John Doe R.I.P.

Fiction: A car draws attention circling the block several times around a bank. It finally parks in front of the bank. There are four people in the car. They are acting suspiciously. They appear nervous. They pull stockings over their faces. John Doe calls 911. The police arrive. John Doe saves the day.

Who is John Doe? You are John Doe. He is your neighbor. He is your boss. He is your friend. I am John Doe. He is every citizen in this country. He is the best defense against crime. He is the early warning that can prevent a catastrophe. He is the eyes and ears of this country and he is in trouble.

Reality: On November 21, 2006, six Muslim imams were removed from US Airways Flight 300 after passengers on the Minneapolis-to-Phoenix flight complained about the imams’ suspicious behavior.

Here is a list of their suspicious behavior:

• According to police reports, an Arabic speaker told a flight attendant that the men were invoking “bin Laden and condemning America for killing Saddam.”
• They kept changing seats finally ending up with two in first class, two in the middle and two in the back of the plane. Only one had purchased a first class ticket.
• They made several requests for seatbelt extenders although they were not overweight. When they received the extenders they did not fasten them but instead laid them on the floor by their feet.
• They were praying loudly.
• They repeatedly used the word “Allah” loudly.
• All six boarded together with the first class passengers even though only one of them had a first-class ticket.
• Three of them had one-way tickets.
• Only one of the six checked a bag.
• The gate attendant alerted the captain that they were acting suspiciously before boarding the plane.

The captain made the decision to delay the flight because of the numerous complaints. The captain consulted a federal air marshal, a U.S. Airways ground-security coordinator and the airline’s security office. All concurred that there was a concern. The imams were asked to leave the plane by the captain and airport security but refused. Police were alerted and the imams were detained and questioned. John Doe gets sued.

At the very least this was a security probe by the imams. It could have been a dry run. It could have been real. What ever the plan was it was interrupted.

Here comes the lawsuits. The lawyers for CAIR, on behalf of the imams, filed a federal lawsuit suing US Airways and the airport commission in Minneapolis for “intentional discrimination.” They also named “John Doe”, a passenger, in the suit. Their intentions are to find out who complained about them and to sue those individual passengers also. These imams should be serving time in jail for their actions instead of filing lawsuits. CAIR is a terrorist organization and should be pulled out by the roots like a weed and anyone associated with it should be prosecuted for terrorism and treason.

CAIR has enormous wealth to go after John Doe. CAIR recently received a $500,000 cash infusion from Prince Talal of Saudi Arabia

Congressional Democrats failed to include a provision in the homeland security legislation, by a failed vote of 57-39, that would have protected the public from being sued for reporting suspicious behavior that may lead to terrorist attacks. The democrats believe that if you see something suspicious you should just keep your mouth shut. It is outrageous, but expected, that the Democrats would allow individuals to be punished for coming forward and protecting this country.

This is just a glimpse of what to expect for national security if a democrat is elected to the White House in 2008. Does this make you feel safe? Can you imagine this gaggle of windbags in control and we are involved in a full scale war? Do you trust them pull out the stops to prevent another terrorist attack on the homeland if needed?