"Allahu Akbar!" Means "Pardon Me, But Where's The Bathroom, Ma'am?"
So that was what Major Hassan was asking when he shouted the same thing as he murdered 13 people for Islam?
Now, the family of the Yemeni man who yelled that as he pounded on the cockpit door of his O'Hare to SF-bound flight is claiming he may have mistaken it for the bathroom.
Cute.
Uh.. yeah, and who the hell tackles the bathroom door? Even IF you had to go *that bad* no sane person is going to pound on the door and shout "God is great" to hurry the other person along.. unless you were trying to scare the crap out of them, I guess.
Angie at May 11, 2011 9:16 AM
This reminds me of some news from the UK a couple of years ago. New toilets were installed at Brixton prison in London because Muslim inmates & their imams declared that it was unacceptable for Muslims to face Mecca while they were shitting:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4926114.stm
When I first heard about this, I thought hey, what do Muslims do when they're IN Mecca? Do they have to hold it in for 4 days & nights, and is that why hundreds of them get trampled to death on the last day of the hajj?
Martin at May 11, 2011 9:35 AM
Well they're claiming that he was actually yelling poo poo ack! arghh!. That poor bastard REALLY had to go.
jim at May 11, 2011 10:08 AM
Witness(es?) who don't speak Arabic but report hearing "Allah Akbar" in the middle of lots of shouting could easily be imagining and mistaken.
I can't find anything in the linked article about whether or not he had a weapon. If he was armed, this was probably a terrorist attack.
If he's an unarmed, he's probably a somewhat crazy and confused man who deserves some sympathy.
No mention of a weapon probably means he was unarmed.
He needed to be tackled and removed regardless. Pressing charges on a mentally doubtful man seems pointless.
thom at May 11, 2011 10:15 AM
Yes, "Allahu, Akbar!" is easily mistaken for "Excuse me, but is this lavatory taken?"
Don't you think the commotion started AFTER he was banging and yelling? Or do you often see airplane passengers randomly tackling other passengers on their way to the john?
Amy Alkon at May 11, 2011 10:23 AM
It could have happened that way like Bush and Cheney could have personally stuffed the WTC full of explosives and framed a bunch of innocent hijackers.
At some point, don't you have to admit to yourself that the only credible explanation is the obvious one? Or are you a defense lawyer?
MarkD at May 11, 2011 12:06 PM
I'd blow up a room of people if they stood between me and a bathroom in an urgent situation.
NicoleK at May 11, 2011 12:49 PM
"New toilets were installed at Brixton prison in London..."
Heh. I wonder if they used the Mercator or Great Circle maps for the realignment.
Most Americans don't believe it, but Maine is the closest American coast - to Africa!
You're not facing the way you think you are. You're on an oblate sphere.
Radwaste at May 11, 2011 2:40 PM
It all makes sense when you remember that Mohammed thought the earth was flat:
http://www.islam-watch.org/Logical/Proof-Quran-thinks-Earth-is-Flat.htm
Martin at May 11, 2011 11:02 PM
And they will turn on you and take your freedom away. Dont you know that such phrases as "Social Justice" "Economic Justice" "Environmental Justice"
Matt Sherron at November 25, 2011 1:45 PM
Most children turn out badly because they have the wrong parental image. This doesn't mean their parents are criminal. It means they are boring and cruel.
Gail Malys at December 21, 2011 12:17 PM
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