The attempted jihad bombing last Christmas was once again Allah-inspired. This is a full-length article on the reasons behind, and the person responsibile for another attempt to make non-Muslims "feel subdued"
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Once again, it happens. A seemingly innocent flight from Amsterdam to Detroit turns from deadly to heroic as passengers stop, or at least intervene in a bombers attempt to take 300 lives in the name of Allah. The detonator for 80 grams of PETN failed and as a result another Islamic homicide bomber is stopped and lives saved. Once again, Islamic doctrine, ideology and tenets have come into play yet the media, at least the majority keeps its politically correct posturing and claims this act must have anything else but Islamic theology to blame.
The pattern that is emerging of this young Nigerian jihadist, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab parallels in many ways the path of Major Hasan, the Ft Hood jihadist accused of murdering 13 last November. The effect of “sudden jihad syndrome” is once again absent, as Abdulmutallab has shown a history of slow but steady inculcation down the path of jihad.
The scrambling of people, villages and countries to prove Abdulmutallab is not, could never be and would not ever think about doing what he is accused of doing is humorous if not sad, it’s like watching lemmings plunging off the same mindset cliff.
While attending boarding school in Kaduna, he was known as “Alfa”, a local sobriquet denoting a Muslim cleric. His preaching to colleagues earned him that name and he was seen as someone who, said his uncle was “a devoted Muslim who took his religion seriously and was committed to his studies”. Easygoing and passionate about Islam, very religious, polite and studious said one of his cousins yet it is unthinkable he would attempt a bombing on a plane.
Studious, passionate and religious Muslims can, and do claim their actions are in accordance with Islamic doctrine. Sheik Osama bin-Laden, a studious, passionate and religious Muslim claims “"Hostility toward America is a religious duty, and we hope to be rewarded for it by God . . . . I am confident that Muslims will be able to end the legend of the so-called superpower that is America” Time Magazine, 1999
In a January 2005 internet posting under the name Farouk1986 he wonders about how to deal with his "dilemma between liberalism and extremism". Was he listening to bin-Laden a little too closely and became confused about which one to follow? His friends at University College London seem confused as well. Fabrizio Cavallo Marincola, who studied with Abdulmutallab claims no outward signs of radicalization yet also says he did the “..bare minimum of work” and “When we were studying, he always would go off to pray," What exactly was Abdulmutallab praying for?
Jihad. He was praying for jihad to happen and for Islam to once again rule the planet. In another internet post Farouk1986 wrote “I won't go into too much details about my fantasy…(but)I imagine how the great jihad will take place, how the muslims will win (Allah willing) and rule the whole world and establish the greatest empire once again." A misunderstander of Islam he is not. His views are in perfect sync with Islamic dogma laid down 1400 years ago.
Despite the fact that almost all who knew him claimed that he presented nothing to indicate he would try to blow up 300 people on a plane, Abdulmutallab tried to leave engineering school and travel to Yemen and spend 7 years studying sharia. His parents said no and told him there was no money for that kind of extended study and to return to his mechanical engineering studies and get his masters degree. Nigerian Information Minister Dora Akunyili said that "The father said they were not ready to send him school fees or money for upkeep, that he should go back to Dubai and complete his masters. (But Abdulmutallab) said he was going to get everything free," Seven years to study sharia law and it’s being paid for by someone other than Mom and Dad. Who was the sponsor, and why the secrecy?
Mechanical engineering didn’t seem to be uppermost in Abdulmutallabs mind when, during an FBI interview he told them there were more jihadists like him in Yemen, waiting to strike and they would do so soon. Maybe it would behoove us to listen this time, as a few days before the Detroit attempt the leader of Al-Qaeda in Yemen boasted on a Islamic website what was planned for America. He said "We are carrying a bomb to hit the enemies of God….” OK, it’s beyond time for the intelligence community to wake up, take notice and act accordingly. If not we are bound to see many more such attempts…and successes.
The obvious and potentially lethal mistakes made by DHS and others have led us to this point. When the head of DHS, Janet Reno, in her most conciliatory tone says everything worked the way it was supposed to we should run screaming from the room. If everything went so well, explain how our bomber managed to get on the plane without a passport?
A passenger and his wife, Mr and Mrs Kurt Haskell of Newport, MI were on their way home from a safari in Uganda when, at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam they witnessed a well-dressed man taking Abdulmutallab to the ticket agent and asking if the man could board without a passport. The Haskells claim that the well-dressed man said “He is from Sudan and we do this all the time” Now remember that Abdulmutallab is Nigerian, not Sudanese. The ticket agent referred both men to a manager and the Haskells didn’t see Abdulmutallab again until he tried to detonate the bomb over Detroit. The Haskells are lawyers, and while that may get a few jokes they are reputable and respected so what they claim should be regarded as credible.
Abdulmutallab paid cash, had no luggage to speak of and boarded without a passport. These circumstances should have set off alarm bells. We almost lost 300 innocents if not for the bravery of other passengers and a post 9-11 mindset which allows us to get involved on a much more personal level.
Abdulmutallab was no MINO (Muslim in name only), he was in full jihad mode when attempting the bombing. It is being investigated that he contacted the cleric Anwar Awlaki for advice on jihad and Islamic doctrine. One post asked when it is allowed to lie to in order to deceive the enemy. Chillingly similar to Major Hasan of Ft Hood infamy when he asked Awlaki if it was OK for a Muslim to be in a non-Muslim army. Both questions based in Islamic ideology and both requesting an answer that would allow both men to carry out their plans with Islamic blessings.
High school classmates claim no outward signs of going postal. Michael Rimmer, a history teacher at the British International School in Lome, Togo says his impression of Abdulmutallab was extremely positive, noting his desire to donate $50 to an orphanage instead of using it to by himself something and saying he wasn’t comfortable going into a pub where alcohol was being served. At one point he was given the nickname “The Pope” due to his “saintly aura” Rimmer says. A name totally unsuitable for a Muslim yet one which fit him perfectly.
Al-Qaeda now claims responsibility for the bombing attempt and all eyes are turned to Yemen. The bomb itself is not new, and intelligence analysts now are certain that the bomb was sewn into a pair of underwear in order to pass through security screening undetected. It is only a miracle that the detonator failed or it was not activated correctly. Either way, the technology for this type of undetectable bomb will assuredly appear again, next time with possibly devastating results.
Whether or not Abdulmutallab was “radicalized” by a bunch of crazies is irrelevant. The crux of the biscuit is that Abdulmutallab acted within, and in accordance with Islamic tenets and theology. The majority of people will, due to that old bugaboo political correctness refuse to accept any explanation for his actions which blame his religion. Abdulmutallab was President of the Islamic Society at University College London and had organized symposiums on jihad, terrorism and Islamic perspectives on human rights, inviting and presenting speakers which included former Gitmo detainees. On the surface it seems so innocent yet security experts in London are coming to the conclusion that Abdulmutallab had been contacted by Al-Qaeda while a student and that Islam on English campuses is a problem getting worse, not better. It is very possible Abdulmutallab finished his conversion to a jihadist while a student and that Al-Qaeda had a hand in it. Universities and colleges in England are known for being hotbeds of Islamic indoctrination. The problem is not endemic yet but it is growing daily.
Abdulmutallab is another in a growing series of attacks based in Islamic theology. Time and again we regurgitate the line that “Islam is a religion of peace” yet time and again it is Muslims who use the doctrine of Islam to wreak havoc. May we see before we are truly blinded.
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