The “Christmas Day bomber” was interrogated for 50 minutes and then given his Miranda rights warning and allowed to retain a lawyer. He immediately stopped talking to the FBI. The President, from his vacation spot in Hawaii, described him as “an isolated extremist.” In fact, he was not isolated at all. After weeks of trying to defend the decision to treat him as a common criminal, the administration announced that he was talking after all and that his family had convinced him to cooperate. The FBI had briefed the Congressional intelligence committee members that he had begun to talk but warned them that this was top secret so that associates would not be warned. The next day, the White House began blathering about his cooperation and the blather has continued. On This Week, Sunday, Peter Beinart, a left wing blogger, was gushing about how much the “underpants bombers” was telling the administration. There is one problem. The five week delay allowed the other terrorists trained with him to scatter.
U.S. and allied counterterrorism authorities have launched a global manhunt for English-speaking terrorists trained in Yemen who are planning attacks on the United States, based on intelligence provided by the suspect in the attempted Christmas Day bombing after he began cooperating.
U.S. officials told The Washington Times that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, facing charges as a would-be suicide bomber, revealed during recent cooperation with the FBI that he met with other English speakers at a terrorist training camp in Yemen. Three U.S. intelligence officials, including one senior official, disclosed on the condition of anonymity some details of the additional bomb plots.
One of the administration’s useful idiots announced last DEcember that the 50 minute interrogation had provided all the intelligence they needed. Well, I guess that story is no longer operative.
The data about the additional terrorist plots is thought to be one factor behind alarming congressional testimony two weeks ago from senior U.S. intelligence officials, including Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair.
Mr. Blair said he was “certain” that it was al Qaeda’s priority to attempt an attack on the United States within three to six months.
That can’t possibly be correct because Vice-President Joe Biden announced Sunday on several news shows that another attack was “unlikely.” Who are you going to believe, the DNE or the VP ?
Vice President Joe Biden made his latest eyebrow-furrowing prediction Wednesday night, declaring confidently that another Sept. 11-size terror attack is “unlikely” in the U.S., despite signs that Al Qaeda and and other terrorist groups are actively planning more attacks.
I guess it depends on your definition of “massive.” One airliner is no big deal to Joe.
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Zhukov told Eisenhower that the best way to clear a minefield was to march the infantry over it.
Obama tells the American people that the best way to find a terrorist is to let them strike us.
The police and prosecution theory does nothing to prevent attacks. That’s one of the reasons why ownership of guns by private citizens is such a powerful cause. The police will readily admit they cannot prevent crime.