Oh, sweet irony.

My head hurts.

It should be a dead giveaway that they don't teach their students how to land.

It is the religion of peace, right?

It's quite a reckless title. Just because they are Muslim doesn't mean they are terrorists. I lived next door to a family of Muslims when I was in San Diego - they were very peaceful and very cool. Saudi Arabia has been a long time ally of the U.S. We have never been their enemy nor they ours.

I guess someone should post a terrorism news report any time a white guy wants to rent a Ryder truck (memories of Timmothy McVeigh) to add to the hysteria.

Educate yourselves. There are two main branches of the Muslim religion. Not every person within either branch is a terrorist.

The attacks on September 11, 2001 were not the acts of any nation or country.

Grow up: Racism and paranoia suck.

I thought this story's delivery was pure racist tripe, so read the linked article.

...and found this:

So they really ARE looking for pilots with at least some level of deep Islamic involvement. That's interesting to say the least. Why would a prospective pilot's Qur'an knowledge be MORE important than their science skills?

There are no overt references to religion besides the word "martyr". There are no references to race.

There are references to nationality which I think are fair in this case. Some stereotypes are made and some are earned.


Daniel

I object.

Actually the entire post is a reference to nationality, race and religion. It is directed at a Saudi Arabian education plan. Saudi Arabia is made up 100% of Muslims. 90% of those are Arab - the other 10% is Afro-Asian.

Let's go over what ISN'T there: There are also no references to crashing into U.S. buildings. There are no references to any student flying a plane or learning to fly a plane at all.

It's actually been a fairly open program by Saudi Arabia. One which resulted after Saudi Arabia assembled the first ever Counter-Terrorism Internation Conference in Feb of 2005.

I just think it's shitty and reckless to make a fucked up claim against a Saudi education plan for further securities partnership. Remember, it was those "Muslims" who not only housed, fed, and supplied our troops during the Gulf War - but also paid the U.S. $15 billion in reimbursements to keep Iraq from invading Kuwait. They have worked very closely with the U.S. on security measures and this scholarship/education plan is just one of many in place.

This sort of headline is the lowest common denominator of "journalism". I understand that the SG newswire does not pretend to be impartial, fair, sane, etc.. But it's stupid to perpetuate mindless bigotry.

I am still looking in this article he post to where it mentioned muslims.. OOO it didn't... it said Saudi Arabia. Not muslims.

15 of the 19 9/11 terrorists were Saudis.

Since you probably don't read any issues on world politics, I've taken the liberty of providing you with a fact sheet on Saudi Arabia. Please scroll down to the section where it outlines the citizens and their religion. MUSLIM: 100%.
Something for you to read.

100% of the terrorists were members of Al Qaeda. 100% of original KKK members were U.S. citizens. Should you also assume that every U.S. citizen is racist? Stop living in ignorance. Just because a particular group either resides, originates from, or utilizes a country, doesn't mean they hold ties or alliance to any government. Bin Laden was exiled from where? Oh yeah, Saudi Arabia. So, perhaps you should claim all Saudis are terrorists based on his origins. Brilliant logic. Next, we can call anyone of German descent, "Nazis."

Do we need any more proof before we invade? Plus, fuck, they gots the oil!

I hope one of them gets a job flying Air Force One. THAT would be irony....