OMG! I just read this Op-Ed from AllAfrica Global Media. I could not find the author of this piece. Although it was quite clear the writer was from Nigeria. While I respect others opinions on all subjects, this person's perspective on this particular subject was rather naive to say the least.
This writer is claiming that Farouk Mutallab has done NOTHING wrong and deserves to be sent back home to be rehabilitated. WOW! So let me get this straight... This young man attempted to MURDER 300+ innocent people, his bomb attempt failed and has burned the lower half of his body as a result. How much more PROOF does the rest of the world need? 300+ WITNESSES and Farouk's partially burned body! Isn't that ENOUGH? Not to mention, the idiot Imam in Yemen and the rest of Al Qaeda have publicly identified Farouk Mutallab as one of their own doing as he was instructed by them!!!
I don't believe ANYBODY here in the United States is blaming Farouk's father nor are they blaming Nigeria either! In fact, many are applauding Farouk's father for going to authorities to warn them about his son. I know that Farouk's father was doing whatever he could to try to save him from the scum bags. And NO I don't feel sorry for Farouk because he is 23 years old and an heir to a fortune. Farouk is NOT a child. Farouk made this decision on his own. Only Farouk can answer why he would choose to commit suicide for the scumbags otherwise known as Al Qaeda and not give a damn about his wealthy inheritance. Nevertheless, he CHOSE on his own FREE WILL to accept Al Qaeda's instructions to MURDER 300+ innocent people. I believe that I can safely say that MURDER, even attempted MURDER is against the law ALL OVER THE WORLD and deserves to be punishable to the full extent of the law. This was CLEARLY a PRE-MEDITATED COLD BLOODED MURDER attempt and NOT just one innocent person but 300+ innocent people would have lost their lives had he succeeded!
I am only posting a snippit of this opinion editorial from AllAfrica News. Please click the link below to read their perspective on this issue.
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AllAfrica News
Sunday, January 10, 2010
This article could have been titled Obama and Media Executioners Vs Farouk and Nigeria and it will still be appropriate. But, the selection of the title was based on the need to come quickly to the conclusion before providing the supporting evidence.
It is increasingly clear that the matter of Farouk Abdulmutallab has been concluded by most of our media commentators based on the "facts" provided by CNN, SKY NEWS, the rest of the Western media, whom we worship, and now, President Obama. After all, Obama is the first African to become president in the USA and so he cannot be unfair to a fellow African.
And at any rate, the disturbances in Bauchi and Borno states have proved conclusively that any Muslim brother caught and accused of terrorism abroad must indeed be guilty of terrorism. We have also been informed that Nigerians should hang their heads in shame because of Farouk and the nation's re-branding efforts should be halted on account of this calamity.
Some of our own home-based media executioners don't even know the difference between Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines; neither do they know, exactly, where and when Farouk tied the explosives to his private part. They just assumed it must be Nigeria and it is the Nigerian airport authorities who must be blamed for the lapse.
We must not forget that they have taken it for granted that since Farouk visited Yemen, it was there that he was indoctrinated and armed with the explosives. Finally they have accepted the allegation that the explosive Farouk was carrying was powerful enough to blow off the plane. For all these, the guy deserves to be executed.
Very neat, very plausible but in the end a whole load of horse manure masquerading as informed media commentary. As for me, even if all those allegations are true, they have not answered the question: what is the motive? Why should a Nigerian citizen, who stands to inherit millions of dollars, and live on easy street for the rest of his life, want to kill himself (because that is all that can be proved at this point) for the benefit of al-Qaeda? And by the way, who is Osama bin Laden?
The urgent business on hand is to ensure that Farouk is not executed by the USA. In that regard there is an urgent need to set up a Save Farouk Committee which will take all necessary measures to ensure that the young man is not executed as a terrorist but returned to Nigeria to be rehabilitated.
Please click HERE to read the entire piece...
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