{"id":2958,"date":"2011-05-11T13:29:27","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T13:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=2958"},"modified":"2011-05-11T13:29:27","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T13:29:27","slug":"the_threat_we_will_live_with_i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=2958","title":{"rendered":"The Threat We Will Live With Indefinitely"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday the San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> reported that Rageh Ahmed Mohammed Al-Murisi, 26, tried to break into the locked cockpit of a flight bound for San Francisco on Sunday night.  <\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

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“Al-Murisi walked quickly to the front of the plane while shouting, “Allahu akbar,” tried the cockpit door handle and then rammed the door with his shoulder, prompting a flight attendant to yell, “I need help – now!” witnesses said.<\/o:p><\/i><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

“Other flight attendants, retired San Mateo police Officer Larry Wright, a retired Secret Service agent, an off-duty American Airlines pilot, and Olympic shot put champion Bill Nieder jumped from their seats to help subdue him. <\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

“Nieder, 77, of Angels Camp (Calaveras County), who won the gold medal in Rome in 1960, said, “My thought was he was trying to get into the pilots’ area. It happened so quick I didn’t have time to be scared.””<\/o:p><\/font><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Al-Murisi obviously picked the wrong set of passengers to try to do harm to anyone on the plane.  Police Officer Wright stated that he believed that Mr. Al-Murisi was going to attempt to crash the plane.  Officer Wright also stated that after the twin towers fell, he swore to himself that he would never be a victim.<\/p>\n

Homeland security is a good idea, but in the end it will be the people at the site of an attack that will make the difference.  The article points out that Mr. Al-Murisi carried no luggage.  I realize that it is not a crime to board a plane without luggage, but I wonder if he should have been looked at more closely when he boarded.  Again, it was the passengers who kept themselves safe.  Way to go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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