Posted on 11/20/2006 7:06:49 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
Six men were removed from an airplane at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Monday evening.
Sources say the men, of Middle Eastern ethnicity, behaved in a manner that caused the crew to be concerned.
The men were taken off the plane after it returned to the gate and are being questioned by authorities.
The remaining passengers were also taken off the flight, U.S. Airways flight 300, bound for Phoenix.
Those passengers are being re-screened for boarding.
There were 170 passengers on board the plane, which is a Boeing 757.
Stay with FOX 9 News and MyFOX9.com for continuing updates on this breaking story.
Glenn Beck is the one who brought it up. IIRC, he was skeptical and checked it out, and it appears there's quite a bit happening around Phoenix.
UPDATE:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070321-120653-3610r.htm
"Muslims offer to help 'John Does' sued by imams"
By Audrey Hudson
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
March 21, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, a Phoenix-area physician and director of American Islamic Forum for Democracy -- a group founded in 2003 to promote moderate Muslim ideas through its Web site (www.aifdemocracy.org) -- told The Washington Times his group will raise money for legal fees for passengers if they are sued by the imams.
"It's so important that America know there are Muslims who understand who the victims are in air travel," said Dr. Jasser. "But I hope it doesn't get to that point because the backlash will be even greater when Americans see Islamists trying to punish innocent passengers reporting fears.""
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/015771.php
March 23, 2007
"Tactics in Case of the Flying Imams Akin to 'Legal Terrorism'
A press release from The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty:"
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http://www.becketfund.org/index.php/article/646.html
"Tactics in Case of the Flying Imams Akin to 'Legal Terrorism'"
Mar 23, 2007
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http://www.becketfund.org/files/920d3.pdf
"Open Letter to CAIR (3/23/2007) (PDF, 2.63MB)"
OFF TOPIC...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1793738/posts?page=1299#1299
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http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/16963999.htm
Posted on Fri, Mar. 23, 2007
"Smallpox threat prompts isolation of airline passengers"
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
McClatchy Newspapers
(MCT)
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "CHARLOTTE, N.C. - More than 100 US Airways passengers were stuck on a plane at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport on Friday for about three hours after a man on a flight from New Orleans announced that he'd been exposed to smallpox.
"He basically said, `I've been exposed, you've all been exposed,'" as the plane taxied to Gate C10, US Airways spokeswoman Michelle Mohr said.
After landing at 3:30 p.m., the plane stayed at the gate, surrounded by fire trucks and ambulances, while the man was evaluated by doctors at Carolinas Medical Center. Doctors said he showed no signs of the disease.
Authorities took contact information for passengers and crewmembers in case there are medical issues."
Thanks to ButThreeLeftsDo for the ping to this thread and article:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806138/posts
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http://washingtontimes.com/national/20070324-122159-4749r.htm
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"Hill bill protects flying public"
By Audrey Hudson
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
March 24, 2007
House Republicans are pushing legislation to protect airline passengers from lawsuits for reporting suspicious behavior that might be linked to a terrorist attack.
Rep. Steve Pearce, New Mexico Republican, introduced the Protecting Americans Fighting Terrorism Act of 2007 on Thursday, a week after a lawsuit was filed by a group of Muslim imams who were taken off a US Airways flight in November.
It is "unconscionable" that those who report suspicious activity could be "terrorized in our own court system in our own country," Mr. Pearce said on the House floor yesterday afternoon."
http://powerlineblog.com/archives/017073.php
March 19, 2007
"The new John Doe movement"
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http://powerlineblog.com/archives/017037.php
March 15, 2007
"Meet John Doe"
Off Topic...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1806149/posts?page=10#10
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1806149/posts
"Stereotyping security"
JPost ^ | 22 mar 07 | Larry Defner
Posted on 03/24/2007 11:20:37 AM PDT by white trash redneck
Thanks to ButThreeLeftsDo for the ping to this thread.
Note: The following post is a quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806727/posts
Katherine Kersten: Hulk Hogan of legal world volunteers to go up against imams
StarTribune ^ | 3/25/07 | Katherine Kersten
Posted on 03/25/2007 8:31:28 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
I wrote last week about the "flying imams"' federal lawsuit, which sets a new low in efforts to intimidate passengers concerned about air travel safety. Buried in Paragraph 21 of the imams' complaint is a legal landmine: The imams plan to sue "John Does" -- innocent bystanders -- who alerted the authorities about their security concerns. Since then, volunteer defenders of the John Does have stepped forward, locally and around the country.
Dr. Zudhi Jasser, an Arizona physician who heads the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, offered to raise money to pay the defendants' legal costs. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C. -- whose clients have included Christians, Jews, Muslims and Hindus -- offered to represent the John Does without charge. Eleven members of Congress, including Minnesota's John Kline, are co-sponsoring legislation that would bar suits against individuals who report "suspicious behavior" to security personnel in good faith.
But the real bull in the imams' china shop is right here in Minnesota. Like some legal equivalent of Hulk Hogan, Gerry Nolting of Minneapolis law firm Faegre & Benson, came storming out of his corner last week.
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
http://osint.internet-haganah.com/archives/000948.html
March 27, 2007
"'Protecting Americans Fighting Terrorism Act of 2007'"
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Related links:
http://pearce.house.gov/press07/3.22.07.shtml
http://pearce.house.gov/pdf/HR1640.pdf
http://pearce.house.gov/pdf/usairwayscomplaint.pdf
Thanks to ButThreeLetsDo for the ping to this thread and article:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1807808/posts
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2007/03/the_imam_scam_continues.html
March 27, 2007
"The Imam Scam continues"
Marc Sheppard
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1807976/posts
"[Michelle Malkin] The John Doe Manifesto"
Jewish World Review ^ | March 28, 2007 | Michelle Malkin
Posted on 03/28/2007 4:42:44 AM PDT by rhema
http://www.foxnews.com
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070327-065522-5346r.htm
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"House votes to protect 'John Does' on flights"
By Audrey Hudson
March 27, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "House Republicans tonight surprised Democrats with a procedural vote to protect public-transportation passengers from being sued if they report suspicious activity -- the first step by lawmakers to protect "John Doe" airline travelers already targeted in such a lawsuit.
After a heated debate and calls for order, the motion to recommit the Democrats' Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 back to committee with instructions to add the protective language passed on a vote of 304-121.
Republicans said the lawsuit filed by six Muslim imams against US Airways and "John Does," passengers who reported suspicious behavior, could have a "chilling effect" on passengers who may fear being sued for acting vigilant."
Only Slightly Off Topc...
ON THE NET...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=minnesota
http://www.investors.com/images/editimg/issues04120506.gif
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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=27634
"Minnesota Sharia and the Silence of the Left"
By Robert Spencer
FrontPageMagazine.com | March 30, 2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1809468/posts?page=93#93
Here's some info I posted on one of the flying imams today.
But not to worry, hey here in Mpls. we're going to have undercover law enforcement making sure spray paint and magic marker laws are being observed in stores. It's all a matter of priorities. :(
I didn't catch that it was mentioned on channel 9, was it?
They're going to reopen their office here in the Twin Cities, so they be close for the next trick that's pulled. Oh joy.
Do you have any new news on this...
"G. Beck Uncovers Muslim Plot to Silence Dissent in America"
(Added March 28, 2007)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070330-114945-6888r.htm
"Imams narrow target of 'Does'"
By Audrey Hudson
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
March 31, 2007
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