New York State: Muslim Intruder Carries Knife Onto Elementary School Campus

From the Lower Hudson Valley News:

PIERMONT — New security measures are being put in place at all South Orangetown schools after a stranger carrying a knife walked into a district elementary school last week.

The doors to all schools will now be locked when classes are in session, according to a notice sent from Superintendent of Schools Ken Mitchell to all parents.

In addition , anyone coming to the school will have to present photo identification and additional cameras will be installed.

"While we understand the tightened security and reduced access may be inconvenient, it is essential that we take every reasonable measure to ensure that our buildings are secured for the safety of our students and staff," Mitchell wrote.

Parents said that they agree with the need for more security in the schools.

"In today's climate you have to do what you can to protect the children," said Mary Paul, who has children in the middle school and in the high school. "If this is what the district thinks is necessary, then I'm in favor of it."

The new measures come after two incidents that raised alarms about school security in South Orangetown.

The most recent took place Jan. 20, when a 23-year-old Connecticut man entered the main lobby of Tappan Zee Elementary School in Piermont.

The man, Abdulrahim Sulaiman, 23, of Bridgeport, was apparently lost and asking for directions, district spokeswoman B.J. Greco said.

Sulaiman was stopped by school officials and escorted outside. He also asked school officials if he could park his car in the parking lot and take a nap, Greco said.

The man left the school grounds, but after officials called police he was spotted at a nearby convenience store and arrested.

Police said Sulaiman was carrying a knife similar to a switchblade at the time of his arrest.

Sulaiman was charged with third-degree criminal trespass and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both misdemeanors.

A comment from "Anonymous":

A 23 year old unmarried Muslim male from Bridgeport CT

just happens to get lost

out of state

over an hour drive from Bridgeport

early in the morning,

and the first place Abdulrahim thinks of stopping to ask for directions & request a parking permit to nap - is at an elementary school?

before elementary school children arrive at school

a school which houses only children in the second and third grades,

Does anyone, especially any of the parents of children attending Tappan Zee Elementary in Piermont, NY - does anyone actually believe this?

These statements made by school officials demonstrate security and integrity are foreign concepts to this administration.

And while we're at it, let's update ourselves on some other recent Islamic Jihad attempts.

Man accused of disrupting flight pleads not guilty

DENVER—A man accused of disrupting an airline flight and prompting the military to tail the plane with two jets said he doesn't remember the events that got him into trouble.

Muhammad Abu Tahir, 47, of Glen Allen, Va., pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Denver federal court to interfering with a flight crew. Authorities say he drank five mini-bottles of wine, locked himself in a lavatory to shave and then became unruly when he was asked to return to his seat.

He faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. He is free on a $10,000 unsecured bond but is barred from drinking alcohol and flying on airplanes. Tahir said he travelled by car to Denver for the hearing.

Outside of court, Tahir said he was told by a flight attendant that he was OK when he went to the lavatory to shave.

"After that, I don't remember," he said in broken English after his court hearing, adding that he had never before been in trouble with the law.

Investigators say Tahir went to the bathroom and opened the door once to place his shoes and socks outside the lavatory. The second time he opened the door, he was shirtless and he began to yell at flight attendants ordering him to leave the bathroom, investigators said. When the plane landed, Tahir was still in the bathroom, they said.

"I had to clean myself. I was on a plane for four hours. I shave everyday. Maybe I was drunk. I apologize for that," Tahir said.

Tahir, who speaks Urdu and appeared in court with an interpreter, said he normally doesn't drink but had that day. Urdu is the official language of Pakistan.

"She refused to give me a sixth bottle," Tahir said of the parts he remembers of the night. "And she charged me for it."

The incident occurred on an AirTran Airways flight from Atlanta to San Francisco on Jan. 8. The plane was diverted to Colorado Springs, Colo., where Tahir was arrested.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command sent two jets to follow the plane as a precaution. Jeff Dorschner, a U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman, has said prosecutors believe Tahir has no connection to terrorism and was nothing more than an unruly passenger.

Tahir's arrest came during a time of growing anxiety over airline security. Exactly two weeks before his arrest, a Nigerian man allegedly tried to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines plane on Christmas Day with an explosive-laden device hidden in his underwear.

Tahir's court-appointed attorney, Ed Pluss, has said his client was on his way to Hong Kong to buy fabric for a business he is starting. Tahir is a Pakistani national who became a permanent U.S. resident in 2005. He is married and has two children and has no ties to terrorists, his attorney said.

Tahir said he's been in the United States for 10 years.

And,

Laser offender spared jail over Qantas incident

By Candice Marcus

Posted 1 hour 28 minutes ago
Updated 41 minutes ago

Irfan Bozan shone laser at Qantas cockpit (ABC News)

An ex-Turkish soldier who shone a laser at a Qantas jet as it was about to land has been given a suspended jail sentence in the District Court in Adelaide.

Turkish national Irfan Bozan, 26, pleaded guilty to prejudicing the safe operation of an aircraft.

The court heard he had been playing with a laser while he was a passenger in a car travelling between Adelaide and Victor Harbor last August.

It was told he shone it at signs, pedestrians and cars.

The court heard that, while travelling through Mount Compass south of Adelaide, Bozan then shone the laser pointer at the cockpit of a commercial aircraft on landing approach for Adelaide Airport.

The pilot said the light was intense and distracting and shone several times into the cockpit at a crucial time during the descent.

'Distraction'

"The light was so intense it immediately attracted my attention. This was not a safe time for my attention to be on anything other than my duties as a pilot," he said.

Bozan was caught because someone in a car travelling behind him reported the incident to SA police.

The court heard Bozan served in the Turkish army before he came to Australia in November 2008.

He had received military training in the use of laser-sighted rifles and knew of their ability to travel long distances aiming at specific targets.

Judge Paul Rice said the offending was very serious.

"Your foolish actions could easily have had much more serious consequences," he said.

"If the laser had happened to shine directly in the pilot's eye, the consequences would have been disastrous.

"Your actions were, to say the least, stupid and reckless."

Remorse

But Judge Rice said he accepted Bozan was remorseful for his actions and did not intend causing harm.

"I accept you were playing with the laser out of boredom and curiosity as to whether it would reach the plane," he said.

"I accept that your offending was opportunistic and you did not intend to bring the aircraft down."

Judge Rice set a head sentence of 14 months with a non-parole term of eight months.

He said it was important to send a message to others but he did not consider Bozan was likely to offend again.

He suspended the jail sentence in favour of a two-year good behaviour bond.

The court heard Bozan, who is on a student visa which runs out at the end of this month, wants to gain permanent residency in Australia.

Judge Rice said the offence may affect his application, but that is a matter he cannot consider.

"This may affect your visa status when it comes up for consideration, but that is a matter for the Department of Immigration," he said.

BULLSHIT

Like hell, he experienced remorse.