CBS News Reporter Jay Levine Covers His Ass So That His Head Doesn't Fall Out Of Same
CBS 2 Chicago Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports on undercover video, obtained by CBS, which shows Narseal Batiste, and others (dubbed the Liverty City Seven) taking, what prosecutors claim, is an oath to the al Qaeda terrorist organization, as well as conversations in which Batiste tells an FBI undercover agent (who Batiste believes to be a representative of al Qaeda) his plans for blowing up buildings.

It was a classic FBI sting, with hidden cameras rolling in a hotel room.

The key players are the government informant, whose face is obscured, and the alleged ringleader of the terrorist plot, Narseal Batiste.

FBI Agent (posing as al Qaeda contact):"My job is to determine if it's worth it or not. My job is to say if these people [Batiste] are serious or not."

Batiste tries to convince him that he and seven other members of his so-called Moorish Science Temple, their mosque housed in a rundown warehouse in Miami, are very serious.

FBI Agent:"What's the plan?"
Batiste:"To build this army"
FBI Agent:"Army?"
Batiste:"An Islamic army for Islamic jihad."
Later:

Batiste: "There's 2 major buildins you gotta blow up...

Batiste: "the Empire State building...

Batiste: "and the Sears Tower."
After showing footage of Batiste asking the FBI informant for money for machine guns, staking out a federal courthouse (allegedly a potential target), and of Batiste and six others pledging their allegiance to al Qaeda, Levine wraps up the segment:
Wait a second. You're probably thinking this parody sucks, right? Not the least bit funny. That's because it's not a parody - really, I'll give you the link and you can watch the video. But I was so stunned by Jay Levine's (who we'll now refer to as Asswipe) conclusion at the end of the segment - as well as his yukking it up with another asswipe on the set, that I just had to share.
The emphasis you see will be mine, but I'm pretty sure what he says will jump off the page when you read it.

The tapes...will be important evidence at the alleged terrorists' trial...

But...

They seem to reinforce the feeling we got back in June when the suspects were arrested...

...that all that talk, whether we actually heard the words about bombing the Sears Tower and other buildings, seems to have been just that:

Talk.
What. The. F**k?
What planet does Asswipe live on? IAAL (I ain't a lawyer), but I'm pretty sure conspiracy is just "talk," isn't it? Bastiste and his pals met with someone they thought was a member of al Qaeda, pledged their allegiance to that group (which, you may recall, killed nearly 3,000 American just five years ago), stated their intention to wage Islamic jihad, and told an undercover FBI agent they wanted to blow up the Empire State Building and Sears Tower.
Again: What. The. F**k?
I'm guessing (based on Asswipe's remark about his "feelings" when these suspects were arrested) that he was tut-tutting back then and needs to cover his ass now. So this dickhead is so invested in the innocence of ALLEGED terrorists, he's now in the unenviable position of ridiculing the government's case against Batiste and company.
Come on, people - all they did was TALK about blowing up a couple of buildings!
I guess it's JUST TALK because no one was actually killed.
Believe it or not, Asswipe wasn't done yet. He and Asswipe 2 went on to chuckle at the idea that Batiste's army was made up of only SEVEN PEOPLE.

They were talking about an Islamic army, where were they going to get the people to staff this "army?"
You know, Asswipe 2 may have a point - how much damage could SEVEN people do? I mean, we know you need at least NINETEEN people if you want to kill 3,000 or so, right? So, these clowns could only kill...wait, let me get my calculator...maybe a thousand and change. Who can blame him for scoffing?
Back to Asswipe:

Yeah, and you notice, those seven people they introduced, they were all the generals. There was no "army."
Actually, here's the screencap of Asswipe just as he's saying "generals."

That's right - quote marks. The idea that SEVEN people could actually cause any real damage is laughable to Asswipe 1 and Asswipe 2.
To be fair, maybe the Asswipe twins feel the government is doing such a good job protecting them that they're a little too comfortable, and underestimate the amount of damage that SEVEN PEOPLE are capable of.
I know, I know - I was kidding. Here, watch the video yourself. Don't say you weren't warned.















I love it when you use the really SHARP knife.
I'll bet Asswipe barely felt a thing as he was being gutted.
Truly, (and most appropriately) cold.
Posted by: rickinstl | August 25, 2006 at 07:45 PM
Dear Asswipe,
I'm going to tie you up, kill your wife, and rape her eye sockets in front of you.
Then I'm going to torture you slowly to death, videotape it, and send copies to your kids.
But, you know, I've got this feeling that I'm just talking. Wouldn't want you to worry.
Sincerely,
Your Secret Admirer
Posted by: Dan Collins | August 25, 2006 at 09:24 PM
Hey, that ain't funny. I come here for funny.
But now that I'm here...
Fuckin' asswipes.
Posted by: KM | August 25, 2006 at 09:37 PM
Dan,
You and what "army"? AHAHAHAHAHA.
Actually, you beat me to the punch. My sentiments exactly.
The "all it is is just talk" (paraphrasing) floored me when I first heard it, too. What a moron. Or dangerous idiot. Or a**wipe. A cornucopia of synonyms apply. Don't these readers know that straying from the teleprompter is intellectual death for their integrity? Heck, reading it word for word often puts integrity on a ventilator. I hope that he, as correpondent, wasn't responsible for both print and presentation. Yikes... paging Dr. Kevorkian.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel | August 25, 2006 at 11:21 PM
A lot of people felt similarly about Osama's declaration of war back in the 90s. It's 9/10 all over again.
Posted by: dorkafork | August 26, 2006 at 01:17 AM
Who pays the asswipes?
CSA and DHS and FBI should check their bank accounts, who they a re REALLY working for.
Now if they are not working for anybody, they are certifiably insane,
Lock em up in either case.
Posted by: max muller | August 26, 2006 at 04:07 AM
Well they didn't in fact actually blow things up, now did they? They were just exercising their Freedom of Speech!
/LLL
Posted by: kayrin | August 26, 2006 at 05:20 AM
Another reason not to listen to "pointy-headed-oh-so-smarts" with their "quotes" and their "commentary". I'll bet their "feelings" are "reinforced" every time they "get together" and "talk".
At least they have to be them and we get to be us.
Dan Patterson
Arrogant Infidel
Posted by: Dan Patterson | August 26, 2006 at 05:22 AM
Hey, can't you call them something else? Like "the Naughty Twins".
Posted by: Orjizmo | August 26, 2006 at 11:16 AM
I wonder if that exchange between the asswipes was spontaneous or scripted? Can't tell from the clip.
Posted by: Purple Avenger | August 26, 2006 at 08:09 PM
More from the Comminist Broadcasting system and the lying evil eye
Posted by: benny bird | August 27, 2006 at 05:37 PM
Remeber McVeigh and Nichols were only two people and look at the damage they did. Theses people have serious memory problems.
Posted by: chad | August 27, 2006 at 10:05 PM
I get the "feeling" the real reason the Dynamic Duo poo-pooed the Florida 7 plot is that, after all, they are all black. And Muslim.
And we all know that they are incapable of carrying out such a plot, don't we?
Just like we all know those people of color in the middle east are incapable of democracy.
Really, the stink of PC-MSM-"Progressive" rascism always comes out, like an old fart from a sofa cushion.
Posted by: Canoe | August 29, 2006 at 02:13 PM
asswipes.
Posted by: Jeremy | August 29, 2006 at 02:19 PM