Man angry over Boston bombings breaks jaw of ‘f*cking Muslim’ Iraq war veteran

[uppityperson]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/01/man-angry-over-boston-bombings-breaks-jaw-of-fcking-muslim-iraq-war-veteran/

A 39-year-old Muslim cab driver who served in the Iraq war says that an executive from an aviation company accused him of being a jihadist and broke his jaw in what activists are calling a hate crime.
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Dahlberg can be heard asking Salim, who emigrated from Somalia, to define “jihad” and then lumping him in with “radical fucking Muslims blowing people up all over the world.”

“Denounce those motherfuckers now!” Dahlberg demands. “If you’re a fucking Muslim flying jets into the fucking World Trade Center then fuck you. I will slice your fucking throat right now.”
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Salim said that Dahlberg left the cab, but then returned and broke his jaw before running into the woods....more@link

[uppityperson]

1. shame on people who do things like this.

[Cali_Democrat]

2. Anti-Muslim hysteria created by right wing assholes has consequences. n/t

[Scootaloo]

10. If only it were exclusive to the right. n/t

[Logical]

22. OK, 90%/10%

[pangaia]

24. 99.999% to.. whatever that leaves...%

[Turborama]

44. Correct. Unfortunately anti-Muslim hysteria has been made mainstream & is not exclusive to the right

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Free Republic on the day of the bombing, before suspects had even been ID'ed.

These are scary people. Stupid, but capable of doing great harm.

The saddest thing about that post is that the perpetrators didn't even end up being Middle Eastern, and it's dubious that they "look(ed) Muslim."

[freshwest]

14. Don't forget, Louis says they're pretending to be Mexicans now. Muslim = Mexicans. Freepers freak!

[Victor_c3]

30. That's funny

When I was in Iraq I was a platoon leader. 3 or 4 of the guys in my platoon were from Mexico and we used to joke that Iraq (at least where we were) looked like Mexico. Aside from the guys wearing man dresses and the women wearing burqas, the place really looked like Mexico (as did the people).

[freshwest]

32. You agree with Gohmert in what way?

[Victor_c3]

33. not saying I do

I just see the connection between Iraqis looking like Mexicans. The area in Iraq where I was looked a lot like Mexico. Really, it did.

[freshwest]

34. I think a lot of the world looks that way. Gohmert must be terrified!

Look out, hey're everywhere, Louie! You're outnumbered! When are you gonna leave Tejas for whiter lands - we'll help with air fare for you, and Rush and...

[Pelican]

51. As someone sitting in Afghanstan right now...

We've got a few darker guys, some hispanics, that would blend right in as long as they kept their mouth shut.

Also, they can't seem to grow the same style of beard....

[Victor_c3]

55. I never noticed the beard thing, but then again how many guys in the Army have beards?

Anyways, stay safe.

I never experienced Afghanistan. As a former mechanized Infantryman, I'm so glad that I never had to fight the light fight like you guys in Afghanistan do/did

Again, stay safe :salute:

[Pelican]

56. Depends on who you work for I suppose...

I've only deployed to Afghanistan and not Iraq.

I'm told that Afghanistan is like Iraq minus the technology and exponentially increase tribalism.

[Kingofalldems]

61. How do you feel about Rush Limbaugh on AFR?

[Katashi_itto]

62. The technical term for the deadly Mexican Jihadist org is, Hez-Burrito

[lunasun]

63. Maybe they will attack Mexicans just in case they are secret Muslims and if they are

wrong about it- hey they were Mexican so it really does not matter to these types of haters

[paleotn]

25. Luckily....

The vast majority of these internet "tough guys" can't get off the couch long enough to harm anyone, couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from 20 ft. and are just as apt to shoot themselves as anyone else. When actually confronted, they fold like a cheap card table. Then again, it only takes 1 out of 1,000 to cause a tragedy. Trayvon Martin comes to mind.

[Victor_c3]

31. makes me think of this commic...

[IMG][/IMG]


(sorry for the use of the 3 letter 'F' word in the comic).

[ms liberty]

38. LOL! Thanks!

[Stretch714]

26. I remember some post here saying it was "right wing extremist". It goes both ways.

[Ilsa]

28. I thought it could have been

a RWE that bombed Boston. But I didn't call for open season on anyone with a concealed carry permit.
Speculation is one thing. Threatening to execute is another.

[meanit]

36. Yeah, but

the left doesn't own most of the TV and radio stations along with the majority of the print media like the right wing does, enabling them to blare their hate 24/7. Big difference.

Goes both ways? Not so much....

[Tommy_Carcetti]

45. Difference being that DUers didn't go around advocating shooting people who look like Tea Partiers

Big, big difference actually.

[Stretch714]

59. I meant the "speculation" of who did it, not the stupid threats made by assholes on another site. nt

[Enrique]

4. kudos to Salim for getting video

remember all those fuckers who said John Lewis, et al, were lying when they said they heard the N-word from the Tea Partiers? The burden of proof is on non-whites in this country.

[uppityperson]

6. Seriously. With cells phones able to do so much, it would seem most decent thinking people

would think twice before doing something like this, but then I guess people doing things like this aren't decent thinking people.

[Warpy]

5. Some violent jackasses belong in cages

and I hope Salim sues him into poverty.

[rightsideout]

54. Salim should sue and buy his own jet company

[closeupready]

58. +1,000,000.

[whatchamacallit]

7. The War on Terror engenders this

by design. Stop supporting it with your fear.

[Enrique]

8. Emerald Aviation's website is in "maintenance mode"

too bad, I wanted to find out more about Dahlberg.

[KG]

11. not loved by G+ reviewers

https://plus.google.com/102055170880173312437/about?hl=en

[Cirque du So-What]

12. 3 days, 21 hours from now (17:35 EDT)

That's one helluva lot of maintenance for what is probably a miniscule website.

[Buzz Clik]

9. jail time!

[kelliekat44]

13. I hope he sues the company into bankruptcy!! nt

[rurallib]

16. yep

[freshwest]

15. They prudently took down their webpage for *cough* maintenance, laying low. The cached page:

http://web.archive.org/web/20120427194753/http://www.emeraldaviation.com/our-team/

I imagine this guy just felt that wonderful sense of entitlement to whup on a black person. I think he's entitled to jail time...

[uppityperson]

17. Hah, "gaining trust and confidence of customers...he has the admiration of many in the marketplace"

Thanks for the link.

Ed Dahlberg, President of Emerald Aviation Inc., has more than 20 years experience in the field of business and commercial aviation. He began flying in 1978. After obtaining his commercial, instrument and multi engine certificates he served as a pilot for a regional commuter airline. In 1988 he began his career in aircraft sales at Jettech, Inc and later went on to manage the company. In 1995 Ed left to establish his own company Emerald Aviation. His aviation experience is complimented with a Bachelors Degree in Marketing from the University of South Florida.

Gaining trust and confidence of customers over the last two decades, he has the admiration of many in the marketplace. Through transparent business transactions and always effectively representing the best interests of his clients, Ed has developed business relationships worldwide that have endured through the years. Straightforward plane sales and multifaceted transactions; King Airs to Gulfstreams and everything in between, they are all handled with one objective in mind, his clients.

[Half-Century Man]

41. Scumbag

Alright, the military avoiding business owning angry guy, attacks the Iraqi war veteran cab driver just trying to make a living; and we scoot a little closer to the edge of reason.

[markpkessinger]

18. This man was not "angry over Boston bombings" . . .

This is a man who is pathologically angry in general, who will seize upon any event or circumstance in order to legitimize his own, self-indulgent anger, and to use it as justification for acting out on that anger. Please, let's not dignify it by suggesting that his 'anger' had or even needed a particular cause.

[Demoiselle]

20. Yup. This guy is unbalanced, to put it mildly.

I'm so sorry for his victim. Could we contribute to a fund for him? He'll need some serious healing.

[kestrel91316]

19. Let's send this douche and his company viral. I hope the cabbie wins all their assets in the

suit he's pretty much guaranteed to win.

[magellan]

21. And the standard non-apology apology

Dahlberg "apologizes to anyone who found (his comments) offensive". And what, buys drinks for those who don't? Typical asshole.

[freshwest]

23. One comment at the link says the assets of the company should be handed over to Salim. Another that

Dahlberg deserves to have a jury of Salim's peers. All army with a few others thrown in for good measure.

Here's the prelude to the story:

Mohamed A. Salim told The Washington Post that Emerald Aviation President Ed Dahlberg attacked him after he picked him up at Country Club of Fairfax in Northern Virginia at around 2 a.m. on Friday. Dahlberg had been drinking and was told that he would have to finish his open beer before getting into the cab.

Let's see. At 2 AM. No doubt when the bar closed and he was told to leave. Likely he was unhappy about that. And that he had to finish his drink before getting into the cab as many states have tough open container laws that don't let the driver off the hook.

Two things show this guy was in trouble, looking for trouble, and it's very fortunate for his bigoted ass Salim just recorded him and didn't act in the way a war trained veteran could.

I think we have a winner for the teabagger moran of the year awards. Please let him go to jail, although it's unlikely in Virginia, they let all the GOP and baggers do whatever they want to do there...

The is humorous, maddening, depressing and spooky all at the same time. People with money, acting like thugs.

[timdog44]

40. He'll probably

run for US Rep (R) and get a substantial amount of the votes.

My vote is for Salim to change the name from Emerald Aviation to Salim Aviation. To disrespect a man of the military, for whom Dahlberg probably had a Support The Troops sticker on his own vehicle, deserves jail time barring the fact that he did physical damage to the man.

[freshwest]

42. As far as 'run for US Rep (R)' I think he has a chance. I was googling to find a picture of him.

One of the search results found their website that is off line.

Another went to a Fairfax, VA. board. The comments were unbelievably gross and racist.

And some wonder why blacks say there are still race relations problems in the USA, well, those comments said it all.

I have been very disappointed in the regressive nature of the USA that has only gotten worse in some quarters.

[timdog44]

43. It has gotten to the point

that it is not a proud statement "I am an American".

I am an American. I am a patriot. I am not prejudiced. I support our troops, bring them home. I always vote, since I was 18, always. I believe women are generally smarter than men and more able to make good decisions. I am a man. And a lot of times I have to apologize for that.

[Politicalboi]

27. It's too bad he didn't get the attack on video

But I hope Salim sues the shit out of them and wins. 20 years ago all you had to do was pick the bad guy out, today you almost need a camera to prove your case. But this guy being the mouth that he is, probably told someone how he beat up a Muslim terrorist and ran away. And I bet he didn't pay for his ride so he stole from him as well.

Typical asshole rich guy complains about the meter too. Salim had to wait for this fool to finish his beer. That's his time, and he should get paid for it. I wouldn't expect a cabbie to hold off while I finish my cigarette, and not get charged for it. You start paying the minute they get there.

[DesertFlower]

29. OMG. that is so sad.

i remember after 9/11 here in arizona they killed a Siek man thinking he was a muslim.

[DreamGypsy]

35. The Emerald Aviation website. What an auspicious coincidence for Mr. Dahlberg.

The byline of The Raw Story article is

By David Edwards
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 15:35 EDT

The article notes that

The website for Dahlberg’s company, Emerald Aviation, was offline for four days of “scheduled maintenance” as of Wednesday afternoon.

The Emerald Aviation webpage reports

Maintenance Mode

Emerald Aviation is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance.

Please try back in 3 days, 20 hours, and 4 minutes
(on May 5, 2013 at 3:35 pm).

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Amazing that the site maintenance was scheduled for exactly the time that the article appeared.

Guess we'll have to wait to tell Mr. Dahlberg our opinions of his class act.

[azurnoir]

37. This is just so sad and disgusting

I wish I could say surprising but I can not, after 9/11 I saw on several occasions Somali's being physically attacked and that was in Minneapolis and on the U of M campus no less

[arely staircase]

39. angry man will now be adjudicated

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a jury will slap him down hard, the fact the victim is a war vet, though not essential, makes his defense an uphill climb.

[Turborama]

48. He's not the war veteran. n/t

[arely staircase]

49. no the victim was and my post made it sound like the perp was

I knew better, just sloppy writing on my part. thanks for bringing it tot my attention.

selah
a.s.

[Turborama]

50. No worries, it happens

Glad to help.

[timdog44]

46. I wonder if Ed Dahlberg

is one of those "chicken hawks"? What are his credentials? Did he server the people of the USA? Is he a wanna be? Usually people who spout and blaspheme against those who did, did not. He is an ass hat. He is a small business man who should not be. Drunken asshole yells the loudest for justice that is not needed, and then runs away. He is a coward.

[Turborama]

47. He didn't just make an audio recording, there's video

Just saw a clip on Piers Morgan and he's interviewing Salim soon on his show.

I'm on my phone so can't search+add the vid, but no doubt it's on YouTube by now.

[Initech]

52. Ten bucks says this piece of shit has the Fox Opinion Channel on 24/7.

[Deep13]

53. A cab driver? Ain't he Muslim hisself? nt

[Electric Monk]

57. I hope they throw the book at him. nt

[flvegan]

60. I only wish I had the time to discuss how fucking stupid this Dahlberg shitwit is.

You're too stupid for words. You make humans look stupid. Just shut up.