[reaganaut1]

The passenger who subdued the terrorist is a hero, and I salute him.

[highlander_UW]

...horrified travelers in seats around the young Nigerian later detained as a terrorism suspect started screaming, according to eyewitness reports by passengers.

Nope, this is an unacceptable description to Obama. it should read...

>...horrified travelers in seats around the young Nigerian later detained as a man caused disaster perpetrator suspect started screaming, according to eyewitness reports by passengers.

[DeaconRed]

Remember:
Your CIC will not allow us to ask this creep anything except his name and cerial choice. . . . . .
If ever we needed to hook up red to one side of nuts and black to the other side this creep would tell everything he knows and save lives. . . . .

[livius]

Mr. Rosenblith said he was asked if he had noticed a man videotaping on the plane before take off, and again as the incident played out. He said he believed authorities were looking for the man with the camera, but he couldn't determine if investigators suspected if this individual could be an accomplice.

Interesting. I wonder if the man was perhaps using his cell phone to videotape it and immediately sending the recording to his terrorist buddies somewhere. If the plane had blown up, a video camera wouldn't have a survived. But I bet a video recording of the unsuspecting passengers followed by a recording of the events leading up to and ending with the explosion would have shot to the top of the charts in the AQ hit-parade worldwide.

[ripley]

What if the terrorist scu&bag was killed during the scuffle?

Would the passengers who prevented his attempt at homicide have been arrested and tried for murder?

(one wonders.)

IMHO

[Kartographer]

"Reflecting the new, more proactive security role that has emerged for passengers in the wake of the 9-11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., Rep. Peter King (R., N.Y.) told Fox News, "they were the first responders in this attack; they got the job done.""

This is a thing we need to remind ourselves each day; we are all first responders in the war we now find ourselves in.

[narses]

Firecracker? I don't think so! Terrorist Attempt Update: Bomb Was Incendiary, Comprised of Mixed Liquids; Obama Only Notified Three Hours After Incident

More:

A Nigerian man, claiming to be linked to al-Qaeda, allegedly tried to set off an incendiary device aboard a transatlantic airplane Friday as it descended toward Detroit's airport in what the White House called an attempted act of terrorism.

The man was quickly subdued after another passenger leapt on top of him, others on the plane said, and Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam landed safely around 1 p.m. Friday. The suspect was being treated at a hospital for burns he suffered while igniting the device...

The suspect[,] Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab[,] 23, attends University College London, where he studies engineering.

Although not on the TSA's "no-fly" list, Abdulmutallab's name appears to be included in the government's records of terrorism suspects, according to a preliminary review, authorities said.

Abdulmutallab has told federal investigators that he had ties to al-Qaeda and traveled to Yemen to collect the incendiary device and instructions on how to use it, according to a federal counterterrorism official briefed on the case. Authorities have yet to verify the claim, and they expect to conduct several more interviews before they determine whether he is credible, the official said.

Federal authorities have been told that Abdulmutallab allegedly had taped some material to his leg, then used a syringe to mix chemicals with the powder while on the airplane, one official said.

But doing so "caused him to catch on fire," Richelle Keepman, who sat a few rows in front of Abdulmutallab, told WDIV-TV.

...

Officials described the device as incendiary rather than explosive, pending tests by forensics experts at the FBI. Incendiary devices generally deliver less of an impact than explosive devices.

[jimbo123]

The hero passenger was a young Dutch man.

[pnh102]

Too bad the perp wasn’t beaten to death. Has CAIR posted bail yet?

[C210N]

A passenger then ... The Nigerian man was placed in a headlock...

Folks there should make sure the perp doesn't bite his lip. Don't want the passenger to turn into a defendant for punching the perp.

[njslim]

Should have broke his neck

Or at very least Rodney King beatdown.....

[McGavin999]

He certainly was a hero. Thank God he was there.

[Apple Blossom]

The passengers didn’t actually get to beat on him, but he was put in a headlock...does that count?

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

If this happens again, all normal people should pile on the terrorist. Jump on him. Grab his weapon. Try to put out the fire. Do something - or it’s a plane crash and everybody dies. Better to be injured or burned than have the plane go down.

[kittymyrib]

Wonder if the “passenger” was a sky marshal?

[ops33]

Was it a Northwest flight or a Delta flight? This article says Northwest, the photo on Fox web site says Delta.

[The_Media_never_lie]

The passenger who subdued the terrorist is a hero, and I salute him.

A hero, no doubt. I only hope he got a piece of the SOB in the process.

[ken5050]

So the terrorist is now a prisoner, in a US hosipital, getting first rate medical care. He probably already has a lawyer, which we pay for.. and has his Miranda rights, so he can’t be questioned to see if he’s part of a plot to say, maybe bring down another 6-8 planes this holiday weekend...I wonder if this will impact on the plan to bring the bad guys from Gitmo..

[Kid Shelleen]

Remember when jack azz Michael Moore said that if the civilians on the 9/11 planes had been black they would have fought back?
BTW - Has anybody hear from the "Flying Imams" ?