Six Imams Got On A Plane In Minneapolis...
Robert Paul Reyes
November 26, 2006
In more innocent times when we traveled by plane our main concerns were: Avoiding delays, rotten airline food and smelly passengers. But post 9/11 our main objective is getting to our destination without being blown up.
Six imams got on a plane in Minneapolis... Sounds like the beginning of a joke, but when several Muslim clerics get on a plane the punch line might be a huge ball of fire.
According to wire reports, the Muslim holy men were speaking in Arabic before boarding of their outrage with the U.S. war in Iraq. That's nothing unusual, most Americans are disgusted with the Iraq war, but we don't protest Bush's foreign policy by strapping on a belt of explosives.
One of the Islamic scholars declared that he would do whatever was necessary to fulfill his obligations under the Koran. If I overhear a Catholic saying that he needs to fulfill his religious obligations, I don't panic -- it means he forgot to light a votive candle and recite a few "Hail Marys". But if I hear a Muslim make the same vow, I'm afraid that may mean he plans to show his devotion and submission to Allah by blowing himself up.
Another of the robed clerics kept repeating "Allah, Allah." People who mindlessly repeat phrases strike me as brainwashed morons capable of all sorts of mayhem. Wasn't that the last word most of the 9/11 hijackers uttered?
Not all fanatics are equally dangerous; If I sit next to a Hari Krishna who mindlessly repeats "Hari Krishna", I know that the worst he can do is offer me some incense -- not blow me away to kingdom come.
To make matters worse these Muslim ministers requested seat-belt extenders, even though they were not overweight. How the hell did they even know that such items are made available by airlines? If I sit next to a girl scout and she asks for a seat-belt extender, I will start to shake like a terrified school girl.
The followers of the "religion of peace" did not sit together but scattered like grenades throughout the plane. This is definitely starting to sound a lot scarier than snakes on a plane.
It's no wonder that several passengers contacted the flight attendants and the imams were asked to leave. I would have done the same thing, and then when the plane was flying without the Muslim clerics, perhaps I would have wondered for a second or two if I had done a politically-incorrect thing.
Before you could say "God is Great", the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) denounced the incident as an example of "Islamophobia."
CAIR is right, I am afraid of devout Muslims, and I have perfectly valid reasons for my fear. If Rabbis or Catholic priests had a history of committing acts of terrorism, I would be afraid of them as well. But it's Muslims who commit horrendous acts of terror in America, Europe, Russia, Australia, the Philippines and throughout the Middle East. With nary a word of protest from Islamic leaders, who in most cases hail homicide bombers as heroes and martyrs.
Mindlessly repeating "Allah"; complaining about the Iraq war, requesting seat-belt extenders, scattering throughout the plane, vowing to do whatever it takes to fulfill religious obligations... Only a spineless fool wouldn't have requested that the Muslim clerics be removed from the plane.
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Six imams got on a plane in Minneapolis... Sounds like the beginning of a joke, but when several Muslim clerics get on a plane the punch line might be a huge ball of fire.
According to wire reports, the Muslim holy men were speaking in Arabic before boarding of their outrage with the U.S. war in Iraq. That's nothing unusual, most Americans are disgusted with the Iraq war, but we don't protest Bush's foreign policy by strapping on a belt of explosives.
One of the Islamic scholars declared that he would do whatever was necessary to fulfill his obligations under the Koran. If I overhear a Catholic saying that he needs to fulfill his religious obligations, I don't panic -- it means he forgot to light a votive candle and recite a few "Hail Marys". But if I hear a Muslim make the same vow, I'm afraid that may mean he plans to show his devotion and submission to Allah by blowing himself up.
Another of the robed clerics kept repeating "Allah, Allah." People who mindlessly repeat phrases strike me as brainwashed morons capable of all sorts of mayhem. Wasn't that the last word most of the 9/11 hijackers uttered?
Not all fanatics are equally dangerous; If I sit next to a Hari Krishna who mindlessly repeats "Hari Krishna", I know that the worst he can do is offer me some incense -- not blow me away to kingdom come.
To make matters worse these Muslim ministers requested seat-belt extenders, even though they were not overweight. How the hell did they even know that such items are made available by airlines? If I sit next to a girl scout and she asks for a seat-belt extender, I will start to shake like a terrified school girl.
The followers of the "religion of peace" did not sit together but scattered like grenades throughout the plane. This is definitely starting to sound a lot scarier than snakes on a plane.
It's no wonder that several passengers contacted the flight attendants and the imams were asked to leave. I would have done the same thing, and then when the plane was flying without the Muslim clerics, perhaps I would have wondered for a second or two if I had done a politically-incorrect thing.
Before you could say "God is Great", the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) denounced the incident as an example of "Islamophobia."
CAIR is right, I am afraid of devout Muslims, and I have perfectly valid reasons for my fear. If Rabbis or Catholic priests had a history of committing acts of terrorism, I would be afraid of them as well. But it's Muslims who commit horrendous acts of terror in America, Europe, Russia, Australia, the Philippines and throughout the Middle East. With nary a word of protest from Islamic leaders, who in most cases hail homicide bombers as heroes and martyrs.
Mindlessly repeating "Allah"; complaining about the Iraq war, requesting seat-belt extenders, scattering throughout the plane, vowing to do whatever it takes to fulfill religious obligations... Only a spineless fool wouldn't have requested that the Muslim clerics be removed from the plane.
Follow Robert Paul Reyes on Twitter: http://twitter.com/robertpaulreyes
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