June 08, 2006

Perpetuating the Stereotype

Saudi national charged with threatening to blow up Delta flight

ATLANTA (AP) — A Saudi national faces charges he threatened to blow up a Delta Air Lines flight because he was upset he was denied a job as an interpreter for U.S. military operations in Iraq.

But the suspect says he was only making a joke while having some drinks. [...]

According to a criminal complaint, Al Suwailem was at Fort Benning on Monday, where he was going through the process to become an Arabic interpreter.

According to the complaint, Al Suwailem was told he would NOT be hired because he was denied security clearance. He was informed he would have to fly home to Idaho the next day on a Delta flight. [...]

Just a tip--if you're a Saudi national turned down for an interpreter's job with the military because you couldn't pass the security clearance, it's probably not a wise thing to go sit in a bar and joke about bombing a plane.

Posted by Terry Oglesby at June 8, 2006 09:33 AM
Comments

I thought those strict Saudi religious types shunned that evil alcohol...

Yeah, right. If they did shun it, the country of Bahrain would have no reason to exist.

Posted by: Nate at June 8, 2006 02:17 PM

Well, if you remember, the September 11 fellows seemed pretty good at going to bars and strip joints, too.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 8, 2006 02:24 PM