Islamic attacks on our airline industry

Ugh. You may not want to read this if you flight a lot. Several in the last couple weeks.

The suspicious behavior of al Qaeda recruits al-Shalawi and al-Qudhaieen is consistent with the behavior exhibited by the Muslim passengers aboard AirTran Flight 297 on November 17, 2009, AirTran Flight 175 on January 1, 2009 and the more recent incident involving Muslim passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 227 last Wednesday. Many of the same activities are also consistent with the behavior of a group of Muslim “musicians” aboard Northeast Airlines Flight 327 flying from Detroit to Los Angeles on June 29, 2004. That incident was the subject of a book written by eyewitness and author Annie Jacobsen titled Terror in the Skies, which details the event from the actions witnessed aboard the plane to the handling of the incident by the airline and federal authorities.

In each case referenced above, the incidents were downplayed, the credibility of the witnesses was attacked, and concerted efforts were made to “debunk” each incident.