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Al Qaeda Sets Pants On Fire, America Panics.

By dlaw
Mon Dec 28, 2009 at 12:39:32 PM PST
Section: Diary Topic: Alternative and Community Media

A bunch of Dominionist, Fundamentalist Muslims that was new to me - Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula - claimed responsibility for the SNAFU-filled work of "Pants Bomber" Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab. You'd think they'd be too embarrassed, but they apparently know America better than I do.

The Obama Administration has been reduced to quivering panic. Forget FDR-like proclamations of "nothing to fear but fear itself" from this bunch.

It's rare - and not, like, endangered-species rare, but more on-the-verge-of-extinction rare - that I agree with a Wall Street Journal opinion piece - come to think of it, make that comet rare or maybe asteroid-hitting-the-earth rare. But I agree with this at least half of this one:

"TSA Measures After Pants Bomber Defy Logic"

Rules have to actually deter terrorism, not simply leave passengers cold and running for bathrooms when deplaning.

The above is totally sensible. What it's doing coming from the Wall Street Journal, I have no idea. I do have an idea which parts I disagree with because they are the parts the New Republic agrees with. Marty Peretz sings the praises of no-fly lists and, with a knowing, inside-the-Beltway chuckle suggests to Progressives:

...please, let's not "civil liberties" this one to death.

Meanwhile, on the front lines of a real fight against oppression, Iranian protesters for freedom are both fighting their armed oppressors hand-to-hand and then protecting individual members of the security forces from revenge attacks. The take-away from all this is simple: When Osama bin Laden suggested that America is weak and cowardly, he was apparently correct.

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Al Qaeda Sets Pants On Fire, America Panics. | 7 comments (7 topical)

Reduced to quivering panic???

The Obama administration is reduced to a quivering panic you say?

What evidence do you have to back up that claim?

by noemie maxwell on Tue Dec 29, 2009 at 10:08:13 AM PST

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"Systemic Failure"??? by dlaw, 12/30/2009 04:53:49 PM PST (none / 0)

a point we're not hearing addressed:

if every american airline decides to adopt the "el al" method of security, there will soon be no american airline industry, as the casual traveler will just skip flying.

"...if you need a goat fu%#*@, cnn will do it..." --john oliver, "the daily show", 10/12/2009

by fake consultant on Mon Jan 04, 2010 at 07:58:23 AM PST

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Of Course, Because It's Ridiculous by dlaw, 01/04/2010 09:11:32 AM PST (none / 0)
But, Management Will KEEP Getting Big by rmdSeaBos, 01/06/2010 04:10:17 AM PST (none / 0)

+5 n/t by m3047, 01/13/2010 01:59:43 AM PST (none / 0)
the government will take over my Medicare by m3047, 01/13/2010 02:00:53 AM PST (none / 0)

Al Qaeda Sets Pants On Fire, America Panics. | 7 comments (7 topical)

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