Why Did Three African Refugees Try to Sneak a Fake Bomb Past Security at Sky Harbor International Airport?

• Congratulations,with this, you have made it clear that we don't have journalism in this country, just a pack of liars coming from both side, converging in  the middle, to create this mainstream. The absolute zaniness of our paranoia, our desire to feel safe, is a further example of just what people are willing to go through just to get a peace of mind, even if it ends up taking a piece of our liberty, you know, that thing that so many before had given their lives to ensure. Sad and absolutely absurd. We have thousands of people that die here in this country, and yet, we are willing to diverge money and resources to such a vapid occupation. 

• None of these names are eritrean nor ethiopian names,its nothing other than damaging the image of the 2 nations,especially Eritrea which has been accused unfairly of helping somalian terrorist group al shabab,so i guess its part of the USA'S on going games against eritrean,to impose unjustly further sanction. btw,ppl don't hate Americans but the American gov international policy is forcing ppl to hate you(Americans)

• I don't think they are trying to sneak or test the airport security. These people have different culture and a way of doing things than Americans do. The only people who will understand are those who know their culture and way of living. In Americans eyes it is different.

• Which is why the feds stepped in and charged them ... 

• We would probably know more about this story if the individuals in question had been interviewed in their native language. It is being reported via the refugee community that there has been no professional interpreters until this week asked to assist with the English. This is absolutely illegal. The defense attorney could not even properly spell the word Eritrea, much less locate it on a map. There is ZERO connection between Eritrea and 9/11, not to mention that these individuals are Christian. If they weren't against the US government before this experience, after their right have been stripped and they've been detained on these rediculous charges for months if not years, they certainly will be.

• The reporter said "He admitted to attaching the phone to the device and giving it to Gorado" . You know what he is calling a "device", a jar of Tahni. This is sad!

• This is really ridiculous. Poor africans, you get a cell phone and a jar of food in one bag, you will be suspected of terrorism. America is going nuts. same is true for identifying the govenmet of Eritrea, lead by a chritian "dictator", as a country that funds moslim terrorists. What is wrong with the uS these days?

• All three of them, the name I didn't recognize in Ethiopia or Eritrea name. They're not Ethio or ER citizen why they claim they're. I'm from Ethio, I'm proud to be in Ethiopia . Why Ethiopian government you have to search the truth all three stupid people where are they from? Why they clime Ethio and ER? GOD blessed America ! I love America, all we came here to better apportunti,

• Yup

• "Why doe's the USA continue bringing in refugees from such countries known to harbor contempt and hatred for the USA and it's citizens? " So you timid little cowards can be kept living in fear and willing to pay all of your money for protection. DUH! The mob uses the same tactics. It's called extortion. You rob people and then charge them to be protected from you.

• "And the question remains: why would three African refugees try to sneak a fake bomb onto an airplane?" Testing to see if they could get a real bomb through. DUH!

• Why doe's the USA continue bringing in refugees from such countries known to harbor contempt and hatred for the USA and it's citizens?   This year the Administration spent many millions of dollars to bring Palestinians into USA cities.  Hilliary Rodham Clinton and the other liberal Congress/Senate members along with President Obama continues to rush head long into disaster for not only themself with such political actions, but bring disaster to our streets, sticies and USA citizens.  Do they not think, rationlize and consider what has happened in Australia, riots, London riots and Bali bombings along with others throughout the world?

• kukuk. forgery and another fake evidance to insure the Ethio-American blackmailing conspiracy ageinst the state of Eritrea ! first of all the names of the accused have no any relation to the common Eritrean names. secondely, the American resetlment program for refugies from Ethiopia and Kenia witch is meant for the Somalies and Eritrean refugies are being mis used delibretly ,and all most of the resetlers are Ethiopians who have admited them selves as  Eritrean or Somalian refugie with the knowledge os the local authoritys. now your security it seems just creating havoc from nothing to scare ppl, and blackmail to thos who say no for the American unfair adventures. back off from East Africa !!

• How can you say these people are from Eritrea. Their appearance seems not from eritrea and it has not Eritrean name. You should examine more closely why these people say they are from Eritrea. All Ethiopia, who come to the West say they are fromEritrea may be granted asylum.

• Test run. Simple.

• A better question is: Why are they still here in America and not  deported? And does anyone doubt that they are getting full welfare benefits such as free medical care, free housing, free foodstamps and a free cellphone?

• Checking for holes in security check points

• Dry run / probe. Waterboard them asap.

• Were they sent by our government to determine if TSA would catch them?  And then whoever was supposed to get them out of trouble forgot or got sick?

• Time for the I Spy gang to ramp up some stupid shit for the people like retired airline employees to get all spooked and scream for martial law!   

• Shouldn't the story be "Why does the New Times publish intentionally inflammatory headlines with no actual information about the event?" After speaking with someone that has actual information about the situation and the Eritrean involved it seems that the only guilt here is born by the TSA and the media that loves to jump to conclusions about "scary black people with food in tupperware". Oh, and they had a phone attached to the package as both were going to the same destination! Wow! Guilty as hell eh? Seriously, we can't let the lack of explosives, detonators or any other bomb related materials keep us from leaping to conclusions. Oh, my bad, that should read "asking others to leap to conclusions for us in the comments". How many of these stories would have been written if it was a rich white boy from Scottsdale? No mention of how Mr. Gorado is one of the Lost Boys, driven from his war torn nation to America where he volunteers for his community, is putting himself through school and works his ass off at a manual labor job. But gosh James King, you don't want to speculate do you? Seems as if you also would rather not do any actual reporting when it's so easy to just smear "Scary black refugees with food in Tupperware".

• Predictably, the pro-TSA New Times does not follow up on what Channel 10 reports this morning: PHOENIX - Two of three suspects arrested in a fake bomb scheme will be released from jail Wednesday night, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. We've learned the county attorney sent the case back to Phoenix Police for possible further investigation. Right now prosecutors don't have enough evidence to charge the pair.

• when I fly I take as much suspicious shit with me as possible, I love mingling with the TSA and Police.  Great group of folks they are!

• Right.  You can buy organic tahini for $140 a jar.  TSA did say it was an organic substance, right?  You can buy peanut butter cookies at most stores across the country, but oddly enough white people enjoy the taste of homemade.

• If peanut butter or tahini paste is attached to a detonator such as a cell phone or battery pack...it becomes a bomb! It's pretty clear.

• They need to be placed on the "No Fly" list. And sent back to AfriKa.

• Of course, it's not just black Africans that TSA will hassle.  If you're a Democratic Congressman, you better watch out also.  From a 2007 story: One of Rep. Tim Ryan’s (D-Ohio) final hurdles in the Food Stamp Challenge has been dubbed “Peanut Butter-gate” by his office. Last Friday, when the Buckeye State lawmaker was running late to the Manchester, N.H., airport after giving a commencement speech at his former law school, he forgot to remove his jars of peanut butter and jelly from his luggage.  Transportation and Safety Administration officials quickly confiscated the goods and let him pass. Only problem was that those provisions were almost all of Ryan’s food for the next few days. By the end of Monday, Ryan and Reps. James McGovern (D-Mass.), Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) had completed a week of eating only $21 worth of food each — the average amount of benefits a food-stamp beneficiary uses. Their mission was part of the Food Stamp Challenge.

• Religion isn't a factor in this case. The fact is the 3 African refugees brought what appears to be a homemade explosive devise through security with the intention of boarding an aircraft. That charge is a felony! Sesame paste is a rue because one can purchase Tahini sauce(sesame pase) at most stores across the country. And, a phone taped to the package? Really? To heavy to carry on board?

• You mean the suspects, or the TSA suspectors?  Take a white grandmother carrying a jar of peanut butter (I know a diabetic who eats some every night to maintain sugar levels) and an iPod birthday gift, and what do you have?  No big deal. This is a case for the New Times food editor, to explain the connection between East Africa and tahini.

• I am guessing because they are complete idiots? www.real-anonymity.us.tc

• Well...I'm sure they were Episcopaleans. You know those guys are always up to no good right? Honor killings, threatening those they disagree with. Its a cultural thing. They kill those who disagree with as that is their only recourse to their oh so overly sensitive egos. We all know who has the most fragile egos.

• Well, the guy who gave the package to a friend to give to the passenger, told Channel 10 that he was sending a jar of sesame paste to the Iowa recipient.  He says the other guy added the cell phone to the package.  But his Facebook page says that his interests include Re-Elect President Obama in 2012.  Obama also has African connections and used to have lots of friends in Iowa.  So I am suspicious about all this, especially since many Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees are Christian.  If Channel 10 asked him about his religion, they are keeping the answer to themselves. Since TSA recently confiscated a pregnant woman's insulin. I'm sure there are many more dangers to sesame paste.  If you want TSA to think you have a bomb, try taking a jar of peanut butter through the scanner.  Add a cell phone and you get a free ticket to Leavenworth.  Probability of 80% to 90% that these charges will be dropped, but that will never be reported.

• Zero doubt as to what the 3 African refugees did. A dry run for a bomb (don't ever like to type the word) for a future terrorist act. I'm so glad that security stopped them before they inflicted damage. As a former, retired airline employee, I'm  suspicious of any devious action. If it looks like a pig, smells like pig, it's a pig!

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