Peter "The Leaker" Hoekstra (R-MI) says Detroit wasn't the target

[Bozita]

http://www.freep.com/article/20091226/NEWS05/91226010/1321/Detroit-not-intended-target-of-foiled-terror-attempt?

POSTED: 1:57 P.M. DEC. 26, 2009
Detroit not intended target of foiled terror attempt?
BY KATHLEEN GRAY
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER


So was Detroit the target of the man who officials say was set to blow up a Delta Airlines plane on Friday?

Probably not, said U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra, a Holland Republican and ranking minority member of the House Intelligence Committee.

“I think we’re looking at a target of opportunity, not specifically wanting to hit Detroit as the preferred location,” he said Saturday.

Northwest, Delta and KLM airlines offer a wide variety of international flights and with Detroit being a hub for Delta, which merged with Northwest earlier this year, it was a logical destination.

The attempted attack on the flight that originated from Amsterdam and landed in Detroit about noon, was thwarted by passengers on the plane. The suspect — Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab — is being held at the University of Michigan Hospital burn unit and is expected to be charged today.

Mutallab probably waited until the end of the flight to try and detonate his device, Hoekstra said, because the flight takes the polar route and doesn’t enter U.S. soil until just before it lands in Detroit.

[Faygo Kid]

1. Hoekstra is a horse's arse.

He knows nothing of which he speaks, but that doesn't stop the loudmouth from opining on every subject. As a native Michigander, I can testify: He's a jerk.

[notadmblnd]

2. DTW is no where near the city proper (a good 10-15 miles away)

Besides Detroit already looks like it has been bombed in some areas. I think this is a big overblown event. Detroit has the highest density of Middle Eastern folk. If Detroit had been a target, it would have happened long before now.

[Bozita]

3. Leaky Pete is the ONLY person to suggest Detroit as a target.

[notadmblnd]

4. Well, apparently he doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.

If I'm correct, he's from the wingnut side of the State, Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, Jackson, etc. Probably never even been to Detroit.

[butterfly77]

5. This leaking bastard..

always jumps out there trying to prove he knows something with the wrong facts..

[Bozita]

6. The Leaker needs more exposure. ... kick!

[Bozita]

7. Sunday afternoon kick