Six Muslim imams removed from MSP flight

http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S20152.html?cat=1

Updated: 11/21/2006 08:55:21 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Six Muslim imams on Monday were removed from a US Airways flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and questioned by police for several hours before being released, a leader of the group said.

The six were among passengers who boarded Flight 300, bound for Phoenix, around 6:30 p.m., airport spokesman Pat Hogan said.

A passenger initially raised concerns about the group through a note passed to a flight attendant, according to Andrea Rader, a spokeswoman for US Airways. She said police were called after the captain and airport security workers asked the men to leave the plane and the men refused.

"They took us off the plane, humiliated us in a very disrespectful way," said Omar Shahin, of Phoenix.

It's the same damned thing every time; "humiliation", "disrespect". Never, ever a single word of understanding about why many Americans might be just a tich concerned about strangers on their flight in a post-9/11 world.

The six Muslim scholars were returning from a conference in Minneapolis of the North American Imams Federation, said Shahin, president of the group. Five of them were from the Phoenix-Tempe area, while one was from Bakersfield, Calif., he said.

Three of them stood and said their normal evening prayers together on the plane, as 1.7 billion Muslims around the world do every day, Shahin said. He attributed any concerns by passengers or crew to ignorance about Islam.

I call "shenanigans", as it is my understanding that Muslims always kneel in submission when they pray to their fetid death deity; I doubt these asshats were "standing". Further, given the behavior of the Muslim community in America for more than five years, many of us are anything but ignorant about Islam.

"I never felt bad in my life like that," he said. "I never. Six imams. Six leaders in this country. Six scholars in handcuffs. It's terrible."

Pally, if you think you feel bad now, just wait until the average American has decided they've had enough of you and your evil cult. You are a fool if you believe that just because you have most of our leaders cowed that the same is true for us "just folks".

Trust me...you're going to feel a whole lot worse next time your co-religionists do something we don't care for on our soil.

Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations, expressed anger at the detentions.

Mr. Cooper is a professional seether and whiner.

He also once told the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "I wouldn't want to create the impression that I wouldn't like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future." Further, more than one former official of CAIR has been convicted of terrorism-related crimes which they committed while working for that august organization.

"CAIR will be filing a complaint with relevant authorities in the morning over the treatment of the imams to determine whether the incident was caused by anti-Muslim hysteria by the passengers and/or the airline crew," Hooper said. "Because, unfortunately, this is a growing problem of singling out Muslims or people perceived to be Muslims at airports, and it's one that we've been addressing for some time."

Anti-Muslim sentiment in America is caused almost solely by the actions of you and your co-religionists, period. The fact we haven't yet gone bug-fuck nuts on Muslims in this country demonstrates that we'll put up with a lot of crap.

But be aware that our patience with you is very nearly at an end.

Hooper said the meeting drew about 150 imams from all over the country, and that those attending included U.S. Rep.-elect Keith Ellison, D-Minneapolis, who just became the first Muslim elected to Congress. Shahin said they went as far as notifying police and the FBI about their meeting in advance.

Shahin expressed frustration that - despite extensive efforts by him and other Muslim leaders since even before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks - so many Americans know so little about Islam.

We know that you're ultimately interested in creating a world-wide caliphate; there's really no room for negotiating, understanding, rainbows, unicorns or "Kumbaya". And I defy you to show me any credible evidence of your so-called "extensive efforts".

"If up to now they don't know about prayers, this is a real problem," he said.

The real problem is that we know precisely what you're praying for.

Reached by cell phone just after his release, Shahin said he didn't know where they would spend the night or how they would try to get back to Phoenix on Tuesday. Hooper said US Airways refused to put the men on another flight.

Thank you, US Airways. I hope that the flying public will reward you with increased business.

Hogan said more information would likely be released Tuesday.

The other passengers on the flight, which was carrying 141 passengers and five crew members, were re-screened for boarding, Rader said. The plane took off about three hours after the men were removed from the flight.

Next time, fly one of your fuckin' carpets and avoid all of the hassles at U.S. airports which are a direct result of your co-religionists' actions.

Do you have any idea how just how much the security procedures at airports necessitated by Muslims have angered and frustrated most Americans? The payback's going to be worse than you can possibly imagine.