![]() ![]() I've moved it out of the main post, though, as it should be quarantined off to no longer misled. The below is left behind here just to avoid hiding my error. Posted in Error: The below question/implication is hereby retracted, as commenters inform me the "firecrackers" reports came from passengers and the captain, and newspaper accounts say so. TERRORIST THREAT LEVEL RAISED! All the way from "Don't Worry, Be Happy" to "Hakuna Matada." I'm trying to not get too partisan about this, but it sure seems to me that this evidences a casualness about terrorist incidents that seems pretty dangerous. So why was the President allowed to snooze in Hawaii undisturbed? He (Geoff) points out the possibility of multiple attacks, possibly requiring fast reaction. Incendiary devices generally deliver less of an impact than explosive devices.ĪHFF Geoff also notes the three hour gap that went missing in the WaPo piece also shows up in a Politico article: White House spokesman Bill Burton said President Obama, on vacation in Hawaii, was informed of the incident about three hours after the plane landed. Officials described the device as incendiary rather than explosive, pending tests by forensics experts at the FBI. Authorities have yet to verify the claim, and they expect to conduct several more interviews before they determine whether he is credible, the official said.įederal authorities have been told that Abdulmutallab allegedly had taped some material to his leg, then used a syringe to mix chemicals with the powder while on the airplane, one official said.īut doing so "caused him to catch on fire," Richelle Keepman, who sat a few rows in front of Abdulmutallab, told WDIV-TV. The suspect Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab 23, attends University College London, where he studies engineering.Īlthough not on the TSA's "no-fly" list, Abdulmutallab's name appears to be included in the government's records of terrorism suspects, according to a preliminary review, authorities said.Ībdulmutallab has told federal investigators that he had ties to al-Qaeda and traveled to Yemen to collect the incendiary device and instructions on how to use it, according to a federal counterterrorism official briefed on the case. ![]() The suspect was being treated at a hospital for burns he suffered while igniting the device. The man was quickly subdued after another passenger leapt on top of him, others on the plane said, and Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam landed safely around 1 p.m. More: A Nigerian man, claiming to be linked to al-Qaeda, allegedly tried to set off an incendiary device aboard a transatlantic airplane Friday as it descended toward Detroit's airport in what the White House called an attempted act of terrorism. I think Obama's people called and demanded the edit, don't you? which still works out to a two to two and a half hour delay in informing the Savior of Man, but now they make you work out the math on your own. in Hawaii, which is five hours behind the East Coast. Obama was alerted to Friday's incident between 9 and 9:30 a.m. President Obama, celebrating Christmas in Hawaii, was informed about it, a spokesman said, and he asked his aides to ensure that all measures are in place to provide security for air travel.Įlsewhere in the story they do say. So the new sentence: The FBI is investigating the incident. Well, we can't have Captain Wonderful being mocked like Bush was. ![]() The FBI is investigating and President Obama, celebrating Christmas in Hawaii, was told of the incident about three hours after the plane landed, officials said. Which Is Better - To Be Ruled By One ONT Three Thousand Miles Away, Or Bt Three Thousand ONTs One Mile Away?ĭecemTerrorist Attempt Update: Bomb Was Incendiary, Comprised of Mixed Liquids Obama Only Notified Three Hours After IncidentĪHFF Geoff noticed the WaPo editing its story to help Obama a touch.įirst the article read: A White House official said the incident was an attempted act of terrorism. THE MORNING RANT: Media Smear Merchants, Jason Aldean, and Racism By Historic Association (“Show Me the Man or Video, and I’ll Find You the Racism”) Partisan Special Counsel Brings More Charges Against Trump, While the Special Counsel Investigating Joe and Hunter Biden Brings No Charges, Because He Does Not Exist We Have Indisputable Scientific Evidence, Declared by a Panel of "Experts," That Joe Biden Is As Healthy as a Communist Figurehead Can Be Regime Media: Ignore What You Can See and Hear With Your Own Eyes. The White House Demanded That FaceBook Censor Posts About Vanccines and a Post by America's Most Prominent Journalist and Commentator, Tucker Carlson New York Times Celebrates: The Wealthy That We Serve Will Pay Less For Luxurious Vacations Because of All the Illegal Aliens Working For Low Wages at Spas and Resorts ![]()
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