Obama Describes Nigerian Terrorist As ‘Isolated Extremist’
Obama Describes Nigerian As ‘Isolated Extremist’ Tuesday, December 29, 2009 By Susan Jones, Senior Editor
(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama, in his first public comments on the attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner traveling from Amsterdam to Detroit, described the suspect as “an isolated extremist,” despite reports that the 23-year-old Nigerian had been trained in Yemen, a country he visited twice.
The Associated Press, quoting a Yemeni government official, said Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab lived in Yemen for two different periods of time — a year from 2004-2005 and again from August-December this year.
And a statement posted online Monday by Al-Qaeda in Yemen (also known as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) said its “manufacturing sector” had provided Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab with the device he took onboard the aircraft. (The United States has not yet authenticated the Web posting, but Abdulmutallab’s connection to Yemen is not in doubt.)
Obama, in recounting what happened on Christmas day, also used the word “allegedly” to describe the incident. The president says he’s asked his aides to “continue monitoring the situation.”
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Some are so quick to kneejerk reactions. The extremist was isolated in that he was alone on the plane. If one actually takes some consideration of the context of the statement, Obama was referring to him as the isolated extremist on the flight as opposed to the others who are “courageous citizenry”. He was not calling the guy isolated worldwide.
Obama stated the desire for the others involved to be caught, so clearly he did not see this guy as isolated worldwide. He was discussing those occupying the flight.