Greece Postal Bomb: Athens Postal Bomb Explodes

In Athens, a "postal bomb" exploded inside a "private courier company." A woman was injured when the device detonated in her hands. A second letter bomb was detonated by police. The woman suffered minor burns to her hands. Two suspects carrying weapons and wearing bullet-proof vests were arrested. It is believed one man is a member of a "far-left militant group" known as Fire Conspiracy Cells. Source

Rashid Khalidi Columbia University adds Palestine Studies Center

Rashid Khalidi is the co-director of the new Columbia University Palestine Studies Center where he is the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies. Columbia has had a Middle East Institute for over 50 years, but the new "center" for Palestine Studies is considered "the first of its kind."

Rashid Khalidi

You'll remember Khalidi:

1) recently raising funds for a Free Palestine/Support Hamas terror flotilla, named The Audacity of Hope, (named after Obama's book) in waters where Israel has the right to blockade any movement of weapons into Gaza,

2) has a friendship with White House gatecrasher Tareq Salahi (see the pic of Obama with with Salahi's long before the gatecrashing, and most infamously,

3) celebrated Palestine and the audacity of Israel at a farewell party with Barack Obama and Bill Ayers for Khalidi. There were unconfirmed talks of a "toast" to something considered inappropriate regarding Israel with Obama present. Speculation was that the toast was perhaps to the "toasting"(as in "destruction") of Israel. The Los Angeles Times has the video, and refuses to release it.

 Khalidi is a former advisor to, and spokesman for, Yassar Arafat and a former professor at the University of Chicago. Khalidi's wife Mona was the English language editor for the PLO press agency.

In 1985, Mr. Khalidi published an adulatory book on the PLO in which he personally thanked Yasser Arafat: "Permission to utilize the P.L.O. archives ... was generously given by the Chairman of the P.L.O. Executive Committee, Yasir Arafat. To him and to the dedicated individuals working in the office of the Chairman, the P.L.O. archive and the Palestine News Agency (WAFA), who extended every possible assistance to me on three trips to Tunis, I owe deep thanks."

Today, however, Mr. Khalidi distances himself from his past.

In truth, Mr. Khalidi is still spinning for the Palestinian leadership. For example, although the Palestinian Authority (PA) is ruled at the whim of a despotic Yasser Arafat, Mr. Khalidi argues the PA has an "elected leader." He asserts that Israel's government "refused to negotiate" with the PA when, in reality, Israel has formally negotiated with the PA since 1993.

Moreover, Mr. Khalidi would like us to believe that Israel has "violated every one of the seven agreements it signed with the PLO since that time." This is, of course, a transparent inversion of the truth. Source: Campus Watch

 As Khalidi departed UC to takeover Columbia's Middle East studies, Obama's attendance at a 2003 farewell party, along with Bill Ayers and wife, Bernardine Dorn, and a crowd of mostly Palestinian-Americans is well-documented. According to Los Angeles Times writer Peter Wallsten claimed that the LA Times had a copy of the video. From the National Review:

At Khalidi’s 2003 farewell party, for example, a young Palestinian American recited a poem accusing the Israeli government of terrorism in its treatment of Palestinians and sharply criticizing U.S. support of Israel. If Palestinians cannot secure their own land, she said, “then you will never see a day of peace.”

One speaker likened “Zionist settlers on the West Bank” to Osama bin Laden, saying both had been “blinded by ideology.”

The same article says that state Senator Obama took a more measured response, suggesting that we just all get along.

As Columbia University begins the new study center, there is little said about the connection to Barack Obama or Bill Ayers or Obama's emotional commitment to the Islamic Palestine. Nevertheless, the L.A. Times article referenced above speaking of the farewell party for Khalidi, makes this argument:

But his presence at such events, as he worked to build a political base in Chicago, has led some Palestinian leaders to believe that he might deal differently with the Middle East than either of his opponents for the White House.

"I am confident that Barack Obama is more sympathetic to the position of ending the occupation than either of the other candidates," said Hussein Ibish, a senior fellow for the American Task Force on Palestine, referring to the Israeli presence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that began after the 1967 war. More than his rivals for the White House, Ibish said, Obama sees a "moral imperative" in resolving the conflict and is most likely to apply pressure to both sides to make concessions.

Rashid Khalidi often speaks of the revisionist history that lends support to Israel. Speaking of revisionist history - we haven't seen anything yet, as our college students traverse through the one-way street of Khalidi's Palestinian studies.

Thanks to Weasel Zippers

Posted by Maggie@Maggie's Notebook

Samir Khan and Omar Hammami: American al-Qaeda: Samir Khan Escapes US Not on NoFly List

I noticed a lot of traffic today on a post I did on American Omar Hammami, also known as Abu Mansour al-Amriki. Some of that traffic, although not all, was coming from Saudi Arabia. I searched around for the source of the recent interest and found that another American, Samir Khan, is believed to be behind a new online English language magazine for al-Qaeda named Inspire. This makes the fourth known America-born Al-Qaeda member. Khan, a New Yorker, produced a similar online militant blog before he disappeared, thanks for no listting on a no-fly list. He is believed to be in Yemen. The new blog-magazine says it was posted by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

Samir Khan

Khan's new website featured an English-language recruiting video by Omar Hammami, another American born member of al-Qaeda. The video, in English, is targeted to the English speaking Somali's inside the U.S. In this NY Daily News article, one of our own favorite terror blogs, The Jawa Report mentioned where I found this post dated July 28, 2010 saying that when Khan fled the U.S. he was well-known to intelligence for being attached to terrorists and terrorism, yet he apparently was not on a no-fly list.

Omar Hammami

FrontPageMagazine has this quote from Khan:

Islam denounces democracy, Islam denounces Christians and Jews, Islam denounces the corruption of the disbelievers upon the earth, and Islam is coming to crush the armies of disbelief and smash the false government and religions of the world to bring humanity from darkness into light,” wrote.

Samir Khan was born in Saudi Arabia but his family moved to Queens when he was 7-years-old. He became radicalized when at age 15 he attended a summer camp sponsored by the Islamic Organization of North America (IONA). Over the years the family moved to New Jersey and finally to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2004, which explains the numerous visitors I had today from that state. So yes, this also begs the question asked by Rusty Shackelford at The Jawa Report, how was this guy allowed to leave this country and operate openly out of Yemen? That gives us four know American-born al-Qaeda from the U.S.: Adam Gadahn, Omar Hammami, Samir Khan and Anwar al-Awlaki - who has the distinction of being on a White House targeted kill list.

Background and Related:
American Omar Hammami is Abu Mansour al-Amriki

Glenn Beck Judge Napolitano: Government Sanctioned Assassination: Whatever Happened to Treason?

A cornerstone of our Republic has been our justice system of due process, the right to a trial of our peers along with the right of appeal. What happens when a president puts an American citizen's name on a government-sanctioned assassination list - no trial, no jury, no appeal? See a Judge Napolitano video below.

Government Sanctioned Assassination

For some months now the CIA has had the authority to kill dual Yemeni-American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki. It appears that al-Awlaki has not been indicted for treason. Apparently, he can be killed abroad, whether on a battlefield or not. I would be comforted to know that al-Awlaki could not inspire another Nidal Hasan because he was one-dead-dude, and dead by the hand of an American, but is it constitutional?

Article 3, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution covers treason. Treason consists only of levying War against the U.S., or giving the enemy aid and comfort. There can be no conviction on charges of treason without the testimony of two witnesses to each treasonous Act ("overt" Act). The Congress is tasked with fixing the punishment. In this administration, Congress would abdicate that duty to a czar.

Why is al-Awlaki not charged with treason? Maybe because there is no way we can find two witnesses to anything he has done. So where does that leave us? With a kill list?

American Adam Gadahn, a California native and convert to Islam, is charged with treason, but is not on the government kill list. Gadahn has family and other non-Muslim acquaintances in the U.S. Maybe witnesses against Gadahn can be found.

Adam Gadahn - Treason - Traitor

Obama has targeted American Anwar al-Awlaki for assassination in an obviously unconstitutional act. What gives Obama this authority, and what are we going to do about it? Consider this: what if the truth becomes treason...one day?

Will Truth become Treason?

The video below is Judge Andrew Napolitano and Glenn Beck discussing the government-sanctioned kill list. The second video is the Judge, on another occasion, also talking about hit lists.





Judge Andrew Napolitano and Glenn Beck on Sanctioned Assassination (video) Judge Andrew Napolitano - Obama's Assassination Program (video)

Second video - thanks to therightscoop

Barack Obama Lockerbie Bomber: US Wanted Abdelbaset Sent to Libya but Not Jailed

We've mused about this. How involved was the White House in Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi, the Lockerbie bomber's release from the Scottish prison? And was their involvement tied to the campaign donations from BP to Obama? A letter obtained by the UK Sunday Times reports to show that Obama preferred Abdelbaset be sent home to Libya, but not imprisoned there, and a letter from the US Embassy Deputy Head in London, Richard LeBaron has surfaced.

Pan Am 103 - Abdelbaset The Lockerbie Bomber

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has been investigating how Abdelbaset was released from the Scottish prison on compassionate grounds, sent home to Libya to die within three months, and is still alive one year later. At the time, it seemed the U.S. did not heartily oppose the release. I remember Obama telling Libya to quash any idea of a big reunion celebration on camera when the bomber arrived home. Of course the cameras rolled and the celebration was big.

Obama received a total of $77,051 leading up to his presidential race in November 2008, millions more went to Democrats. In the summer of 2008, BP was desperately trying to find a way to get their drilling operation off of Libya's coast operating. It appears Libya was holding those leases hostage to obtain Abdelbaset's freedom. By August, whatever deals were cut, the bomber was released and sent home. Rumors were ripe that Libya paid Scottish doctors to issue a terminal cancer diagnosis.

The Australian says the Deputy Head of the US Embassy in London, Richard LeBaron,  rendered the letter to the Scots from Obama one week before Abdelbast's release:

The document, acquired by a well-placed US source, threatens to undermine US President Barack Obama's claim last week that all Americans were "surprised, disappointed and angry" to learn of Megrahi's release.

Scottish ministers viewed the level of US resistance to compassionate release as "half-hearted" and a sign it would be accepted.

The US has tried to keep the letter secret, refusing to give permission to the Scottish authorities to publish it on the grounds it would prevent future "frank and open communications" with other governments.

In the letter, sent on August 12 last year to Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and justice officials, Mr LeBaron wrote that the US wanted Megrahi to remain imprisoned in view of the nature of the crime.

The note added: "Nevertheless, if Scottish authorities come to the conclusion that Megrahi must be released from Scottish custody, the US position is that conditional release on compassionate grounds would be a far preferable alternative to prisoner transfer, which we strongly oppose."...

The US administration lobbied the Scottish government more strongly against sending Megrahi home, under a prisoner transfer agreement signed by the British and Libyan governments, in a deal now known to have been linked to a pound stg. 550 million oil contract for BP.

Why would the White House strongly oppose Abdelbaset's imprisonment in Libya? The letter does say that Obama preferred leaving him in prison in Scotland, but if that was not going to happen, preferred the bomber go to his happy home in Libya and not to prison. It doesn't make any sense unless we see the donations going to Obama as conditional.

The Lockerbie bombing, also known as Pan Am 103, killed 190 Americans, 35 of whom were students of Syracuse University, 4 from Colgate University, 4 from Brown University, 2 from Seton Hill University and 2 from State University of New York at Oswego and 1 from Hampshire College. Ten on the flight were residents of Long Island. Justice for the 243 aboard and the 11 dead on the ground was stolen for a BP oil lease, some political donations and a favor to an Islamic nation. Just a few strong words from the Citizen President of the World, Barack Obama, saying Abdelbaset must not be realeased, would have kept him in prison. Obama hates drilling, but he loves campaign money, and he is a great respecter of Islam. What a terrible, terrible story.

Thanks to David Lemon for the heads up on this latest revelation.

Related and Background

Bay of Rigs Scandal Leaking: Dispersants and Where the Money Is.

Did BP Secure Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi Release: States Investigate Lockerbie Bomber

Saif al-Islam is Muammar Ghaddaffis Son Megrahi Lockerbie Bomber Release Deal?


US Lockerbie Bribes? US Lockerbie Payments? Lockerbie Witnesses Paid by US?

US Intelligence Fails Again: New York Christmas Attack: No One Rang the Bell

Katherine Herridge is on Fox reporting a possible second terrorist attack planned on Christmas Day to coincide with Underpants Bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attack, which barely failed. An unnamed official said "[We] were aware of something for Christmas and didn't ring the bell...didn't warn the airlines, didn't warn everyone that, "hey, we were made aware of this so just tighten up. And look what happened. Obama is quoted saying we had information on Abdulmutallab's attack but "our intelligence community failed" to "connect the dots." Look how our government failed our soldiers at Ft. Hood. The trail to terrorism was hot and everyone had the actual messages from Nidal Hasan to Anwar al-Alwalki before he committed jihad. What's wrong with this miserable, irresponsible government?

Ft. Hood Massacre

An explosive devise was to be moved from East Africa to London to New York to be used perhaps in a restaurant or other busy venue bombing. The devise would have been assembled in New York City.

Someone named "Mohammed" is involved. Ya, sure! Fox News says "intelligence from overseas three weeks earlier indicating that a plot targeting New York City on the same day may have been in the works, according to an FBI report obtained by Fox News."

The final target of the attack was not known, but extremist members had allegedly discussed restaurants and night clubs located in New York City," the FBI's assistant legal attache in London wrote in a threat report dated Dec. 4, 2009. "The extremists allegedly discussed conducting the attack on 25 December, to coincide with the Christmas holiday."

The report, sent to U.S. and British counterterrorism officials, warned that "extremists allegedly planned to conduct a test run" that evening, hiding components for an improvised explosive device in a shipment of khat, a plant often chewed like tobacco that has become a tradition for many in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

The FBI is warning these reports might be a "coincidence," and not to draw conclusions. "Hundreds" of threat reports come in for the month of December each year - 83,000 to the FBI each year. Obama said "The U.S. government had sufficient information to have uncovered this plot and potentially disrupt the Christmas Day attack. But our intelligence community failed to connect those dots."

Obama Admin Actively Working with Hamas: Musa Abu Marzook the Hamas-Obama Connection?

News is out that the Obama administrative is actively working with Hamas, and specifically with exiled Hamas official in Damascus. That person is likely Musa Abu Marzook. Marzook was a darling of Jeremiah Wright during the time the Obama family attended Wright's Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. In fact, Wright reprinted a Marzook manifesto in one of his Sunday bulletins. Marzook, also known as Mousa Abu Marzook (Marzouk, Marzouq, Marzuq) is a founder of the precursor to CAIR, and the Deputy Chief of Hamas' political bureau which is based in Damascus. He was directly involved with The Holy Land Foundation which provided funding for Hamas with the help of the U.S. Treasury.  Marzook is American educated and had permanent residency status here. He is a force to be reckoned with.

Musa Abu Marzook

Knowing that the U.S. is perhaps now working with Hamas, brings another possible revelation: as you know, many of us have been advocating for the Department of Homeland Security to grant Palestinian Mosab Yousef political asylum, rather than deporting him. His deportation hearing is tomorrow (June 30th) in a San Diego court. The question has been, why would DHS even think of deporting this young man, especially when his own people (Hamas) have called for his death, and knowing that Yousef saved many lives in Israel, including the life of Shimon Perez. The answer is likely due to the cozy nature of the Hamas-Obama Administration relationship.

From Reaganite Republican:

It surely doesn't help they've been secretly meeting with Hamas leadership for months, either- could this morally-warped and strategically-incompetent administration be offering-up the life of Mosab Yousef in their greasy, Chicago-style wheeling and dealing?

Yousef, in some of his writings, made the point that DHS is "embarrassed" at his presence in the U.S. because he, the son of a Hamas founder, applied for and received a visa to come to the U.S. Something we might think DHS would not allow without knowing about it and sanctioning it. Until he went to the DHS office, they didn't know he was in the country. This is what Mosab believes is behind his immigration hearing.

It must go much deeper than that. Administration officials have tried to silence Hamas, but if you are familiar with Islamic braggadocio, you know that dog won't hunt. TheBlogProf has the details of the YNet report on the Administration connection to terrorism, along with the quotes. Bob Belvedere at The Camp of the Saints [where I first read of the Hamas-Obama co-habitation] has the story about the possible impact on Mosab Yousef, and a report on the help of our legislators to help Mosab Yousef stay in the U.S.  Actually Bob points out the first place he saw the story of the connection was at Reaganite Republican. Same for me, but I must admit I completely missed the story, which I choose as the outrage of the last 18 months.

Related and Background:
Jeremiah Wright Says MLK Wrong to advocate non-violence. Is this a call for violence?

The Meat: Jeremiah Wright Publishes CAIR Founder's Manifesto

Transcription of "Hamas' stand" on Jeremiah Wright's "Pastor's Page"

Jeremiah Wright Connects with the Hamas Charter

Chris Matthews Republican Suicide Bombers Video

In this video, the conversation with Chris Matthews and his guest, Politico's Jim VandeHei,  is the whine that Republicans believe they have momentum, so will not help "The President" with any of his legislation. When I hear this, and I do, over and over, I find myself talking back to the screen. The point is, we agree with absolutely nothing coming out of this White House. Everything is radical, so why would we co-operate? After VanderHei drones on, Matthews breaks in and compares Republicans to suicide bombers...and says we "don't care who dies." See the video below.

Suicide Bombers

This comparison by Matthews of Conservatives to suicide bombers is puzzling. I thought all progressives had great empathy for the "plight of the Palestinians" and their valiant fight against the Jews, you know - a dedication to bringing justice to their people. The heartbreaking act of a noble mother strapping her young son into the explosives, leading him to the 72 virgins, and not caring who dies shows martyrdom is the last act of mercy for "the people."

Conservatives are interested in bringing justice to the people as well, and we plan to use our Constitution to do, just as the Palestinians use their Charters and Constitutions to send the suicide bombers forth - or at least they did until Israel erected the wall and cut them off.

I think understand Matthews now. He wasn't criticizing us. He was pointing out how heroic Republicans are for standing up for principle. You know, Chris, it's inconvenient but you really can't have it both ways.





Chris Matthews Compares Republicans to Suicide Bombers (video)

Israeli IDF Saves Palestinian Girl: Palestinian Children Sing of Martyrdom

The first video is a Palestinian family whose 5 year old daughter was hit by a rock as she was riding in her parents car. The video appears to indicate the rock was thrown by Palestinians from surrounding hills. An Israeli IDF soldier stops and probably saves the girl's life. The second video is of Palestinian children singing of martyrdom and revenge.

Palestinian Children

The little Palestinian girl, Jana, is now paralyzed in some areas of her body. You see the Palestinian father and mother at first frightened of the military vehicle approaching and then you see the soldier visiting the family after Jana comes home from the hospital. This is the way Palestine should live with their neighbor. Israel is more than willing - just eliminate the calls for death to Jews. The world would be a much nicer place.

Palestinian Children

In the second video Palestinian children sing of revenge, of dying for Allah, and of martyrdom. A question is asked: "Without Palestine what meaning is there to childhood?' The unfortunate answer for these children is that they will never find peace, not because Israel is attacking them, but because Islam allows no peace if a Jew is anywhere in the area.

Palestinian Child Abuse

These children haven't a clue of the possibility of being grabbed by Hamas and used as a human shield. How uncivilized do you have to be to teach your children to sing and praise martyrdom?




Israeli IDF Saves Palestinian Girl (video)



Palestinian Children Sing of Martyrdom (video)

Hamas Flotilla Aid: Hamas Flotilla Aid Refused

Israel trucked the cleared aid from the terrorist flotilla to the Gaza border, but Hamas refused to accept the delivery. Apparently, Gaza doesn't-need-no stinkin'-aid until  Israel has released all detainees, including all al-Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhood members.

Israel-Gaza-Egypt Borders

Twenty trucks of aid were refused. Will Israel truck it back to the border when Hamas gets in the mood?

If you believe Israel is "occupying," do some research, because you are wrong. "Occupation" aside, Hamas and Hizbollah charters call for the extermination of Israel. Until that changes, there will be no peace. It won't change, so get used to the fact that there will be no peace - which is exactly the way Hamas wants it.

Related and Background:
American Emily Henochowicz Loses Eye in Terror Flotilla Protest

Young Jewish Man Carries Israeli Flag in LA Muslim Street Protest (Video)

Gaza Flotilla Terror Choir: We Con the World (Video)

Furkan Dogan American Dead on Gaza Flotilla

Hamas Flotilla Aid Refused

Gaza Flotilla - al Qaeda Members Aboard

Susan Rice, American UN Ambassador Skips Terror Flotilla Discussions at UN

Flotilla War Atmosphere before Israel Boarded - Martyrdom or Gaza Shores


The Angst of Supporting Israel
Who and What are Palestinians?
Rupert Murdock: U.S., European Survival Without Israel

Without Support, What Happens to Israel?
Golda Meir: War and Wisdom
About that Two-State Solution
How the Gaza Tunnels into Egypt Work
Discovering Kryptonite, Disabling Superman
United Nations Condemns Hamas - Gotcha!
United Nations Seal Condemnation of Israel

In a class of its own:
Gaza Flotilla Terror Choir: We Con the World Video

Mohamed Ali Homeland Security Terror Watch for Texas Border: Terror Alert at Texas/Mexico Border Video

Mohamed Ali is not the Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. or Muhammad Ali you and I know. This Mohamed Ali is a Somali man believed to be in Mexico and preparing to cross the Mexico border with Texas into the U.S. Homeland Security has issued a "terror watch," for the man believed to have ties to Al Shabaab, a Somali terrorist organization with strong ties to al-Qaeda. See video below.

An indictment was unsealed in Texas federal court earlier this month that revealed that a Somali man, Ahmed Muhammed Dhakane, led a human smuggling ring that brought East Africans, including Somalis with ties to terror groups, from Brazil and across the Mexican border and into Texas. 

The same Fox News report says "hundreds of Somalis suspected of terrorist ties" have crossed the porous and ignored U.S. border.

In recent years, American Somalis have been recruited by Al Shabaab to travel to Somalia, where they are often radicalized by more extremist or operational anti-American terror groups, which Al Shabaab supports. The recruiters coming through the Mexican border are the ones who could be the most dangerous, according to law enforcement officials.

And our friends in Mexico:

In addition to the Somali immigration issue, Mexican smugglers are coaching some Middle Eastern immigrants before they cross the border – schooling them on how to dress and giving them phrases to help them look and sound like Latinos, law enforcement sources told FoxNews.com.

There have been a number of certain communities that have noticed this, villages in northern Mexico where Middle Easterners try to move into town and learn Spanish,” Neuhaus Schaan said. “People were changing there names from Middle Eastern names to Hispanic names.”

Security experts say the push by illegal immigrants to try to fit in also could be the realization of what officials have feared for years: Latin American drug cartels are helping jihadist groups bring terrorists across the Mexican border. 

Every U.S. Representative and Senator holding office for more than 5 years should be voted out of office for allowing American vulnerability on our Southern Borders. Immediately, we should hold all law enforcement responsible for refusing to follow U.S. immigration laws. Every sanctuary city must lose all federal funding. The following, very interesting video, is courtesy of KVUE.com (Houston).

Homeland Security Alert for Mohamed Ali (video)

Stanley Dwayne Sheffield Delta Flt 2148 Arrested: Get Behind Me Satan: Kevin Kennedy: Its the real deal

Stanley Dwayne Sheffield aboard Delta Flight 2148 was subdued by crew and passengers when he tried to open the main cabin door and threatened to blow up the airplane. He shouted "get behind me Satan" at a flight attendant and approached the cockpit door yelling the same thing. The FBI said the incident was not terror related, and a Delta spokeswoman said the passengers were never in jeopardy.  I'll have a photo up when available, in the meantime Satan will be his place holder. See new video below with photo of Sheffield.

Satan

"I am going to bring this plan down" Sheffield said. "You need to land this plane or I'm going to blow it up...I will blow up this plane and take you all with me."

Kevin Kennedy, a Tampa Bay Rays broadcaster and former major league manager, helped subdue Sheffield along with 7 other passengers.. They tied him up with seat belt extenders and nylon hand restraints, which he broke, and then a leather belt was used. The flight was diverted to Albuquerque.

A Delta spokesman said the Airbus A320 from Los Angeles to Tampa with 100 passengers and 7 crew were never in jeopardy. The FBI said the incident was not related to terrorism, but I would place money on the fact that there was plenty of terror aboard Delta Flight 2148.

Sheffield, 46, was taken into federal custody when the plane landed at 1:30 a.m. today.

About 90 minutes after take-off, a flight attendant in first class noticed that Sheffield was awake. She asked if he needed anything. He didn't answer. About 15 minutes later the flight attendant asked again if he needed anything and again he didn't answer. Then, as all these nutjobs do, he got up and went to the lavatory. When he came back out he grabbed a 2-liter bottle of water from a drink cart and sprayed the passengers. Then he told the flight attendant to "get behind me Satan." The crew tried to get him back to his seat. Instead he tried to open the main door, all the while shouting that he would "bring the plane down."

Kennedy said he awoke when the flight attendant raised her voice. He saw Sheffield spraying water and "crossing himself."

Sheffield, whose residence is disclosed only as "Florida" was in court today and charged with "interference with flight crew members and destruction of aircraft."

Stanley Dwayne Sheffield (video)

Israelis Warned to Get Out of the Sinai Now!

On Tuesday, Israelis were warned to get out of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula...now. Israel's Counter-Terrorism Bureau warned of plans to kidnap Israeli nationals and smuggle them to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah tunnels I've mentioned several times.

Israel, the Sinai Peninsula and The Red Sea

In a very unusual move, Brigadier-General Nitzan Nuriel, the head of the Counter-Terrorism Bureau asked this:

Families of Israelis now in Sinai are requested to make contact and update them of this travel warning."

The Bureau issued warnings before Passover and asked Israelis not to travel to the area:

Despite the warning, Israel's Airports Authority recorded a 36% jump in the number of Israelis traveling to Sinai this Passover compared to last. Some 20,000 Israelis passed through Israel's souther border during the holiday.

How can that be explained???

Despite the Bureau warnings, few Israelis were seen leaving Sinai through the central border crossing in Taba. 

From YNetNews:

Nuriel [Brigadier-General Nitzan Nuriel] added that Israel believes that whatever organization is behind the latest abduction warning, it is being operated by Hamas, adding that an adbucted Israeli may end up being tranfferred to Gaza via Rafah's tunnels...

New and up-to-date intelligence information accumuated, and it points to a terror cell completing its preparations, marking a target, receiving the green light, and carrying out the act -- or en route to carrying it out," he said

Rumors are already spreading that some Israelis have been kidnapped, although the rumors have not been confirmed.

This report says thousands of Israelis routinely vacation along the Red Sea coast [the one that Moses parted].

Larry Gene North is Texas Mailbox Bomber?

Larry Gene North, an unemployed Texan has been arrested and is suspected of being the Texas mailbox bomber. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in Tyler, Texas for possessing a pipe bomb on or about March 23, 2010. He is held without bond in the Smith County Jail in Tyler.

Larry Gene North in wheelchair

At least 14 explosive devices, including 5 pipe bombs have been found over the past several week, but authorities believe he placed 36 explosive devices in east Texas mailboxes between February 5th and Wednesday, April 7th.

It is believed North, 52,  was angry with the federal government. (How long will take to hear that North was an ardent member of a Tea Party?)

The first reports of incendiary devices in mailboxes involved bottles containing flammable liquids and wicks, authorities said. Devices resembling pipe bombs then started turning up, which raised the sense of danger felt by 27-year-old Longview resident Robert Ziemba. One pipe bomb was found in a mailbox on a busy street in Longview.

"With pipe bombs, you never know," Ziemba said. "It could be in your backyard. It could be in your neighbor's backyard. You don't know where it's going to be."

According to FOXNews, North has been a suspect for a short while. He was followed by federal agents who viewed him place an explosive device in a Tyler, Texas mailbox. No injuries or deaths resulted from the explosive devices.

Mohammed al Modadi is UA Flt 663 Shoe Bomber? Mohammed Yaaqob Y al Maddi is UA 663 Shoe Bomber?

A Qatari diplomat, Mohammed al Modadi - who apparently has "full diplomatic immunity," was stopped from "igniting a shoe bomb" tonight aboard United Airlines Flight 663 from Washington, D.C. to Denver. Other reports show his name as Mohammed Yaaqob Y al Maddi. Continuing updates as details are available. See update below.

The fight landed safely at the Denver airport. According to the FBI Mohammed al Modadi has full diplomat immunity as the third secretary and vice-consul in the Embassy of Qatar.

Two jet fighters were scrambled from Buckley Air Force Base to bring the Boeing 757 into the Denver airport and park it in a remote location on the airport grounds. This report said he had to be subdued.

Greta van Susteren at 10:40 p.m. EDT is reporting that no explosives were involved and the man may have been trying to light his shoe to disfuse some other odor.

Denver's 9News.com says the man was in plane's restroom - spent a lot of time in the restroom, "and when he came out,

...an air marshal on the plane smelled smoke and asked the person what he had been doing."

The person responded that he had been trying to set his shoes on fire.

NBC says it appears the person may not have had any incendiary devices on him.

He is described as 25 to 26 years old and federal sources say 

At 11:00 p.m. EDT FOX News is reporting that al Modadi or al Maddi is now in custody.

11:20 p.m. EDT: ABC is now reporting that no explosives were found in al Modadi's shoes:

Authorities say the diplomat was wrestled to the ground...a US security official said, "it may have been a massive misunderstanding" and the diplomat's statement may have been a "scarcastic" comment when he was confronted by tow air marshals who have been told by flight attendants that smoke was coming from the lavatory."

Law enforcement authorities in Denver say the air marshals and the diplomat were in a "physical confrontation."

Do we have to remind security officials that "sarcastic" like al Madadi's are now allowed in airports on on airplanes these days. I think the air marshall understood that they had an Arab man that was up to something...even if not lighting his shoes. What were the flight attendants smelling? How about the terror the passengers probably felt? How about the expense of 2 jet escorts? Qatar needs to pay-up.

If this was not an attempt to bring down a U.S. airliner, then it is a warning that diplomats simply cannot be immune to charges in cases of terrorism.

Update 4-8-10:

We have the bottomline, and it isn't pretty: Modadi was smoking in the lavatory, or as HuffPo put it, he was only "sneaking a smoke." Yet, he obviously had a lighter or matches - which I guess is legal these days. He made an inciteful comment that you and I could not make and get away with it, and he physically struggled with air marshals.

A reader and blogger, Mustang at Social Sense, commented that immunity "works well for American diplomats. Ask any number of such individuals whose heads were cut off by peace-loving Muslims."

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Kansas City Court House Evacuated: Suspicious Pkg and Note at KC Court House

FOXNews breaking: The Kansas City court house has been evacuated due to a suspicious package, described as a soft-sided cooler, left at a garage door on the building's east side:

From the KansasCityStar:

It had a note attached saying the contents of the cooler would explode, police said. The police bomb robot was expected to evaluate the package before police determine what to do.

Don Ledford, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office, said workers in the building were instructed to evacuate and go home about 9:30 a.m.

Updates as available.

New York Times Compares Tea Partiers to Weathermen

After a couple of weeks of serious threats against Republicans, in the wake of the passage of health care, the New York Times has compared the Tea Party movement with the violent 1960's-70's group, the Weathermen. The paper upped the disgust quotient by using a photo of Barack Obama's domestic terrorist friend, Bill Ayers (second from right with white shirt, dark jacket and glasses), during the Weathermen's Days of Rage.

The NYT asks When Does Political Anger Turn to Violence? It's a meaningless question if asked about Tea Partiers. The paper doesn't give a flip. They clearly understand that Tea Partiers are not violent. We are angry, but we are not violent. The media's lack of coverage of Leftist attacks

Remember the Tea Partier whose finger was bitten off by MoveOn.org protester? Remember the Tea Party Express bus being egged by Harry Reid supporters? Remember Kenneth Gladney, a Black man who was attacked at a Missouri townhall health care protest? SEIU members demanded to know what a Black man was doing handing out "Don't tread on me" flags?" Mr. Gladney was badly beaten:

The SEIU member used a racial slur against Kenneth, then punched him in the face. Kenneth fell to the ground. Another SEIU member yelled racial epithets at Kenneth as he kicked him in the head and back. Kenneth was also brutally attacked by one other male SEIU member and an unidentified woman. The three men were clearly SEIU members, as they were wearing T-shirts with the SEIU logo.

Remember Sarah Palin telling Tea Partiers in at a Nevada rally: "It is not time to retreat. It's time reload,"and she immediately explained that her words were not a call for violence, but telling people that their "arms"[weapons] are their votes.

Remember the Left's outcry: Palin is inciting violence? CNN actually put the words "Inciting Violence" below a video of Palin.

This blog notes MSNBC's Keith Olberman tried to be balanced about Sarah's comment in Nevada: "How much more proof do we need? Palin and anybody associated with her needs to be thrown in jail immediately with no parole...."

But CNN had no problem with Obama saying this: "if they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun. That's the Chicago Way!" CNN and the NYT had no problem with Barack Obama sharing an office with William "Bill" Ayers for three years. During the campaign for the 2008 elections, media didn't talk about Bill Ayers' Weathermen bombing a police station that injured man and killed the father of a little girl. Message to the NYT: You are a disgraceful, deceitful and downright untruthful rag.

Tip O' The Maggie Mae to Gateway Pundit via American Power . Both have more on this story.

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DOJ Finds Weapons of Mass Destruction: Hutaree Weapons of Mass Destruction

There is a wealth of information coming from the Hutaree arrests, including info on weapons of mass destruction.

The Department of Justice indictment claims the members planned to kill an unidentified member of local law enforcement and then attack the law enforcement officers who gather in Michigan for the funeral.

According to the plan, the Hutaree would attack law enforcement vehicles during the funeral procession with Improvised Explosive Devices [IED] with Explosively Formed Projectiles, which, according to the indictment, constitute weapons of mass destruction.

Apparently President Bush will be exonerated for not finding WMD in Iraq...a country to this day still flush with IEDs.

 Listen, this is coming from our Department of Justice. So which is it? Is an IED a WMD...or not. Or are WMD redefined when Americans are charged? I mean, I just sayin'...WHICH IS IT?







Related and Background:
David Stone is Hutaree Leader: David Stone Seditious Conspiracy

My original reporting: Christians Make Janet Napolitano's Day: Hutaree Christian Militia Raided: CAIR Involved

Muslim Norman Leboon Arrested in Eric Cantor Threat

Muslim Norman Leboon, who says he is "a Shia Muslim who loves Allah," but also says in other videos "I am the Messiah," was arrested in Philadelphia for posting a YouTube video threatening Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and his family. The video was pulled. More as details are available.

Norman Leboon

According to The Hill, Leboon has also made threats against Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), yet donated twice to Barack Obama, totaling $505 in contributions. The DNC says they will donate any contributions made to Democrats by Leboon.

"Your punishment is coming, the swine, it will be severa, and you will beg for mercy to your god. It will be severe, you will know god's swine, god has warned you."

Over the weekend, law enforcement notified Cantor that there was a threat against his life, and was told authorities deemed the threat credible. Just a week ago, a window in Rep. Cantor's office was shot through.

Leboon says he is Prophet Norman, God's last messenger here on earth. He posts his videos under shiamuslimcantbestopped.

Some of Leboon's video titles:

For President Only (snippets):

President Obama: You have denied and defied your God and your presidency has not been going well...You will be destroyed by God. You don't know who you are...the unemployment rate will be 35% by June of next year, Mr. President of unemployment...There will be a single currency...God destroyed your Citibank...God destroyed your GM and your Chrysler...December 2, 2009 is a day of reckoning...Yes God has given me great power with the Angel Gabriel...The days of hate against Blacks, Women, Jews, it's over. God put Joe Biden as Vice President as I was at his birthday party to save his life, I was at Joe Biden's birthday party to save his life...because Satan wanted him destroyed...you know this Mr. President...you know this. You need to grow up and humble yourself to God...God is very angry with you Mr. President. You need to read the Bible because you are a Christian...stop listening to Ph.D.'s with hate in your heart. 

To Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 9-19-09 is God's Day
For Hamas Only
To the Pop of Rome
YouTube employees will ALL lose their first born
CNN will burn to the ground (he begins by saying I'm the Messiah!) See this video.

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Mike Malloy Wishes Death to Conservative Rat Bastard Talkers

Mike Malloy, a "progressive" radio talk show host in Atlanta, Georgia calls for the deaths of Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly. Malloy expects the "rat bastards" to be the cause of another Murrah Federal Building.

Mike Malloy - Murrah Federal Building 

Mike Malloy on Rat Bastards Limbaugh, Beck and O'Reilly (video)
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