AIRLINER - FASCINATING UPDATE - AT 11:03 A.M. ET:  Well, well, well, it seems that the dear, deprived, and no doubt oppressed terrorist who tried to blow up an airliner near Detroit yesterday has a most interesting background.  Welcome to our version of "This is Your Life," from The Politico:

The man suspected of trying to blow up a Northwest flight from Amsterdam to Detroit is the son of a Nigerian bank chairman and former oil minister, Nigerian press outlets reported Saturday.

Oh the poor baby.  Now we understand why he wanted to blow up a plane.  Poverty stricken.  Kept down by the capitalist warmongers and the Christian crusaders.  A young boy crying out for help against the jack-booted establishment.  Are you weeping for him?  Are you sending money to his defense fund?  Get those checkbooks out.  The ACLU's appeal is in the mail. 

Nigerian daily This Day reported that the suspect, Abdul Farouk Umar Abdulmutallab, 23, is the son of a former head of Nigeria's First Bank PLC, Alhaji Umaru Mutallab. The elder Mutallab, who is a prominent businessman in Nigeria, resigned this month as head of the bank. His former government role is unclear but he also once headed the Nigerian-Arab Chamber of Commerce. The reported family tie may have originated at another Nigerian news site, Huhuonline.com.

Also of note: the suspect's mother or stepmother is from Yemen, according to the paper. Abdulmutallab reportedly told U.S. investigators that he traveled to Yemen, where he obtained the explosive device he was wearing and carrying on the flight yesterday.

Acted alone, acted alone, acted alone.  Memorize that.  Pop quiz in the morning.

And get this naughty bit:

The newspaper says the father, 70, recently grew "uncomfortable with the boy's extreme religious views and had six months ago reported his activities to the United States Embassy and Nigerian security agencies."

Investigators will surely be tracing those alleged contacts and trying to figure out why Abdulmutallab was, according to reports, not placed on a no-fly list or subjected to extra scrutiny before traveling to the U.S.

COMMENT:  Yeah, I think we'd like to know.  Once again there are indications - no proof yet, but indications - that our security is pre 9-11.

On the wealth issue, please recall that Osama bin Laden is also fabulously rich.  We've got to stop the oppression of Muslim millionaires that leads them into terrorism.

December 26, 2009