Friday’s “lap bombing” did only superficial damage to the Detroit-bound plane, though it badly burned would-be bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s lap. Still, the real fireworks may be yet to come, as some top US officials are looking to use it as an excuse to attack Yemen.
Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), the head of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, was the first to declare Yemen “tomorrow’s war,” urging a preemptive attack on the nation now. Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) concurred, saying an attack should be considered.
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) said President Obama should be held responsible for the attack, and also declared Yemen a “hot spot” that needed to be dealt with. He also alleged that the attack was probably somehow tied with US cleric Awlaki, though this link appears to be purely speculative.
Yet so far the only evidence linking the lap bomber to Yemen are his own claims that he is a member of al-Qaeda and got the bomb (essentially a condom with some explosive inside) from al-Qaeda bomb makers in Yemen. Law enforcement officials concede that can’t corroborate any of this.
The link would be extremely convenient for the Obama Administration, which has already been attacking sites in Yemen over the past few weeks. They even helped try to assassinate Awlaki, even though the US citizen isn’t charged with any crimes in the US.
i think its now clear that it was never George bush's and dick Cheney's plan to remake the middle east, rather it is the steady and continues policy to remake any country not fully integrated or hardened against meddling.
there is no need for pretext.
and it will no doubt help our dear allie in the region and maybe its to get the saudis on board with the war on iran
Leave it to Republicans to play politics. I'm sure Rep. Hoekstra holds Bush/Cheney equally responsible for 9/11.
Lieberman is a more effective terrorist than these poor inept youngsters ever will be.
So now it all makes sense. This is 9/11 all over again on a much smaller scale, thankfully. Phony "terrorism" as an excuse for war. Well, it's worked so far. Why should they stop now?
My Christmas Wish list for Obama :
To Obama, the War mongerer in Chief. you have forever tarnished the good name of the once respected Nobel Piece Price. you, a War Criminal at best have chosen to put yourself on a Pedestal with the likes of Ghandi. this is an international embarrassment. any further Recipient should not accept that Price anymore for now it is tarnished with the blood of the innocent forever. be it our own or the innocent you are bombing.
i have only one wish : can you please put me on your no fly list for i have absolutely no desire to return to what once was great.
I have always questioned the 9/11 attacks as to was it pseudo al Qaida or evil American interests. I'll go with the second choice. All of these attacks we have been getting in the U.S. have yet to be proven to whom was responsible. We have even released some of the original pseudo terrorists that were held for suspicion of taking part in these attacks. Yet we accuse, assume and attack any country to put money into our Defense contractors pockets.
Nothing has been proven that this person in custody did any thing out side of take a plane ride. Yet Lieberman and other Government officials are talking about attacking Yemen which hasn't been verified as having any involvement in the incident. Nothing has been proven that pseudo al Qaida made and gave the accused any bomb, just accusations have been thrown out there with no proof whatsoever. No wonder the war on terror will never be over, Our Government is just way to busy with their vivid immaginations.
This crap is getting to be a bit rediculous. We probably want to attack Yemen to gain control of the Suez Canal and then we'll have the Arabian Peninsula under our control.
BOOGA BOOGA! Be very afraid! This false flag has mossad/cia fingerprints all over it. Just more of an excuse to bomb countries that have natural resources that we so desperately want to steal. And just like every other war that we've waged, we will miserably fail, leaving collateral damage and real terrorist in their wake. I cant believe we need to make phoney terrorists anymore with all the innocent people we massacre world wide on a daily basis.