Tel-Chai Nation

No sooner did the Obama administration decide to delete references to Islamic extremism from the national security policy (via Hot Air), and even hinted it would impose a peace plan upon Israel (also via Hot Air), now, there's been another airline terrorism scare after a diplomat from Qatar caused a scare when he went into a bathroom to smoke. According to this item (via Ace of Spades HQ):

FBI agents say no explosives were found in the shoes of a Qatar diplomat who was subdued by federal air marshals on a United flight to Denver Wednesday night after allegedly telling the marshals, "I'm lighting my shoes on fire."

And if he was joking, let's just say it's not funny. In this article (via Michelle Malkin) we're told that:

The suspect was identified by authorities as a diplomat in the Qatar embassy in Washington, Mohammed al Modadi. The FBI said the man had full diplomat immunity as the 3rd secretary and vice-consul.

Is diplomatic immunity the new strategy in use by Islamofascists for testing airline security, and causing scares to help their alleged cause? Let's note that smoking on airlines is now a federal offense, and diplomats can't be immune to this either. Nor should they be excused for causing trouble like this arrogant would-be diplomat did, and should have their immunity revoked. But alas, the Obama administration probably won't do that.

Update: and as Town Hall's blog reports, it looks like al Modadi's going to get off scot-free. Truly a disgrace indeed.

Others on the subject include Paxalles, Fire Andrea Mitchell, Patterico.

Labels: anti-americanism, anti-semitism, dhimmitude, Israel, terrorism, United States, war on terror