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December 8, 2005
Brave New Air Marshals
Thankfully, we live in Amerika, Land of the Safe, where we're protected from cradle to grave by the securocrats. What alarms me about the right-wing blogosphere (rogosphere?) is the rush to defend the Air Marshals.
The story continues to change drastically from what was initially released yesterday. Initially, they claimed to have shot him as he fled the plane. Now, apparently, CNN is claiming that the suspect had already deplaned and passed through customs, came back towards the plane to reboard for Orlando flight, approached the air marshals 'aggressively' and reached into the bag, at which time the marshals shot him.
We have no idea what the passenger Rigoberto Alpizar did or said. Many subsequent interviews with passengers don't mention him claiming to have a bomb. No one knows if he was reaching in the bag, as he was killed in a jetway with only two people in it, Rigoberto Alpizar, and the unnamed Air Marshal. And Alpizar is dead.
This situation calls for a thorough investigation, but instead, the right is falling all over themselves to defend the Air Marshal before all the facts are in. So, if the Right get's their way, then we'll just live under the heel of the anonymous Air Marshals from here on out?
Fortunately, some people seem to understand that the Air Marshals might not be infallible.
Update: The two unnamed Air Marshals have been placed on some sort of administrative leave/suspension. This ought to drive the right-wing toe-the-line types nuts.
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Technorati tags: Rigoberto Alpizar, Federal Air Marshals, Air Marshals, Securocrats
Posted by Peenie Wallie on December 8, 2005 at 7:50 AM
Comments
"This situation calls for a thorough investigation, but instead, the right is falling all over themselves to defend the Air Marshal before all the facts are in."
And you are falling all over yourself in calling them nazi's and murderers before all the facts are in.
"The two unnamed Air Marshals have been placed on some sort of administrative leave/suspension. This ought to drive the right-wing toe-the-line types nuts."
What are you, 12? Of course they were put on administrative leave. All police depts in this country do that after a fatal shooting. SOP. Why would that fact drive anyone nuts?
Posted by: buzz on December 8, 2005 at 8:09 AM
"Many subsequent interviews with passengers don't mention him claiming to have a bomb."
This will be the last time I visit this idiotic site but I wanted to add once again you have your facts fucked up. ONE that is ONE passenger out of almost 200 said he didn't hear the word "bomb". Why don't you read the links you post to before you write incorrect info about them. Idiot.
Posted by: Hershey on December 8, 2005 at 5:47 PM
Wow...could you BE any dumber?
Posted by: JimK on December 9, 2005 at 6:14 AM