Bassam Khalaf, the Arabic Assassin
Posted on 07/15/2005 4:39:27 PM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba
A Houston-based rapper said his decision to call himself the "Arabic Assassin" was meant to stir up a bit of controversy in the music business.
The stage persona — along with some incendiary lyrics in one of his songs — also helped get Bassam Khalaf fired this month from his job as a baggage screener at Bush Intercontinental Airport.
"I thought it was kind of ridiculous. What does my music have to do with my job?" Khalaf said Thursday.
He lost his job July 7, about six months after he joined the Transportation Security Administration as a baggage screener.
"He was fired because of threatening language that undermines the public's trust in the agency," said Andrea McCauley, spokeswoman for the TSA's regional office in Dallas...
... "It was the best job I ever had," he said...
..."I know somebody up there snitched on me," he said. "A lot of people up there are jealous of me."
Khalaf said he believes his Arab-American heritage had something to do with his job problems at the airport.
"I know part of it is racially motivated," he said
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Squeaky wheel gets a greasin.
So long, f*cktard.
McDonald's beckons.
I had to do a doubletake. I thought this would certainly come from Scrappleface or The Onion. You just cannot make this stuff up. Truth is stranger than fiction.
Bassam Khalaf, the Arabic Assassin
A Houston-based rapper said his decision to call himself the "Arabic Assassin" was meant to stir up a bit of controversy in the music business.
How stupid can one get?! Working at an airport with that name!
"What does my music have to do with my job?"
Is he serious? He must be really dumb.
Straight to Club Gitmo for him!
Wasn't Vanilla Ice-hole a Houston based rapper at one point?
Yeah, I just falafel about this... NOT!
Airport screener? This one is a bright one hugh.
The local college might be looking for a prof, too.
John Gibson had him on FNC's "Big Story" today. What do you expect from a rapper?
Another victim looking to file suit!
Hey, rapping can be fun.
Finally, some rap I can share with my peeps...
Gettin' fired is really a drag, but I still got my head and still got my rag. I cheered 9/11 cause capitalism sucks. Buy yo can I borrow a couple of bucks.
LOL!
Not the brightest lightbulb in the pack.
Word to your mutha.
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