The 6 imams exposed

"Now new information is emerging that suggests [the actions of the 6 imams] was all a stunt designed to weaken security…."

I wrote, "This sounds like it was staged" as soon as I read about it. Did I call that or what?

Some other quotes from the article:

"Other Muslim passengers were left undisturbed and later joined in a round of applause for the U.S. Airways crew."

"Another passenger, not the note writer, was an Arabic speaker sitting near two of the imams in the plane’s tail. That passenger pulled a flight attendant aside, and in a whisper, translated what the men were saying. They were invoking “bin Laden” and condemning America for “killing Saddam,” according to police reports."

"A married couple one row behind first-class, tried to strike up a conversation with the imam seated near them. He refused to talk or even look at the woman in the eye, according to Pauline. Instead, he stood up and moved to join the other imams in the back of the plane."

"One thing that no one seemed to consider at the time, perhaps due to lack of familiarity with Islamic practice, is that the men prayed both at the gate and on the plane. Observant Muslims pray only once at sundown, not twice.

“It was almost as if they were intentionally trying to get kicked off the flight,” Pauline said."

Ya think? So much for Islamo-phobia being the cause of the problem. These guys were on a mission.

"While the imams were soon released, Pauline is fuming: “We are the victims of these people. They need to be more sensitive to us. They were totally insensitive to us and then accused us of being insensitive to them. I mean, we were a lot more inconvenienced than them.”"

Americans are the most tolerant people on the planet. I imagine it's a result of our melting pot culture and our love of freedom.

"“I think it was either a foiled attempt to take over the plane or it was a publicity stunt to accuse us of being insensitive,” Pauline said. “It had to be to intimidate U.S. Airways to ease up on security.”"

"Tucked away in the police report is this little gem: one of the imams had complained to a passenger that some nations did not follow shariah law and his job in Bakersfield, Calif. was a cover for “representing Muslims here in the U.S.”"