Eight Orthodox Jews Planned To Blow Up Planes Over The Atlantic
Ha! Fooled ya. Or did I?
No, these men aren't Orthodox Jews.
Shockingly, the men are actually Muslim.
I know, who woulda thunk it? After all, Jews do this sort of thing all the time, right? Right? Right?
And, just like some Muslim religious leaders, rabbis are standing up every weekend telling their congregations to kill anybody who isn't a Jew. Right? Right? Right?
Sean O'Neill writes for the Times of London:
A British terrorist cell planned to detonate suicide bombs on seven transatlantic flights over North America, causing catastrophic loss of life, a court was told yesterday.The flights chosen by the alleged terrorists - based in Walthamstow, East London - were scheduled to leave Heathrow Terminal 3 one afternoon carrying almost 2,000 passengers and crew.
Peter Wright, QC, opening the prosecution case against eight men accused of the plot, said that the attacks would have had "a truly global impact".
The seven aircraft were destined for six American and Canadian cities: New York, Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto and Montreal.
Mr Wright said that the eight defendants shared a common interest in "inflicting heavy casualties upon an innocent civilian population, all in the name of Islam".
He told Woolwich Crown Court that the key component of the bombs was a liquid hydrogen peroxide explosive carried in 500ml bottles of soft drinks.
The devices would have been carried in hand luggage, along with detonators made from batteries and disposable cameras.
No date had been finalised for the series of attacks but the alleged conspirators had conducted detailed research on flights leaving London between August and October 2006. The date range included the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Ah, but Muslims have huge grievances against, let's see, anybody who doesn't want women to be given all the rights of a pet.
And they're really pissed off about Israel. Which surely is why Muslim terrorists are going after Buddhist teachers. Yes, it's all about the Jews and American support for Israel.
The truth is, Israel's existence is good for many Muslims, as it diverts the attention from those who would otherwise be devoting most of their energy to murdering each other.
Like I said, nuke yellowstone, let the next species to atain sentience have a go
lujlp at April 4, 2008 1:25 AM
Ofcousrse a good virulent plauge would wipe out far more third world areas then 1st world
lujlp at April 4, 2008 1:49 AM
So, lujlp, you're advocating biological warfare?
Flynne at April 4, 2008 6:30 AM
"The truth is, Israel's existence is good for many Muslims, as it diverts the attention who would otherwise be devoting most of their energy to murdering each other." Yeah but these cave dwellers have been trying to kill each other well before Islam existed. The fact that a bunch of cave dwelling primitives are violent and crazy should not be reason enough to condemn a broader group. It's not Islam but uneducated cave dwelling primitive bigots. Those same nut bags that our troops are fighting.
vlad at April 4, 2008 6:35 AM
Flynne - I think there was some sarcasm in there...
haha at April 4, 2008 6:39 AM
Flynne - I think there was some sarcasm in there...
Yeah, I figured. I was being sarcastic, too, just forgot the /sarcasm tag! o_O
Flynne at April 4, 2008 6:43 AM
"Ofcousrse a good virulent plauge would wipe out far more third world areas then 1st world" Well no actually it would spread far faster in the 1st world there would be far more infected. The percentage of survivors from the infected would be much higher though.
vlad at April 4, 2008 6:58 AM
Vlad - why would more be infected in the 1st world?
dena at April 4, 2008 7:42 AM
Joooooos.... Is there anything they won't blow up?
Snoop-Diggity-DANG-Dawg at April 4, 2008 8:07 AM
"Vlad - why would more be infected in the 1st world?" Better public transportation and coast to coast flights. The disease would spread further before the authorities would notice. In third world countries there is much less long distance movement, and the movement is by local roads or pack animals much slower the DC-10s or US interstates.
vlad at April 4, 2008 8:40 AM
It's a good thing these people weren't Jewish. Jews probably would have done a better job at coming up with a plan that had a real chance of succeeding.
justin case at April 4, 2008 8:51 AM
I get it now. Thank you. As you can see my critical thinking was not up to par this morning ;)
dena at April 4, 2008 9:06 AM
You know, the more I think about it, the more am am mad - not at the Muslims and terrorists - but at the Western apologists. If the West had the courage of its convictions, every country with serious human rights violations would be cut off - completely embargoed. That would include most (but not all) of the Islamic nations, as well as quite a few others.
No trade, no aid, no contact at all until a country integrates essential human rights into its legal system. When they decide to be civilized, let them join the West. Until then, isolate them and let them stew in their own barbarism.
Of course, this would require changes in the West as well. First, getting serious about oil: replacing it with nuclear, solar, and space-based energy. And second, telling the bleeding-heart liberals that they are not allowed to subsidize the barbarians with their well-intentioned (but entirely counterproductive) aid..
bradley13 at April 4, 2008 10:59 AM
Amen, Bradley. If I am not mistaken, the US is one of the most principled of traders, as much as that might surprise one. As far as I know, we have no trade (by American law) with Iran, Sudan, or Cuba, while Europe gleefully makes deals with these countries while lecturing the US on human rights.
Now if we could just get off Saudi tit, things would be much better.
liz at April 4, 2008 11:15 AM
Is there some kind of topical contraceptive we can put in the footbaths at the mosques?
brian at April 4, 2008 3:01 PM
Somebody needs to read up on hydrogen peroxide.
Radwaste at April 4, 2008 3:22 PM
The problem Vlad, is that it isn't just ignorant cave dwellers. Frankly those are the least of our worries, since they haven't the money to buy a ticket to even board a plane, let alone leave their own country.
The 9/11 perpetrators were from well to do families, Bin Ladin is a billionaire, and the perpetrators in this case were living in western Europe, and I'd wager have been for some time.
The fact of the matter is that Islam commands violence, not merely implies it, Jihad, loosely translated, means struggle, and it can be of both of the pen & of the sword, but anybody who reads the Koran will NOT lack for commands to use the sword to spread the faith, but will find "turn the other cheek" to be noticably absent.
Robert H. Butler at April 4, 2008 10:08 PM
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