Man of Unidentified Religious Persuasion Dragged Off Flight to Detroit Screaming 'I Want to Kill All the Jews'

I'm going way out on a limb here and declaring him a Muslim. Just doing my part to help connect the dots. I realize between all of Obama's golf rounds and his counter-terror chief's skiing the two of them may not be able to make any connection.

An Ohio man who became loud and disruptive aboard a flight from Miami to Detroit -- at one point telling those around him he ``wanted to kill all the Jews'' -- was removed from the airplane before takeoff and arrested late Wednesday.

The man in custody is identified as Mansor Mohammad Asad, 43, who authorities say posed no potential security threat.

Miami-Dade police say he caused enough of a ``disturbance'' that the pilot had to return to the jet-bridge. When Asad was taken off the plane to be interviewed by police, he threatened officers, made racial comments and charged an officer, authorities said. He was Tasered twice.

Asad was charged with threats against a public servant, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer without violence to his person.

The action taken by officials on the Delta Airlines flight comes at a time of heightened security at U.S. airports following the foiled terrorist attempt by a Nigerian to blow up an airplane on Christmas Day.

FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela said the bureau was notified and concluded it was a local police matter. Also on Wednesday, military jets escorted a Hawaii-bound flight back to the Portland, Ore., airport due to a disruptive passenger. There was no known link to terrorism in that case, the FBI said.

Except for the possibility of a dry run, of course. But hey, we don't want to offend anyone by making such an assertion.

Naturally, the excuses have already started.

Asad's son, Mickey Asad, who was not traveling with his father, told The Miami Herald his father has bipolar disorder. He told the Associated Press the elder Asad had been in and out of mental institutions when he was younger.

``It's not what it's made out to be,'' Mickey Asad told The Herald. ``I don't know, someone had to have pushed his buttons. I don't know, I couldn't explain honestly. Of course he's not a terrorist.''

Yeah, and neither is the Ft. Hood killer.

In and out of mental institutions? Hmmm.

According to Miami-Dade police reports, here's what happened:

The plane was taxiing when a flight attendant alerted the captain of a passenger ``talking in a loud tone of voice and stating that he is Palestinian and that he wanted to kill all the Jews.''

As the flight attendant tried to give instructions before taking off, Asad, who was in seat 14-A, was loud once again. He was drinking a beer, apparently from the first class cabin where his daughter was seated.

At points Asad was speaking in a foreign language, thought to be Arabic.

Let me guess: Did he mention Allah?

He made several derogatory statements about Jews, the report said.

He was taken off the plane and searched, police said. While they tried to search him, he berated officers and made racist comments.

According to the arrest affidavit, Asad said: `` `I'm not afraid of you cops. I've gotten in fights with cops in Ohio and broke their arms in three places. I've broken skulls too!' ''

He then prayed and chanted, before telling a cop to ``Go back to Africa, you white racist cop!''