Richard C. Reid (born
1973), also known as
the shoe bomber, is a
British citizen from South London and a
Muslim who was arrested on
December 22,
2001 for attempting to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes. The flight was
American Airlines Flight 63 going from
Paris to
Miami. He was caught struggling with a book of matches and subdued by other passengers on the airliner. On
January 30,
2003, he was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.
- Michael Moore's thoughts (http://www.michaelmoore.com/books-films/stupidwhitemen/onlinechapters/part01.php)
- This CNN webpage (http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/01/31/reid.transcript/) gives a transcript of Reid's conviction
- This timeline from CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/07/reid.timeline/index.html) gives an account of Reid's actions before and during his attempted terrorist act.