Cat Stevens & 6-year old daughter foiled in attempt to blow up plane en route to DC!

A plane on which Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) was flying to Washington DC was diverted to Bangor, Maine where he was promptly arrested and deported. According to the US government he is on the "no fly" list. This begs the question of why he was actually flying to the US in the first place (perhaps an attempt to help the airline industry?). Apparently, there were concerns Cat would blow up the plane with his 6 year old daughter on it.

From an AP story:
"Islam was denied entry to Israel in 2000 after the authorities there accused him of supporting Hamas. He denied the charges then and said his charitable donations were for humanitarian causes. Among the charities he has supported are children affected by war in Bosnia and Iraq as well as victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks against America, which he condemned."

Lets see... Government of Israel on one side and a supporter of children affected by war and victims of September 11.. hmmmmmmmmm..... tough choice..

I have always loved the Cat Stevens song "Peace Train".... 10,000 maniacs covered it on "In my tribe" (subsequently removed by Natalie Merchant who was offended by some comments made by Cat).


Now I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be, something good has begun
Oh I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one
And I believe it could be, some day it's going to come
Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again
Now I've been smiling lately, thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be, something good has begun
Oh peace train sounding louder
Glide on the peace train
Come on now peace train
Yes, peace train holy roller
Everyone jump upon the peace train
Come on now peace train
Get your bags together, go bring your good friends too
Cause it's getting nearer, it soon will be with you
Now come and join the living, it's not so far from you
And it's getting nearer, soon it will all be true
Now I've been crying lately, thinking about the world as it is
Why must we go on hating, why can't we live in bliss
Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again