We Gotta Stop Being Chickenshit or We're Gonna Be Dead Ducks
I'm in a fowl mood . . . We're all familiar with the concept of distraction. A magician's fancy hand-work, the little something shiny held up to distract a 2-year-old from her tantrum, the Lacy Peterson story... Ok, now hold that thought while you contemplate this.Flight crews and air marshals say Middle Eastern men are staking out airports, probing security measures and conducting test runs aboard airplanes for a terrorist attack.
And what are we hearing about? Sandy Berger. [something shiny] And for the Jerry Springer set; Missing woman's lying hubby checks himself into psych ward. [shiny, sparkly] A train wreck in Turkey fercrissake!?! What possible effect could a Turkish train-wreck have on anyone living in America?!? If you had a relative on the train, you'll hear about it. Otherwise who freakin' cares?!?!?
Meanwhile - back at the train-wreck ranch we call home; the long-awaited 911 Commission report has come out. What did it say? Nothing!!! It pinned responsibility on No One!!! It revealed how the attack happened - NOT!!! It suggested useful changes to be made -- More Bureaucracy!!!
Mr Bush plans to mull over the 911 Commission report. He's gonna mull it the fuck over?!?! Like a choice between the blue tie or the red?!? What the hell is there to "mull over?!?" A recommendation for yet another layer of bureaucracy for "missed opportunities" to get lost in? Yet more brain-dead wankers to "lack imagination?!?!?"
And the considered response of John "I'm too F'n busy having better hair to avail myself of any terrorist briefings" Kerry?
"We can do better. We must do better. And it's time to act - now." Why, hell -- if I'm elected, I'll convene yet another fucking commission who will assess what to do. "And, as president, I will not rest until I can look into the eyes of the American people who want a future of freedom and security and say 'We are as safe as we can be.'"
NB: He does not want to say, "I will not rest until I can say, 'We've won! We beat those evil bastards into the sand!'" Useless doorstop of a man. Useless doorstop of a "Report." ...of a Commission. ...of a President. If I may reiterate to emphasize my point? Nameless, faceless but clearly middle-eastern men are grouping up and bare-facedly testing our nation's defenses -- and getting zippo reaction from even gung-ho air marshals ["ooo - they might sue us for hurting their feeeeeeeeeeeelings"] and we're sitting on our fat American asses, criticizing [something shiny] War Profiteer Michael Moore's fat ass. We're discussing what to do about Sandy the Bungling Burglar. [Why in hell is this man not already in handcuffs -- right along with the chicken-shit National Archives employees who 1] left him alone, against the rules and the law, to "make private phone calls" [then, step the hell outside if the call is so private, Mister Former Secretary of Secret Shit] 2] watched him put documents in his pockets and down his freakin' pants [?!??!?!?!] and DID NOTHING. What in hell is there to discuss?!?!?] Why aren't all the reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond pre-empted tonight so that the 'media' can run Abu-Graib-style in-depth reports and rehashes of these little factoids:
At least two midflight incidents have involved numerous men of Middle Eastern descent behaving in what one pilot called "stereotypical" behavior of an organized attempt to attack a plane.
Two? Yeah? We saw this one elsewhere.
...once we were in the air and the seatbelt sign was turned off, the unusual activity began. The man in the yellow T-shirt got out of his seat and went to the lavatory at the front of coach -- taking his full McDonald's bag with him. When he came out of the lavatory he still had the McDonald's bag, but it was now almost empty. He walked down the aisle to the back of the plane, still holding the bag. When he passed two of the men sitting mid-cabin, he gave a thumbs-up sign. When he returned to his seat, he no longer had the McDonald's bag. Then another man from the group stood up and took something from his carry-on in the overhead bin. It was about a foot long and was rolled in cloth. He headed toward the back of the cabin with the object. Five minutes later, several more of the Middle Eastern men began using the forward lavatory consecutively. In the back, several of the men stood up and used the back lavatory consecutively as well. For the next hour, the men congregated in groups of two and three at the back of the plane for varying periods of time. Meanwhile, in the first class cabin, just a foot or so from the cockpit door, the man with the dark suit – still wearing sunglasses – was also standing. Not one of the flight crew members suggested that any of these men take their seats. ...My husband immediately walked to the first class section to talk with the flight attendant. "I might be overreacting, but I've been watching some really suspicious things.…" Before he could finish his statement, the flight attendant pulled him into the galley. In a quiet voice she explained that they were all concerned about what was going on. The captain was aware. The flight attendants were passing notes to each other.
Passing notes?!?! Is this a potential murderous attack by a sworn enemy about to kill you or a freakin' high school math class?!?
She said that there were people on board "higher up than you and me watching the men."
Who -- Gawd? No one is "higher up" than you when it comes to protecting your own life! Complacent slug!
...The fasten seat belt light came on and I could see downtown Los Angeles. The flight attendants made one final sweep of the cabin and strapped themselves in for landing. I began to relax. Home was in sight. Suddenly, seven of the men stood up -- in unison -- and walked to the front and back lavatories. One by one, they went into the two lavatories, each spending about four minutes inside. Right in front of us, two men stood up against the emergency exit door, waiting for the lavatory to become available. The men spoke in Arabic among themselves and to the man in the yellow shirt sitting nearby. One of the men took his camera into the lavatory. Another took his cell phone. Again, no one approached the men. Not one of the flight attendants asked them to sit down. I watched as the man in the yellow shirt, still in his seat, reached inside his shirt and pulled out a small red book. He read a few pages, then put the book back inside his shirt. He pulled the book out again, read a page or two more, and put it back. He continued to do this several more times.
I've been on plenty of flights where the crew upbraided passengers for standing or bathrooming during approach. Made 'em sit down. It was FAA regulations. But I guess Minetta exempted Middle-Eastern men from those...
I looked around to see if any other passengers were watching. I immediately spotted a distraught couple seated two rows back. The woman was crying into the man's shoulder. He was holding her hand. I heard him say to her, "You've got to calm down." [these 'passengers' were flying on one way tickets, btw]
How many times has it happened to a flight without a conveniently placed columnist/reporter? someone whose voice can be heard?
The pilot [being anonymously interviewed] confirmed Mrs. Jacobsen's experience was "terribly alike" what flight attendants reported on the San Juan flight. He said there is "widespread knowledge" among crew members these probes are taking place.
If I may emphasize?
WIDESPREAD KNOWLEDGE AMONG FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS THAT GROUPS OF MIDDLE EASTERN MEN ARE PRACTICING TO BLOW UP OUR AIRPLANES AND KILL ALL THE PASSENGERS
ok, let's move along.
Pilots and air marshals who asked to remain anonymous told The Washington Times that surveillance by terrorists is rampant, using different probing methods.
Whyinhell are they remaining anonymous?!? Ok - an air marshall not wanting to blow cover, maybe. It's a stretch. But Pilots?!? Wouldn't ya think pilots would be joined hand in hand blocking the entrance to every airport, in Union formation, shouting "DO Something!! You don't pay me enough for this shit!"
A June 29 incident aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 327 from Detroit to Los Angeles is similar to a Feb. 15 incident on American Airlines Flight 1732 from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.
They've even got a formula!
A January FBI memo says suicide terrorists are plotting to hijack trans-Atlantic planes by smuggling "ready-to-build" bomb kits past airport security, and later assembling the explosives in aircraft bathrooms.
How does one "lack imagination" about this?
A second pilot said that, on one of his recent flights, an air marshal forced his way into the lavatory at the front of his plane after a man of Middle Eastern descent locked himself in for a long period. The marshal found the mirror had been removed and the man was attempting to break through the wall. The cockpit was on the other side. The second pilot said terrorists are "absolutely" testing security.
No fucking duh.
"There is a great degree of concern in the airline industry that not only are these dry runs for a terrorist attack, but that there is absolutely no defense capabilities on a vast majority of airlines," the second pilot said.
Please, allow me. I will speak slowly. Give the pilots and crew large guns. I'd suggest giving them to all American passengers, too, but the Moonbats would just shoot themselves. [hmmm . . .]
Dawn Deeks, spokeswoman for the Association of Flight Attendants, said there is no "central clearinghouse" for them to learn of suspicious incidents, and flight crews are not told how issues are resolved.
That's because they aren't "resolved." The murderers-in-training are let go. "We have to have an "event" before we can arrest someone," said another chickenshit anonymous 'protector of the people.'
a flight attendant reported that a passenger was using a telephoto lens to take sequential photos of the cockpit door. The passenger was stopped, and the incident, which happened two months ago, was reported to officials. But when the attendant checked back last week on the outcome, she was told her report had been lost.
Got a chill yet?
Earlier this month, a passenger from Syria was taken into custody while carrying anti-American materials and a note suggesting he intended to commit a public suicide. A third pilot reported watching a man of Middle Eastern descent at the same airport using binoculars to get airplane tail numbers and writing the numbers in a notebook to correspond with flight numbers. "It's a probe. They are probing us," said a second air marshal, who confirmed that Middle Eastern men try to flush out marshals by rushing the cockpit and stopping suddenly.
Now, go put yer dear old mum and your sweet baby child on their summer vacation flight. Or: 1] Quit flying and tell the airlines why. -- Refuse to fly again until they arm pilots and crews, -- allow passengers who have carry permits to carry on their flights, --insist that air marshals arrest groups of any people who are rushing the cockpit or playing build-shit-in-the-bathroom games. Especially if they are Middle Eastern men. but, if you must fly; -- If you see 5-8 hinky looking middle-eastern men get on your flight -- GET THE HELL OFF. -- Tell the airline why and insist that they book you another flight immediately. -- Remind them that if they give you any back-talk you can sue them for discriminating against you by putting your life at risk simply to avoid getting sued for discrimination against middle eastern men, -- that you are racially offended at the deference given to those middle eastern men. Let's not bend over and butter up for this probe!
Fuckin’ *A*, Bubba!!! You GOT IT!!!
Posted by on 07/23/04 at 06:39 AMCheck out the Airline Pilots’ Security Alliance, at:
www.safe-skies.org
I have also posted on this recently.
Posted by David Foster on 07/24/04 at 01:12 PMClaire..........wowzah.
You still got it girrrrrrrrl........
ExZACTLY!Posted by SondraK on 07/24/04 at 09:34 PMGreat Blog.I’ve been sending this stuff on. Here’s a response I got from a friend…
“Absurd yes, I am livid...at this point I really believe that a nationwide drain brain of ordinary citizens could accomplish more than these assholes....
And yet the polls still tell us that the majority of Americans believe Bush is the one to deal with terrorism..for God’s sake, the man has alienated us from the entire western world, (forget the toady politicians like Jon Howard from Australia) waved the red flag in front of the Islamic multitudes, inspiring them to go even crazier with hatred, and spent all this money destroying Iraq instead of fortifying our own borders .
For instance, what does a surface to air heat seaking missile cost? Wish I could find out. Because the fact is that every single Nuclear Power plant in the US should be ringed with them… but they’ve spent the money, haven’t they? Aaaackkkkk!”Posted by on 07/25/04 at 02:33 AMa nationwide drain brain of ordinary citizens could accomplish more than these assholes
Indeed. Yet considering the way ‘politics’ has become ‘Battle of the Scum-Sucking Power Junkies,’ it is little wonder decent men and women don’t run. Perhaps a draft of successful small business owners for Congress . . .
majority of Americans believe Bush is the one to deal with terrorism..for God’s sake
Actually, for our sake. Do you really think Kerry’s ‘it’s a law enforcement matter’ approach could possibly protect us better than, say, Clinton’s ‘it’s a law enforcement matter’ approach protected us?
alienated us from the entire western world
Britain is what, an Asian country? Italy, too? Ach, puhleeze. I think perhaps it has a tad bit more to do with the state of Muslim influence in French politics and the immense amount of $$$ they and Germany and many others were gaining from Saddam’s Oil for Palaces programs - doncha think?
Do you really wish to ask permission from anyone else before we ‘may’ protect ourselves?
So you long for members of the Western world to ally with us? Yet anyone who agrees with us must be a “toady.” You’ve got an odd sense of how to treat a friend, pal.
waved the red flag in front of the Islamic multitudes, inspiring them to go even crazier with hatred
Bahahahahahahaha! So it’s our fault that their religion tells them to behead us? Go google “Wahabism’ and get back to me, eh? [Got your Blame America First button all polished up?]
destroying Iraq
You really gotta catch up on what is actually happening in the world, buddy. Didja know the Iraqi stock exchange opened last week? And salaries that were $3/week under Saddam are up to $300/week? And there are Iraqi-run TV stations reporting news to the people? [thanks to the US Marines for the equipment they gave and knowledge they shared.] The birth of self-government is a messy process—check US history. And the Iraqi people are accomplishing it—with a little help from their friends.
And why would terrorists bother with all the work to hit a nuclear power plant when they can just use a dirty suitcase nuke with all the bomb-grade plutonium France [your buddy] has been selling them for 30 years?
what does a surface to air heat seaking missile cost? Wish I could find out.
Learn to research—it’s easy to find out.
What I’m more interested in is a Slime Seeking Tactical Pocket Nuke for Moonbats like you. Where the money you’re so worried about has been spent is on a failed ‘education’ system, stupid government grants for social engineering, welfare to keep people dependent on the government, the subsidized recycling boondoggle, etc, etc, etc.
Aaaackkkkk!
Indeed.
Posted by Claire on 07/25/04 at 04:35 AMYou are absolutely right. The amount of probing of our security is evident; what’s scary is that we seem to be doing nothing about it!
Posted by Michael on 07/26/04 at 02:47 AMDear Claire:
You said it. Thank you!
Posted by Steven Malcolm Anderson on 07/27/04 at 06:32 PM
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