HOUSTON -- When Bassam Khalaf raps, he's the Arabic Assassin. His unreleased CD, "Terror Alert," includes rhymes about flying a plane into a building and descriptions of himself as a "crazy, suicidal Arabic ... equipped with bombs."

Until last week, Khalaf also worked as a baggage screener at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

HELL YES.

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/wire/sns-ap-music-terror-rapper,0,4711083,print.story?coll=sns-ap-music-headlines

HELL YES.


This is all we need... another wonderful roll model for our corruptable youth....

Five bucks says the ACLU will represent this pos.
Just so you know what the enemy looks like:
http://fileserv8.soundclick.com/images/a/band/arabicassassin.jpg

He should have been fired because of his proximity to airplanes. But not censored. He's got a point about Eminem...a white boy sings about blowing up buildings and says f*** you to Bush and it's a top seller. An arabic guy does the same and he gets fired and starts a controversy. Say what you want about profiling or whatever, dude desearves to rap what he wants.

He should have been fired. But not censored. He's got a point about Eminem...a white boy sings about blowing up buildings and says f*** you to Bush and it's a top seller. An arabic guy does the same and he gets fired and starts a controversy.

Excellent point.
The only, and very weak, defense I can offer is that we are presently fighting suicidal followers of Islam, and not White Trash Suburbanites.

True...although some in congress might say that they're at war with today's counter-culture society also.

He should have been fired because of his proximity to airplanes. But not censored. He's got a point about Eminem...a white boy sings about blowing up buildings and says f*** you to Bush and it's a top seller. An arabic guy does the same and he gets fired and starts a controversy. Say what you want about profiling or whatever, dude desearves to rap what he wants.But eminem didn't work at a place where he had everyday access to the president. This guy did a very stupid thing. He should have just got on an airplane and yelled "bomb!"

But eminem didn't work at a place where he had everyday access to the president. This guy did a very stupid thing. He should have just got on an airplane and yelled "bomb!"

Bingo.

Bagage handlers at an airport in Houston have daily access to the President? That's news to me...

I understand the point that this guy had access to planes. BUT Eminem does too. He could buy his own if he wanted. To be honest, of the two (an arabic wanabe rapper from Houston that handled baggage for a living or a uber-rich white rapper with a penchant for evil and access to anything he can afford which is everything), I'd be a lot more worried about Eminem than this guy.

He should have been fired because of his proximity to airplanes. But not censored. He's got a point about Eminem...a white boy sings about blowing up buildings and says f*** you to Bush and it's a top seller. An arabic guy does the same and he gets fired and starts a controversy. Say what you want about profiling or whatever, dude desearves to rap what he wants.
agreed

Bagage handlers at an airport in Houston have daily access to the President? That's news to me...

I understand the point that this guy had access to planes. BUT Eminem does too. He could buy his own if he wanted. To be honest, of the two (an arabic wanabe rapper from Houston that handled baggage for a living or a uber-rich white rapper with a penchant for evil and access to anything he can afford which is everything), I'd be a lot more worried about Eminem than this guy.
I don't think Eminem is stupid enough to do something like that. He has come too far in his life to throw it all away to something like that. He'll just wait for the next election and speak out again.

I don't think Eminem is stupid enough to do something like that. He has come too far in his life to throw it all away to something like that. He'll just wait for the next election and speak out again.


Yeah, I definatly agree. I was just pointing out that he's just as (if not more) suspicious in regards to terrorist activity than this no-name Houstonian who we probably never should have heard of.

I don't think Eminem is stupid enough to do something like that. He has come too far in his life to throw it all away to something like that. He'll just wait for the next election and speak out and repulse voters to vote for the other canidate again.

Fixed ;)

Bagage handlers at an airport in Houston have daily access to the President? That's news to me...Nice spin jackhole :)

I'd be way more worried about someone putting things onto planes everyday then a guy that sits in his mansion watching TV or is recording another song.

Yeah, I definatly agree. I was just pointing out that he's just as (if not more) suspicious in regards to terrorist activity than this no-name Houstonian who we probably never should have heard of.
I wouldn't say Eminem is just as suspious, he's just voicing his opinion in a way where millions of fans and radio listeners can hear it.

This no-name probably just wanted to do the same. But he should have thought about it some more.

Fixed ;)
thanks :D

Nice spin jackhole :)

I'd be way more worried about someone putting things onto planes everyday then a guy that sits in his mansion watching TV or is recording another song.

I don't understand what 'spin' I did.

But eminem didn't work at a place where he had everyday access to the president.
...implying that this guy DOES have everyday access to the President, hence my response...
Bagage handlers at an airport in Houston have daily access to the President? That's news to me...
Smartass comment? Yes. Spin? None.


The guy worked at a crappy job and had no extra time or cash. Eminem has lots of both. Idle hands...yeah you know the rest.

I don't understand what 'spin' I did.
...implying that this guy DOES have everyday access to the President, hence my response...

No, it implied that no-name had access to what he was threatening.

Eminem talked **** about the president but didn't have access to Bush.

No-name talked about blowing up planes and had access to planes.

I never said no-name had access to the president.

Ok, my bad...miscomnication...at this point it's symantics though...I'm pretty sure both our opinions are voiced now.

But eminem didn't work at a place where he had everyday access to the president.

...I got your point though :)

Ok, my bad...miscomnication...at this point it's symantics though...I'm pretty sure both our opinions are voiced now.True dat homie (spoken by a true white boy)

...I got your point though :)great minds think alike. Except for when they don't

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great minds think alike. Except for when they don't

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and you say I have retarded posts ;) j.k

and you say I have retarded posts ;) j.kI've never spoken for the quality of mine. I know what they are and I am proud. Slow people need love to.

great minds think alike. Except for when they don't

:confused:

But eminem didn't work at a place where he had everyday access to the president.

I never said no-name had access to the president.

We see your point, some just like to argue semantics

Bottom line is that this guy is a pos who was trying to capitalize off people who are too stupid to know it's wrong, just like eminem. The difference is that this guy and his idiotic rants had every day access and special clearence that conflicts with security. It would be like hiring a phelon as a prison security guard or a convicted child molester as a pre school teacher an athiest to sing in a church chior or Jenna Jameson to speak out for abstainence. It just doesn't make sense.

I know what they are and I am proud. Slow people need love to.
agreed

Bottom line is that this guy is a pos who was trying to capitalize off people who are too stupid to know it's wrong, just like eminem. The difference is that this guy and his idiotic rants had every day access and special clearence that conflicts with security. It would be like hiring a phelon as a prison security guard or a convicted child molester as a pre school teacher an athiest to sing in a church chior or Jenna Jameson to speak out for abstainence. It just doesn't make sense.
GREAT examples.

Bottom line is that this guy is a pos who was trying to capitalize off people who are too stupid to know it's wrong, just like eminem. The difference is that this guy and his idiotic rants had every day access and special clearence that conflicts with security. It would be like hiring a phelon as a prison security guard or a convicted child molester as a pre school teacher an athiest to sing in a church chior or Jenna Jameson to speak out for abstainence. It just doesn't make sense.

While I understand the sentiment, I think you underestimate the power of money. My point being this: if the reason you think this guy is more of a threat or scarier than Eminem with respect to terrorism due to his access/cearlence, then Eminem should scare the s*** out of you because he has WAY more access to WAY more crucial things than a fraction of the baggage at the Houston airport. Like, as I mentioned, whole airplanes with the only security being his own hired goons.

All of this is not to say that I think Eminem is a terrorist threat. I'm just pointing out that from an objective viewpoint, Eminem actually does have more of an ability to perform a terrorist act than this guy does so that's a bad reason to say this guy's music should be censored.

I hope we're clear, though, that I do agree that this guy should have been fired. I had that in my first post and I still agree. It'd be like a fireman bragging about setting fires in NY city or something.

It would be like hiring a guy who talks about commiting felonies as a prison security guard or a guy who sings about being a child molester as a pre school teacher or a guy who brags about being an athiest to sing in a church chior or a want-to-be porn star to speak out for abstainence. It just doesn't make sense.


Fixed. Those were decent examples, but didn't correlate to this situation. This guy never actually was a terrorist, just a working class stiff that made a pretty stupid career decision.

...I hope we're clear, though, that I do agree that this guy should have been fired. I had that in my first post and I still agree. It'd be like a fireman bragging about setting fires in NY city or something.
I agree, I just don't think he belongs working in an airport, or many other places for that matter.

Did M&M say he was going to kill anyone or imply that he was? I don't listen to tard ass so I wouldn't know. But if he didn't say he was going to kill anyone than he's not as guilty as this guy. This dude apparently stated outright that he was going to blow up some buildings and planes or something...correct me if I'm wrong. So he had the intent, the means, and ability...I vote we kill his ass...lol.

Eminem pretty much says he's gonna kill everyone.

Eminem pretty much says he's gonna kill everyone.
My brother had a roommate in college who got pissed at someone and said he would kill them and was arrested for "terrorist threats"

It makes you wonder where the line is between threats and freedom of speach/irresponsible entertainment.

It's all in hearing and not the saying.

Nowadays it's not what you say, but who you say it to and how they take it.

:(

The audience's (or listener's) perception becomes the artist's (speaker's) reality.

**** him. You rap about terrorist ideals and don't expect to get fired as a baggage handler? HA! I think the worst about reporting on this type of BS is that the media has given him the best advertising a rap "artist" could ask for.

Don't censor him. Wish my tax dollars could go toward some real American thugs throwing his chopped-up anti-American ass in the Hudson. I would pay to see his Muslim ass sinking in a canvas sack.

May have to find those few thugs that haven’t done time in a federal prison. This way we can assure they aren’t Muslim too. ;) :D

Wish my tax dollars could go toward some real American thugs throwing his chopped-up anti-American ass in the Hudson. I would pay to see his Muslim ass sinking in a canvas sack.

:eek: As in cement shoes?