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Speak Arabic, get kicked off your flight [W:153]

The IRA is explicitly liberal. Literally, it's in the name.

LOL, they are Catholics. FYI, I am a Catholic and half Irish so do not attempt to educate me on my own kind. Oh don't forget the Protestants on the other side that committed the same sorts of acts, were they Conservatives? Nice try, but total fail.
 
LOL, they are Catholics. FYI, I am a Catholic and half Irish so do not attempt to educate me on my own kind. Oh don't forget the Protestants on the other side that committed the same sorts of acts, were they Conservatives? Nice try, but total fail.

They may be Catholics, but their ideological commitments are liberal.

Do you even know what IRA stands for? Me thinks Not.

Irish Republican Army. Has liberalism right in the name.
 
The wife was a homegrown extremist from Saudi Arabia, and that is where she was radicalized(learned Islam).

Except that they were not exactly Home Grown.

If "learning Islam=radicalized" in your book, how do you explain the thousands upon thousands of Muslims who haven't hurt anybody?

The FBI decided they were home grown, so.....

These weren't illegal immigrants or the like
 
So you ignore the entire Old Testament? Noted.

Well with ISIS it is often through sales of the objects they sold. Some does, just as it does with many radicals, the point is one cannot label everyone of a Faith based on the actions of the few, well back to were we started, Rational People cannot label them that way.

Do you see the violence in the OT happening today? Do you see Jews stoning women for adultery? Christianity or any other religion is a lame excuse for Islam.

In fact, it only shows just how backwards Islam is.
 
Yep, that's all it took. A man having a completely innocent phone conversation with his uncle.

This has got to be the worst case of xenophobia I've heard about in a long time.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/us/student-speaking-arabic-removed-southwest-airlines-plane.html


“Why were you speaking Arabic in the plane?” What a question!

This is confusing. As the US claims to be this great example of democratic freedoms using that as a reason to invade at will, change regimes when they feel like, go ape of ****ing Cuba and supposed "bloodthirsty human rights abuses" where exactly does this fit in the "freedom" department?

I am sorry, and I know this will attract the usual level of "you hate America" but, there is no freedom in living in fear 24 hours a day, fear so great that simply speaking in a foreign language becomes “potentially threatening comments,”.

Does anyone think this little item won't get translated and used to sow how ISIS is winning? "Look, Achmed, they are terrified of children and even our language makes them afraid!"

Hate to tell you this, but the terrorists have won. This is exactly why they can recruit new terrorists, this is exactly what they wanted through 911.
 
They may be Catholics, but their ideological commitments are liberal.



Irish Republican Army. Has liberalism right in the name.

Is that why they banned abortions, because of their Liberal Leanings? Someone seems confused .............
 
If "learning Islam=radicalized" in your book, how do you explain the thousands upon thousands of Muslims who haven't hurt anybody?

The FBI decided they were home grown, so.....

These weren't illegal immigrants or the like
Some define homegrown differently.
 
Is that why they banned abortions, because of their Liberal Leanings? Someone seems confused .............

No, they advocate republicanism because of their liberal leanings.
 
Do you see the violence in the OT happening today? Do you see Jews stoning women for adultery? Christianity or any other religion is a lame excuse for Islam.

In fact, it only shows just how backwards Islam is.
No, what it shows is that Some Muslims are backward, I would say the same about some of my fellow Christians, those that show more hate than love for their fellow man have missed the message entirely, but hey I see the good and the bad in all men, we are not fully developed by a long shot..
 
So we're suppose to condemn her because of your speculation?

It's not speculation....she in fact DID NOT speak Arabic.

Further, no one said to him "you were talking to terrorists, the flight officer asked "why were you speaking Arabic in the plane"

Nice try to deflect and make this young student the bad guy, but lies and manufactured evidence only works with Trump supporters
 
Or so he says.

It's possible that it was a perfectly innocent conversation.

It's also possible that the kid was being deliberately provocative.

Since all we have to go on is the kid's word, and it's unlikely he would say anything after thee fact to "incriminate" himself, I think it's best to just sorta write this one off.

Only if you're totaly paranoid and all Arabic conversations are terrorist related...which seems to be the case with the American right wing.

But the hypocrisy is disgusting. The American right brandishes the constitution any time anyone even mentions gun control, but an Arab speaking Arabic is suspect and treated as an illegal act. It may be nice and cozy for you, but you can't suck and blow at the same time. In the constitution its an all or nothing situation, either EVERYONE has freedoms or no-one does.

And this man has the right of freedom of speech as well as the right to due process. You cannot simply throw him off a plane because some paranoid delusional SUSPECTS he maybe might be possibly talking about terrorism.

Based on your fear and suspicions, the terrorists have won. None of you is free
 
Nope, just local dominance. Are terrorists going for world dominance, got some reading material?

Try the Koran. It says it.

We recommend the highly readable non-Muslim translation from CSPI (or the abridged version) or the Noble Quran, which is less readable but far more objective. The Noble Quran is a recent translation, but it is also the most faithful to the Arabic.

Quran: Introduction and Chronology
 
Listening to the news on the radio, it seems the person was heard stating "god willing" at the end of a conversation.

"'It was the content of the passenger's conversation, not the language used'"

Southwest Airlines Says Passenger Wasn't Removed for Arabic

SWA may have over reacted. imo, Khairuldeen Makhzoomi bares some of the responsibility for the situation.
 
The article said he was talking about ISIS.

The article said he was speaking to his uncle about "an event he attended that included a speech by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon." He says he spoke about the food and about the fact that he asked the Secretary General a question about ISIS.
 
Listening to the news on the radio, it seems the person was heard stating "god willing" at the end of a conversation.

"'It was the content of the passenger's conversation, not the language used'"

Southwest Airlines Says Passenger Wasn't Removed for Arabic

SWA may have over reacted. imo, Khairuldeen Makhzoomi bares some of the responsibility for the situation.

Inshallah is a common way for Muslims to end conversations. So what?
 
The article said he was speaking to his uncle about "an event he attended that included a speech by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon." He says he spoke about the food and about the fact that he asked the Secretary General a question about ISIS.

OMG! Well that is all I need, they should be rounded up and either deported or shot immediately. Thanks for intel, now we know what sorts of evils those Arabs are talking about behind our backs and in front of our face, EVIL.
Wow! Good to get That out.
 
Only if you're totaly paranoid and all Arabic conversations are terrorist related...which seems to be the case with the American right wing.

But the hypocrisy is disgusting. The American right brandishes the constitution any time anyone even mentions gun control, but an Arab speaking Arabic is suspect and treated as an illegal act. It may be nice and cozy for you, but you can't suck and blow at the same time. In the constitution its an all or nothing situation, either EVERYONE has freedoms or no-one does.

And this man has the right of freedom of speech as well as the right to due process. You cannot simply throw him off a plane because some paranoid delusional SUSPECTS he maybe might be possibly talking about terrorism.

Based on your fear and suspicions, the terrorists have won. None of you is free

So much for "if you see something, say something", remember the neighbors said nothing because of people like you judging them in San Bernadino.

It is sad that you call concern paranoia.
 
Inshallah is a common way for Muslims to end conversations. So what?

Oh my , you said Muslims, and use a word from "them". So, are you a closet terrorist, how is it that you just happen to know the meaning of terrorist languages? Please remain right where you are, the brown shirts come by shortly to assist you with your "issue". Have a Wonderful Day:mrgreen:
 
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