The government is clearly trying to associate the crotch bomber with Yemen, which leads me to think that some sort of invasion or attack on the region is coming.
Here’s what I’m talking about:
Somebody in our government said to me in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, Iraq was yesterday’s war. Afghanistan is today’s war. If we don’t act preemptively, Yemen will be tomorrow’s war. – Joe Lieberman
Umar Farouk Abdulmuttalab, the Nigerian suspect who tried to ignite explosive chemicals with a syringe sewn into his underwear, may have been equipped and trained by an al-Qaeda bombmaker in Yemen. He [...] made that claim to FBI agents after his arrest. – “U.S. authorities”
Update: Apparently John and Adam talked about this on the latest edition of No Agenda.
The US fights terror all the wrong ways. We setup extensive operations in one country and the terrorists move on. We spend far too much time saving a country when we should be strategically striking targets. Our military is not following the target fast enough.
#8…
Yes. They are running out of fresh water. And unlike KSA, they don’t have the money or oil to run a desal plant.
Today’s New York Times has an article about the new “Third Front” in Yemen, and the reasons why we are doing this.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/yk2757x
Screw it. I’m taking the train.
F*ck the TSA. F*ck civil aviation.
Good job. ALWAYS read between the lines and look for ulterior motives. The powers that be lie to manipulate more often than they tell the whole truth. In light of that, here’s something you’ll want to read:
The Lap Bomber Mystery
A case that just gets curiouser and curiouser
http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/12/27/the-lap-bomber-mystery/
“Our military is not following the target fast enough.”
Our military actions probably create at least one terrorist for every one it kills:
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2009/12/26/airstrikes/index.html
#12 Just for the record, venezuela produces way more and there’s no threat from the US, which I would highly welcome.
And there’s a loon in power in venezuela looking for attention. Can you rationalize that one for me?
#16 I subscribe to your 23 pairs of chromosomes theory. That’d also explain why the US is in the bin today.
#18 Even though I agree with you, the guy wasn’t in the US no-fly list, which makes the current morons running the US show as useless as the previous one. Welcome to the change.
#20 You forgot to mention they neither have the will nor the brains to biuld ‘em nor have the money (well, the rulers want the money for them) to buy them.
So keep blaming only the industrialized countries for losers like Yemen, you patronizing…
#22 I only wish I could say the same. And the problem is not only in the US, it’s worldwide.
#23 What’s curious to me is that you sport reading capabilities.
This stuff seems to follow where ever there is Islam and Oil. Right?
Probably we will end up at war where ever the two exist.
Maybe it’s time to just take the oil.
The only way that we could get into another war is to have a draft and a war tax.
Extremist have been in Yemen for decades. We have been trying to get the local government to deal with them. The local nuts supported by Iran are trying to take over the local government and have attacked Saudi’s so yeah we were supporting the Saudis and the government of Yemen before this happened.
I think it’s fair to note the nut at Fort Hood had a mullah in Yemen. The crotch bomber visited. There have been other incidents.
I’d say these people are trying to get our attention.
#20 said, The suspect boarded the plane in Amsterdam. In case you were unaware, that isn’t in the US and the TSA has no jurisdiction.
Although i was indeed aware that Amsterdam was not in the States, I was unaware that the Security for planes coming to the usa was left to foreign governments. This seems completely insane to me, but if this is the case why are we taking any responsibility for failures in our system? Should we not be pointing the finger at Holland or perhaps East Jibbip, or wherever Amsterdam may be?
Why Christmas? The experienced security people were probably off with the third string holding down the fort. Ditto for the press since it’s usually such a slow news day. Of course why Detroit is still a mystery.
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