The plot had been in the works for months, and its goal was horrific. One after another, planes would have exploded in the sky, sending hundreds of men, women and children to their deaths.Counterterrorism officials said Thursday the plan thwarted in London appears to bear the fingerprints of al-Qaida, and may even have been “the Big One” they have been dreading since Sept. 11, 2001, particularly as the five-year anniversary of the attacks on the United States approaches.
Nobody has gone on the record declaring the liquid-bomb plot to be the work of Al-Qaeda yet, but it has their stench all over it.
As if the near-miss of a potential attack greater in scope than even 9/11 isn't enough, Muslim groups (read as: CAIR) are now 'afraid of a backlash' against Muslims in the wake of the plot.
U.S. Muslim groups criticized President Bush Thursday for calling a foiled plot to blow up airplanes part of a “war with Islamic fascists,” saying the term could inflame anti-Muslim tensions.
Let's play this game for a moment, starting with the definition of fascism:
- often Fascism
- A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of theopposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy ofbelligerent nationalism and racism.
- A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
- Oppressive, dictatorial control.
So far, I see nothing that contradicts the fundamental beliefs of Islamic terrorists. Rather than getting mired down in semantics, let's just accept the fact that the term Islamic Fascism is an appropriate one and move on, shall we?
With CAIR, it's never that easy.
“We ought to take advantage of these incidents to make sure that we do not start a religious war against Islam and Muslims,” he [Nihad Awad, CAIR executive director] told a news conference in Washington.Wow, that's some good stuff. Let's make sure we don't start a religious war against people who are killing us in the name of Islam. Ok, got it. CAIR is nothing more than a terrorism apologetics organization anyway, so this type of garbage should be expected from them.
Plot may have been 'the Big One' - Airline Terror Plot - MSNBC.com
