hired as an airport screener after the Air Force kicked him out for making
statements supporting Osama bin Laden and praising the 9/11 attacks.
Ahmed worked almost a year before TSA found he previously had his security clearance revoked.
Posted on 12/25/2009 2:32:51 PM PST by Fred Nerks
Suspect Was Already on the Government's No-Fly List
Federal officials and police are interviewing a Nigerian man, who allegedly tried to "explode" a powdery substance aboard a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, injuring himself and two other passengers, law enforcement officials said.
Unconfirmed reports say a firecracker was ignited on flight bound for Detroit.
The man said he was directed by al Qaeda to explode a small device in flight, over U.S. soil, ABC News has learned. Authorities have no corroboration of that information, and the credibility of the suspect's statements are being questioned, officials said.
The man was apparently already on the government's no-fly list of suspected terrorists, according to a senior intelligence official.
"The subject is claiming to have extremist affiliation and that the device was acquired in Yemen along with instructions as to when it should be used," a federal situational awareness bulletin stated.
Northwest Airlines flight 253 landed safely in Detroit at 11:53 a.m. The man, flew from Nigeria to Amsterdam and then Detroit, was taken into custody at the Detroit airport and was interviewed by authorities there. He was then taken to an area hospital to be treated for burns.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
If my shampoo bottle is too big, the TSA will read me the riot act. But explosives taped to the leg? Syringe full of chemicals? I guess you just get waved on to the plane ...
It’s a good thing we maintain those no-fly lists. They work really well, don’t they?
So I’m getting that this was clearly an attempted terrorist attack...but the government, for whatever (PC) reason is too afraid to classify it as that.
We need to wait until all the evidence is in and not make a snap judgment......
This current government would classify it is a misdemeanor.
You know it’s only a matter of time before one of those uncivilized mutants does some serious damage again.
Don’t tell me. This guy was Amish. Maybe a Mennonite or a Quaker.
—Yemen. Next pisshole on the list. They'll always be a next one.
Only if you are a mooslim on the no-fly list, you don’t get checked.
The syringe news is an update. The reporter is writing quickly, see concert for concern. Could be wrong info.
If the TSA had stopped him, the Kenyan usurper would have said something like “Let me be clear — the TSA acted stupidly.”
Excuse me .. I know this is a silly question .. but if the guy is on the “no fly list” .. THEN WHAT THE HELL HE IS DOING ON A FLIGHT.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GET FIRED! NOW!!!
If I was a passenger on that plane .. I WOULD BE HIRING A LAWYER AND I WOULD OWN THAT AIRLINE!!!!
This idoicy has got to stop! They’re more afraid of offending somebody than they are of protecting the other passengers.
“If my shampoo bottle is too big, the TSA will read me the riot act. But explosives taped to the leg? Syringe full of chemicals? I guess you just get waved on to the plane ...”
ONLY if you are on the no-fly list.
Remember who is in charge now — Homeland Security?
Fireworks set off aboard airliner
CNN ^ | 12/25/09 | CNN
Posted on 12/25/2009 11:59:19 AM PST by Cyberrat
A passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Detroit, Michigan, caused a brief disturbance Friday at the end of the trip by igniting firecrackers, a Delta Air Lines spokeswoman said...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415055/posts
NO NEED TO WORRY! IT WAS ONLY FIRECRACKERS!
I’m not sure Holland recognizes our no fly list anyway.
And a muslim and from the ME
barbra ann
The Netherlands can force a US carrier to ticket a known terrorist?
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