Comments on: 45 Muslim Doctors Planned U.S. Terror Raids

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:35:20 +0000

It's blog post's like this that make me understand how people in this country are being taken over with fecalating fear at the new boogie-man of evil terrorists

I'm not sure where you got the impression that anyone is over-excited about the problem. It appears most likely that these were "yahoos who fantacized about being jihadists while actually leading less dangerous lives."

By: Rick DeMent

Rick DeMent — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:14:31 +0000

It's blog post's like this that make me understand how people in this country are being taken over with fecalating fear at the new boogie-man of evil terrorists. We live in a time and place where your changes of getting hurt by Muslim terrorists is worse then your chances of overdosing on aspirin yet we seem to be hell bent on producing a nation of bed-wetters with non-sense like this. God I'm flying to Glasgow next week and everyone I talk seems to think I'm insane for "risking my life" over a little summer R&R. The problem id terrorism is being overstated to a fare thee well. Come out from under the blankets people.

By: The Urban Grind » Blog Archive » Vilmar’s Corner

The Urban Grind » Blog Archive » Vilmar’s Corner — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:39:19 +0000

[...] my distrust for these people, you need only check out these posts and their links to stories about how a group of FORTY-FIVE (45) doctors were plotting death and destruction on innocents who did not share their belief that islam is the one true religion and all other humans are mere [...]

By: Jim Henley

Jim Henley — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:46:42 +0000

The article carefully does not say the author or authorities have seen messages from 45 doctors discussing a plot. What we seem to have here is a message by one guy claiming to represent 45 doctors. The T-graph seems to go out of its way to bury the fact that this is a years-old chat, too. I have not heard of "the ship Kennedy" or any clubs for naked women on Florida bases being blown up.

By: Cernig

Cernig — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:39:02 +0000

I love that bit about "sources said it was “definitely spooky” that the use of doctors for terrorist purposes was being discussed in jihadi terrorist circles up to three years ago." If you understand how British journalism works, that means the author of the piece turned to the hack at the next desk and asked 'Don't you think that's spooky?" and got the answer “definitely spooky”. That's a source, that is, guv'nor. The 3 "cyber-terrorists" lived with their parents? The 45 doctor felt safe posting actual tagets on the web? This article is a perfect example of how far gone the Torygraph's integrity has gone. Regards, C

By: markm

markm — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:53:47 +0000

No offense to those in the Cyber Terrorist Muslim Community....but the middle Jihadist looks like a whiny sniveler. He looks as if he's about to cry.

By: just me

just me — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:07:47 +0000

I thought I read somewhere that these chats/posts were happening about 2 years ago, so aren't exactly fresh threats.

But what is interesting is the doctor/professional angle that may be an AQ tactic to get past screeenings more easily.

After all the popular "reason" for terrorism is that it is poor frustrated muslims that perpetrate these acts.