The reason is because they basically tried to intimdate the other passengers. This letter on Jihad Watch thanking the authorities for doing their job can help give some insight into that….

Five of them were from Arizona. They were going home.

This was all over the local news today. On the radio, not so much about what happend on the air plane, but the fact home is again, Arizona. The local CAIR crowd had some propaganda to push also (racist, islamophobic, islamo-hysteria, ya da, ya da, …).

Why have several recent incidents involved passengers on their way to Phoenix????

Personally, it’s a short drive to/from the border. Makes for a good staging ground.

I wish a group had stood up in front of the Imams and prayed—loudly,the Our Father.

lizzee on November 21, 2006 at 1:11 PM

That would be the perfect response, pointing their fingers at them while praying “deliver us from evil.” I’d be more than willing to do that and be thrown off the plane because of it.

Yes, I’ve followed the case of the six praying imams removed from a US Airways flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and questioned by police for several hours before being released. As sure as the rooster crows, CAIR is screaming……

That’s about it since we last crossed swords here. And you, how are you and yours?

THeDRiFTeR on November 21, 2006 at 5:09 PM

It doesn’t matter if all are d’accord. Many on this board are pretty spirited and reasonable debaters, so long as they aren’t personally attacked. Some just love to ‘hammer’ hard. Generally, I don’t think they mind input from the loyal opposition, especially when argued in good faith.

Heh, we didn’t “cross swords”, only philosophical or political ones and such differences are healthy. I’m a registered independent, leaning right, and have my issues with both parties. However, I adore living here, while maintaining plenty of my root traditions, and experiencing much from other cultures. I lived in communism and can’t be convinced that it was good. I try to respect all people, for the most part. Some are not so deserving. In general, I’m trying to curb my inclination for sarcasm. Hopefully, I succeed a little, lately. Sometimes, I can’t help myself.

Otherwise life is good and especially interesting, because I choose to make it so. Mine is a story of Cinderella. I focus on the interesting and try to help as many as I possibly can to focus on the same.

Thanks for your story. I enjoyed it. Regards, until later,

A very public, disruptive behavior which provokes a police response, followed by a very innocent, very offended demand that oppressive, racist behavior by police toward innocent Muslims must stop. Which is followed by even more very visible disruptive behavior, which continues to provoke a police response.

Which then results in disruptive riots protesting the repressive police actions.

I am very thankful I no longer have to travel; because I would refuse to fly with six very public, very obvious Muslim men. (unless I was well armed, and had backup)

THeDRiFTeR, welcome back. I’m not a bit sarcastic.

Entelechy on November 21, 2006 at 2:16 PM

Thank you for that, that was very kind, although I’m not sure that anyone else is “d’accord”. Life in France is pretty good mostly. My eldest son just turned 6 and I was able to whisk him off the euro disney for a little taste of home, (his first trip there), much to his mother’s consternation, but hey, it’s main street USA man! Weather is lousy, but I live in Brittany, near the channel, so that is to be expected this time of year. It’s looking like Ségolène Royal is going to be taking the next presidentials here in France. She’s the socialist, so we can prolly expect strikes, tax increases, higher jobless rate and all the rest. Good thing the food and wine is good and cheap. Wonder if we’ll have disgruntled youth in the streets come spring. That’s about it since we last crossed swords here. And you, how are you and yours?

Oh, aMEN, my brother!!

Wait…can I say that?

Not without getting kicked off a plane.

Can we have a safety film, before take-off, on how to disarm and take-down a hijacker?

Oh, aMEN, my brother!!

Wait…can I say that?

I wonder if the new Muslim Congressman-Elect would care to comment? The one where “Allah Ackbar” was shouted at his victory party. (Was I the only one who was disturbed at hearing that?)

Dave Shay on November 21, 2006 at 11:43 AM

I suppose that depends on if you can tell the difference between “Allah Akbar” (God is the Greatest) when said as a prayer and “Allah Akbar”, right before they detonate the bomb.

A candidate praising God after he won a congressional race disturbed you? I would venture to say 90% of candidates praised God in their victory speeches. Oh wait, it disturbed you because he wasn’t praising your God and he wasn’t praising him in your language.

JaHerer22 on November 21, 2006 at 12:20 PM

Oh wait, it disturbed you because he wasn’t praising your God and he wasn’t praising him in your language.

Try praising a God other than Allah, in English, in some muslim country and see what you get.

JackM on November 21, 2006 at 2:11 PM

True indeed Jack. Look at Pierre Gemayel.

Take a peek, w/thx to Robert Spencer…again.

You also don’t get caught up in multi-comment-strings, or with interminable argumentation, supplying relative or bogus stats. I’ve always believed that if one looks long enough one can find stats and sayings to fit any argument.

Sincèrement,

Oh wait, it disturbed you because he wasn’t praising your God and he wasn’t praising him in your language.

Try praising a God other than Allah, in English, in some muslim country and see what you get.

You notice these guys and Dinssa were all going to Phoenix?
I don’t see the connection. Five of them were from Arizona. They were going home.
Allahpundit on November 21, 2006 at 2:33 AM

The Phoenix connection: from Jihadwatch

Why have several recent incidents involved passengers on their way to Phoenix????

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/014109.php

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/014075.php

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=25309

-XRDC

After all, that’s how our gov’t treats CHRISTIAN fundamentalists…

I work for a delivery service that also delivers “delayed” baggage for all the major airlines (including Southwest.) I’ve been toying with a story idea in the back of my head regarding how *easy* a terrorist attack would be at our local airport, given the lax security…

From BREITBART:Six Muslim imams were removed from a US Airways flight at Minneapolis- St. Paul International Airport on Monday and questioned by police for several hours before being released, a leader of the group said. The six were among passengers…

I wish a group had stood up in front of the Imams and prayed

Nope. I wish someone had tackled their asses instead of just “passing a note” to the crew.

Just like I wish someone had tackled their asses when that first boxcutter came out of a pocket on 9/11. Is that what we’re back to NOW?

Oh and don’t think they aren’t watching for this mindshift back to simple polite scowling.