Pardon my cynicism but WTF is

[malaise]

Al Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula. I just heard they are claiming responsibility for the underwear bomb scare on the aircraft.

[asjr]

1. Shoes, underwear? God help us when

they start using false teeth.

[EFerrari]

13. Hairpieces and shoe inserts.

:scared:

[Kahuna]

21. LOL!

:rofl:

[snagglepuss]

2. Why the cynicism in this particular case? It is a fact the bomber went to

Yemen and that it was the father who told American authorities of his son's involvement with a Yemani AQ cell.

[Nikki Stone1]

6. And the embassy ignored it.

Don't you find that interesting?

[snagglepuss]

17. Interesting is an understatement. It is as if people have adopted the

position that terrorism doesn't exist, that it's fabricated to demonize Muslims.

[Nikki Stone1]

24. It's not "people" we're talking about: it's the American government at the embassy

No matter what "people" think, the embassy does something about it. The fact that it didn't is interesting.

[snagglepuss]

34. But the government is not a machine, its comprised of people who make

value judgements when carrying out policy. The incompetence lies with people who are charged with implementing policy.

[havocmom]

25. To be fair, most of us ignore messages from Nigerian bankers

[Nikki Stone1]

30. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rofl:

[KittyWampus]

31. OMG! LOL!

seriously, I did laugh out loud.

[NoSheep]

32. LOL! I thought the exact same thing! "It was the guy that kept sending those emails"

He's pissed off that he's on EVERYONE'S ignore list!

[malaise]

38. DUzy

:rofl:

[timeforpeace]

39. Brilliant post. LOL.

[havocmom]

43. I am not the brilliant originator of this, Kurt_and_Hunter pointed it out first

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7339932

[damntexdem]

26. I find it par for the course.

The truly effective intervention was on the parts of passengers on the plane, not Hoaxland Security or any other official organization.

[phasma ex machina]

35. "Hoaxland Security" LOL nt

[snagglepuss]

36. LOL "Hoaxland Security " nt

[marmar]

3. I don't know......but I bet they've got lots of No. 2s for the United States to kill.

nt

[Don Caballero]

4. Another branch of Al Qaeda operating from the peninsula

The terrorists are getting braver and we must not back down from destroying them. I am glad our President is attacking Yemen to show the terrorists we will go anywhere to kill them.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

15. "Smoke 'em out" and "Bring it on" isn't just for Republicans any more.

[shadowknows69]

46. Really, who hired this fucking guy anyway?

W did you join DU in your retirement?

[dgibby]

40. Funny you should say that.

Our covert war/attack on Yemen was THE reason they gave for trying to blow up the plane. Amazing how that works, isn't it?:sarcasm:

[babylonsister]

5. malaise, this might be of interest to you...

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/26/obama-focus-yemen/

[malaise]

8. Thanks

:hi:

[NJmaverick]

7. Your terminology is glaringly incorrect

it was a failed terrorist attack, not a "underwear bomb scare"

[Name removed]

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[malaise]

11. Unlike you I need proof

I've heard too many different versions so far.

[NJmaverick]

14. you will believe what you want to believe

while I take whatever reality dishes up, even if it's not what I want to hear.

[MNDemNY]

19. Even though your "reality" is largely based on a fictional TV Doctor?

[NoSheep]

33. I have to ask: Where exactly do you get your reality?

[MNDemNY]

22. Your terminology seems to be more in line with that of the previous administration.

Is that just a coincidence? or is there more to it than that?

[dgibby]

42. Interesting comment

coming from someone who's thread in GDP is entitled "The crotch bomber has me thinking".

[L0oniX]

10. They'll be bending over and lighting farts next.

[Arctic Dave]

12. Yemen has always been a hub for AQ since the 80's when we were friends.

[hayu_lol]

16. The next step will be surgical implants that just need to be squeezed ...

to go off. Those wouldn't be visible even to the nude-scanners. Amsterdam had those scanners and was not allowed to use them on flights to the US. Wonder why?

Someone should have grabbed 'hot crotch' and pissed on him to put out the flames.

[MNDemNY]

18. "Death Zits" ????

[cliffordu]

23. DuzY!!!!!!!

:rofl:

[Edweird]

20. You mean this Yemen?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing

[Truth2Tell]

27. Anyone who commits any act of terrorism anywhere

now calls themselves "Al Qaeda in XXXXXX." Why not? It's the best way to get the attention and the American over-reaction they are seeking.

[spanone]

29. amazing how the media & congress plays right into their hands

[snagglepuss]

37. His father stated his son was involved with a Yemeni well-known AQ group.

[Truth2Tell]

41. Every group is a "well-known AQ group" now.

Anywhere in the Muslim world where people are engaging in nationalist resistance OR any sort of Jihad OR any sort of terrorism, everybody's calling themselves AQ. It's become an amorphous catch-all self-description for any sort of armed resistance to Western aggression in the Muslim world.

[snagglepuss]

44. So because some accusations are baseless, then all accusations are baseless.

:eyes:

[Truth2Tell]

47. When many past accusations have proven false

skepticism of new accusations is common sense.

[StarfarerBill]

45. Exactly.

[Truth2Tell]

28. Don't apologize for your cynicism malaise

Please. You need it.

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who haven't got it." - George Bernard Shaw

And K&R for a good legitimate question.