 2nd & 3rd (I don't remember which is 2nd).

[First_Salute]

Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy

[DTA]

Clintoon let Bin Laden slip away so what's a big deal about 5 demonrats forming a OBL cell? Entire State Department worked for Bin Laden interests during X-42 reign and we are watching the results.

[Honcho]

I know that Fox News has said this on the air, but I would really like to find this somewhere other than News Max that has printed this. I've got some liberal friends that I want to lamblast but they generally just brush news max articles as baised.

[Cuttnhorse]

It was mentioned a couple of times on FOX News over the weekend...it cracked me up. I told the wifey that the demos would raise hell over that one.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

"Why are the Dems so upset? If the five had been registered Republicans, Terry Mc. down at the DNC would already have a TV commercial on the air tying them to Bush..."

McAuliffe is too busy today,getting ads ready to blame Jeb for the Dems screw up in Miami Dade and Broward. BTW-wonder if the "Shoney Three" are registered Democrats ?? Bets, anyone ??

[Salvey]

Heck, when the story first broke, I automatically assumed they were registered 'RATS.

[pgobrien]

I'm more surprised that the lefties at the Buffalo Snooze allowed it to be printed. You can bet the local Dem power brokers called the Editorial board and that little snippet of political affiliation will never be repeated.

[Sungirl]

WABC Radio's Curtis Sliwa joked, "There's five less votes for Hillary Clinton."

HOW TRUE!! :}

[vannrox]

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

[Cato Uticensis]

Curtis has such a way with words, doesn't he? Curtis Sliwa is the man!!

[aristeides]

Has anybody checked on the party affiliation of the sixth member of the cell?

[Cato Uticensis]

according to axxman it was printed in USA Today also. See response #3

[Cato Uticensis]

he was probably a Green