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Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 11:37 PM
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Wanna-be suicide bomber loser

DateTuesday, December 29, 2009 at 11:37PM

ARTICLE: Flight 253 terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab bemoaned his 'loneliness' in online postings, BY Michael Saul, New York Daily News, December 29th 2009

Classic tale of the lonely loser.

Al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula naturally takes credit, looking to bolster its international rep as the terror center du jour.

We get as jacked as we want.

But as hills-of-beans go, Yemen would be more palatable as a Saudi crackdown.

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Reader Comments (3)

While admittedly a dangerous situation, my first thought after I heard how he tried to do this, I had a feeling this guy would be closer to Richard Reid than to Mohamed Atta.
December 30, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterET
I'm not sure why AQ wants to take "credit" for a guy setting his own pants on fire causing no injury to anyone but himself. Isn't this a bit like taking "credit" for "Ishtar"?
December 30, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterstuart abrams
yes and no. lame attempt has commandeered the American news cycle and created a lot of friction/heat...
December 30, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterSean Meade

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