[kristinn]

Peter King was just on CNN again. He said he was told Abdul was not on the no-fly list because his terrorist ties were not aviation related. I kid you not.

Jeanne Meserve, a reporter for CNN, said she was told by U.S. officials that their files on Abdul indicate he was not a trained hardcore al Qaeda operative, that it was more likely his cellphone number turned up in terrorist investigation.

[relee]

Jeanne Meserve also said he did not go thru secondary screening at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam before continuing on to Detroit.

[jessduntno]

"Peter King was just on CNN again. He said he was told Abdul was not on the no-fly list because his terrorist ties were not aviation related. I kid you not."

Bus related? Train related? Mall related?? I am just sick about this crap happening to us OVER AND OVER and them getting defended...

[PLMerite]

“...not on the no-fly list because his terrorist ties were not aviation related.”

Mother of God! They’d put all of us FReepers on the “no fly” list if they could, but a person with honest-to-God terrorist ties, no.

I really am in the damn Matrix. Grumble, grumble, grumble...

[khnyny]

she was told by U.S. officials that their files on Abdul indicate he was not a trained hardcore al Qaeda operative, that it was more likely his cellphone number turned up in terrorist investigation

Yeah, and Abdul was a friendster on Osama's facebook page.

The rampant idiocy being exhibited by "US Officials" is unbelievable. The passengers and the crew took the necessary actions to save themselves and prevent a possible tragedy. This incident should be a lesson to everyone - no one is going to "save you" except yourself.