A Symbolic Gesture
Al Qaeda nerd Adam Gadahn has called on Muslim extremists in the Middle East to receive American President George W. Bush with bombs, booby-traps and so on when he visits the region and he tore up his American passport, saying that it was symbolic gesture and that every person who’s compassionate, honest, moral, etc. should feel ashamed to carry such a passport.
After he destroyed it he said that he doesn’t “need it to travel” anyway.
One wonders whether Gadahn joined Al Qaeda because he couldn’t get a girl. As an Al Qaeda operative, I’m sure that his buddies have hooked him up with one, two, three or four women.
What’s - to me at least - quite an interesting question is how did Gadahn get where he is? Where did he make the wrong decisions? Where did he become hateful and where did he lose his American identity (not the passport, the inner identity I mean)? At what point in time - and why - did he decide to turn against his country, his family, and his countrymen? How does he feel now that he’s a traitor?
Those are interesting questions indeed, but what’s perhaps even more interesting is: will he be tried as the traitor he is once he gets caught?
One certainly hopes so, doesn’t one?
You can watch the video at Memri; Hot Air and Atlas Shrugs also blogged about it.
"Where did he become hateful and where did he lose his American identity (not the passport, the inner identity I mean)?"
Perhaps when its leader did.
Wait, could one get tried for treason for saying "I’m Qaeda now. Fudge this passport right here."? What exactly has this guy done and why do we have to persecute him before we get to those criminals in the administration? Listen, it’s nice that we all have this obviously mentally and intellectually deficient moonbat to laugh at and make snark over but, really, he is a distraction from people who also have overstepped laws and endangered americans as well.
Shorter me: If you’re going after Gadahn, get to some more difficult targets before, would you?
Xel: that comment is so filled with BDS and moral relativism that I had to think 30 seconds about whether or not it should be deleted. I’ve decided not to do that, but I encourage you not to push me.
If that isn’t the most ridiculous comment I’ve seen in approximately two months I don’t know what is.
"I’ve decided not to do that, but I encourage you not to push me."
So I am pushing you if I defend my notion that there are crimes that will never be called out because it’s too much of a hassle? Clinton got indicted because one side mustered a riot of indignation - should justice really be carried out based on which group can muster enough pressure? I think simple legal and moral principles that have been applied in the past could tear through several prominent politicians on both sides, and I think acerbic, serious talk about indicting some pipsqueak should happen after the discussion about casting a serious eye at said people.
I’m seeing a lot of people getting away with whatever because a) They would be difficult to take down b) There are pragmatic problems and there is not ime for ideals any longer and c) We are too busy being upset about some Jonesy who has spent too much time on democraticunderground.com.
Oh and d) There are moral relativists with BDS about. They are all really extreme because they have this notion that US politicians have created systematic and logistical obstacles to scrutiny of and legal proceedings against them.
I’m genuinely sorry if I am lowering the level of debate below the intended or resorting to some sort of partisan insanity, but I am seeing so many stones left unturned simply because there are so many of them. It bothers me. Delete away.
What are you talking about Xel? Warrantless wiretapping and torture are perfectly legal
Sort of funny to see him tear it up like that. I would like to point out a few things I noticed. He only ripped it in half, they could easily be put back together. The page that really counts he didnt tear at all. Typical. Another thing I noticed he says "This is the original passport…" I take that to mean he has a replacement and is just getting rid of the old one. I mean for all we know this US document if its not a faked one was expired any how. There are plenty of ways to get a replacement passport. A word to Adam the "man" in the video you should take the Pizza Hut table cloth if you want anyone to take you somewhat seriously.
EDIT: A word to Adam the "man" in the video you should take the Pizza Hut table cloth off if you want anyone to take you somewhat seriously.