Our Own Private Mumbai


Honestly, the new video of Al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn encouraging radical adherents to use U.S. gun shows to arm themselves for attacks on American citizens is not new. Terrorists have written about doing this before, and yes, they've bought guns at our gun shows to kill innocents before.

But there is still nothing as stark as seeing a video where a leader of a murderous group of thugs who killed 3,000 of our people in one day, is able to announce the intention to use our own lack of common sense laws against us, and know the NRA will do all they can to protect Al Qaeda & Friends' ability to pull this off, Mumbai-style. After all, terrorists pay cash for their guns too.

Am I being too harsh? Well, see what the NRA is up to in Delaware right now. Yup, it almost makes you yawn by now. I'm just surprised they forgot to insert Obama into the paranoid "they're coming to take all your guns!!" rant, this time. Or something about how it is part of a Mason & Illuminati conspiracy hatched at a Bilderberg conference with the Rothchilds presiding.

Going back to the issue at hand, I wrote about this very danger immediately after Osama bin Laden was killed:

If you don't think we should get on this forthwith, just remember, there are those who will want to take revenge for bin Laden's killing. And there are those who will continue to plan attacks on the United States because it is such a tempting target. They may not have the capabilities to pull off a large scale attack like the one on 9/11. But by allowing them to purchase Jared Loughner's Glock with an assault clip, or (God help us) explosives, we are asking for trouble.

Hopefully most of remember what happened in Mumbai, India. It only took guns, some explosives, a few cell phones, and a hijacked fishing vessel to terrorize an entire city and commit mass murder at train stations, luxury hotels and in the streets.

What will we have to do to stop the NRA and radical gun nuts from arming terrorists? Can we not overcome gobs of arms-dealer cash when 70% of the NRA's own members can't even seem to convince their leaders of their dangerous, anti-law enforcement views?

No promises, but one can continue to hope...

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Cliff Schecter June 4, 2011 - 1:00pm

who ginned up all these Islamic militant organizations to fight the Soviets? Ah yes, Brzezinski and the CIA along with their friends in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Some time later Adam Pearlman joined up and got a new handle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Yahiye_Gadahn

There is a real Salafist movement out there but statements from jokers like this guy should not drive reactions in policy.

If you care about arms control why not attack the ATF for providing huge batches of assault weapons to Mexican cartels? Why not attack the banks like Wells Fargo/Wachovia for laundering the money for them? Prioritize the cash flows, not trolling YouTube clips.

EDIT: Oh the video came from the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), a shop setup by Israeli intelligence operatives to push their preferred narratives? *Shocked*
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HongPong June 4, 2011 - 2:25pm

Watch NRA heads explode: Al Qaeda spokesman urges terrorists to buy lots of guns at gun shows

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Tina June 4, 2011 - 3:18pm

Now that it is known that

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is principled and unarmed, folks can steal, rape and abuse at will.

Good luck with the bat, Cliff.

And, FYI, you can't buy full auto weapons very easily or very cheaply and you certainly can't do it without a background check. As far as P2P paperless gunshow purchases, you'd be lucky to even find an SKS...very lucky. Most personal sellers are selling bolt-action hunting rifles.

Rich_Lather June 4, 2011 - 8:04pm

that you just posted.


"The best-informed man is not necessarily the wisest. Indeed there is a danger that precisely in the multiplicity of his knowledge he will lose sight of what is essential."

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Escher Sketch June 5, 2011 - 9:03am

I gather you're saying the unprincipled and heavily armed are always on the prowl seeking opportunities to rape, rob and abuse those who don't own guns? Do you sometimes get the feeling that the paranoids are out to get you?



"The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end." ~Leon Trotsky (1879-1940)

Chickadee June 6, 2011 - 5:57am

Outside of your gated community, unprincipled and possibly armed people are on the prowl seeking opportunities to rape, rob and abuse those who cannot resist them.

Ask any poor person who lives in "the hood."

You are one victimization away from realizing your naive world view.

Rich_Lather June 6, 2011 - 10:31pm

... isn't a ghetto ... ya, they exist. Calm thyself ...

ww June 7, 2011 - 5:35pm

As there are effective gun laws here in Canada, gated communities here tend to be more for those seeking privacy rather than those seeking refuge from their armed and violent fellow citizens.

I live a couple of minutes drive from the downtown core of one of Canada's largest cities. No gated community here, and none needed.


"The best-informed man is not necessarily the wisest. Indeed there is a danger that precisely in the multiplicity of his knowledge he will lose sight of what is essential."

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Escher Sketch June 7, 2011 - 9:42pm

Azzam the American. I would love to see him in the Super Max.
He claimed ability to purchase a "full automatic..."
What? Guess he has been suffering from altitude sickness, too much time in the border area. What an ass.

mcgrande June 6, 2011 - 10:23am

... he's really an op trying to get radicals to expose themselves. Nice ... /snark

ww June 6, 2011 - 12:12pm

As the U.S. government eyes cuts in military purchases, defense contractors' sales overseas are likely to hit a record this year. The boom is drawing fire from arms-control advocates, who worry that weapons could end up in the wrong hands.

Los Angeles Times, By W.J. Hennigan, June 15

With the Pentagon's appetite for new weapons shrinking, U.S. arms makers are finding lucrative markets overseas as demand for American-made weaponry hits an all-time high.

Despite intense international competition, U.S. arms manufacturers are expected to sell a record $46.1 billion in military hardware to foreign governments in 2011, a nearly 50% jump from $31.6 billion last year.

The boom is drawing fire from arms-control advocates, who worry that weapons are going to volatile regions of the world and could end up in the wrong hands.

Pentagon officials defend the sales, saying they are carefully regulated by the U.S. State and Defense departments to protect national security and are key tools in maintaining good ties with U.S. allies.

"As a country continues to strengthen its ability to defend its borders, to protect itself and, potentially, to operate with partners in the region or with the U.S. — all of that strengthens the U.S. from a security perspective," Navy Vice Adm. William E. Landay III, who oversees foreign military sales, told reporters last week.


One owes respect to the living. To the dead, one owes only the truth.

Raja June 16, 2011 - 4:11pm

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