It seems from here that the man who subdued the underwear bomber was trained in law enforcement. Purely speculation, obviously. We can't see domestic U.S. TV, so for now, CNNI, BBC World and the International Herald Tribune are our media, and not one has done the inevitable glowing feature story about our hero as ordinary guy/hero with a fawning family, nice lawn and obedient dog. Maybe he's made the morning show rounds and every American knows him by name, but we haven't heard another thing about him.
From the initial news stories, we understood that he had been seated near the suspect, leapt across the aisle, put the fire out, disabled and restrained the suspect. Sounds like a pro. If we're right, then the guy on the watch list was being watched, wasn't he? Wonder why they don't say so? If we're missing the valedictory morning show interviews with an ordinary hero guy, can anybody in the U.S. fill me in?
From the initial news stories, we understood that he had been seated near the suspect, leapt across the aisle, put the fire out, disabled and restrained the suspect. Sounds like a pro. If we're right, then the guy on the watch list was being watched, wasn't he? Wonder why they don't say so? If we're missing the valedictory morning show interviews with an ordinary hero guy, can anybody in the U.S. fill me in?
The man in question is a 32 year old Dutch film director. According to the media here, there were no air marshals aboard the flight. The Dutch are refuting that the suspect boarded the flight without a passport.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/30/world/main6037474.shtml
Posted by: Bobby Long | 30 December 2009 at 10:06 AM