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Report: Obama Told NSC And FBI To ‘Downplay’ Terrorist Angle Of San Bernardino
Daily Caller ^ | 12-10-15 | Jonah Bennett

Posted on 12/11/2015 8:49:34 AM PST by markomalley

The FBI has taken heat for failing to immediately classify the San Bernardino shootings as terrorism, but a new report shows that FBI reluctance could have been due to external pressure from the White House.

A source told Jack Murphy of SOFREP that the FBI instantly believed the shooting, which left 14 dead, to be a clear act of terrorism. The White House, however, didn't feel the same way and quickly moved in to squash the terror classification.

This source added that as soon as the shooting took place, Obama convened a meeting with the National Security Council and the heads of other federal enforcement agencies to discuss a public relations strategy.

Part of the reason for trying to avoid the designation of the shootings as terrorism is because it threatens to upset the Obama administration's strategy in Syria. A case of Islamic terrorism in the U.S. would put additional pressure on the administration to play a much more active role in the conflict.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2016election; california; election2016; fbi; newyork; nsc; obama; sanbernadino; sanbernardino; trump; trumpwasright
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1 posted on 12/11/2015 8:49:34 AM PST by markomalley
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Of course he did!

I HATE THAT SOB OBAMA!


2 posted on 12/11/2015 8:50:25 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, & R)
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3 posted on 12/11/2015 8:51:33 AM PST by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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To: markomalley

Obama Administration = All Politics, All the Time !


4 posted on 12/11/2015 8:51:52 AM PST by Old Retired Army Guy (frequently.)
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To: markomalley

That’s not the reason. He’s been active enough supporting ISIS allied factions.

The real reason is that he is trying to keep up the public’s view of Islam, so he can keep seeding it here.

He’s our Muslim Johnny Appleseed.


5 posted on 12/11/2015 8:52:03 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: markomalley

Well past time to up-play the Jihad angle.


6 posted on 12/11/2015 8:52:24 AM PST by Paladin2 (my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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ISIS Surrenders in face of Climate Change Conference

Vanity | 12/10/2015 | ArGee
Posted on 12/10/2015, 1:17:32 PM by ArGee

Raqqa, Syria

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIS, announced today that he would be disbanding all forces and returning all land to Syria and Iraq. The move was prompted by the ongoing Climate Conference in Paris.

“This is one thing we could not have anticipated,” Mr. al-Baghdadi said in prepared remarks. “When we see the world coming together like this on such a dangerous subject as Global Climate Change, we realize that our Caliphate will never survive. It’s only a matter of time before Climate Change is no more and the world’s attention turns to us. At that point, we will have no chance. For the sake of the men, women, and children who have supported us, I can not continue a doomed campaign.”

An emotional al-Baghdadi did not take any questions.

Sources close to al-Baghdadi who spoke on the condition of anonymity told us that it was becoming more and more difficult to recruit new fighters. “Even our existing people are extremely demoralized,” one said. “The words of Donald Trump himself can not overcome our despair.”

According to their press release, surrender is total and immediate. Fighters are being paid and sent home by division. Any remaining money will be put into a fund to resettle Christians and Yazidis who have been displaced by the war.

“We thought the world was fragmented,” one strategist was overheard saying to himself. “Who knew it could come together like this? This is a stinging rebuke.”

So far there has been no comment from Damascus, Baghdad, Moscow, or Washington. One source inside the Kremlin said, “We are waiting to see if there will be any follow-up action. We want to make sure this is real before we decide on our next steps.”


7 posted on 12/11/2015 8:52:39 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Obama has groomed CAIR to be THE voice of Islam in the USA as a dangerous political force in the USA)
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To: markomalley
This is why!


8 posted on 12/11/2015 8:52:45 AM PST by QT3.14 (USA is facing assisted-suicide by the Left)
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To: markomalley

They will pile on Donald Trump or the NRA following something like this, but downplay the terrorist angle. Does not compute, but business as usual in Washington and elsewhere with these morons.


9 posted on 12/11/2015 8:53:51 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("You'd see a different game if nobody wore a helmet". NY Rangers' Barry Beck 1983)
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But James Comey told us that politics at the FBI don’t matter!!! LIAR!!! Hillary should have been indicted months ago!


10 posted on 12/11/2015 8:54:58 AM PST by Ann Archy (ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: markomalley

How can this be ok?


11 posted on 12/11/2015 8:56:25 AM PST by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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To: markomalley

Anybody wishing to prove the relationship between power and madness need not look any further than Barack Hussein Obama. In the famous words of the late Crazy Eddie, he’s insaaannneee!


12 posted on 12/11/2015 8:58:09 AM PST by immadashell (The inmates are running the asylum)
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But James Comey told us that politics at the FBI don’t matter!!!

For future prosecutions, they should at least have him testify under oath about that.

13 posted on 12/11/2015 9:00:01 AM PST by Karl Spooner
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We may have been better off back in the days when J. Edgar had the goods on all of THEM.


14 posted on 12/11/2015 9:01:47 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Grampa Dave

You have a promising writing career at the NYT.


15 posted on 12/11/2015 9:06:48 AM PST by rawcatslyentist (Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed,)
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To: markomalley

That’s called a cover up.


16 posted on 12/11/2015 9:23:40 AM PST by Ms Mable
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To: markomalley

And the media, of course.


17 posted on 12/11/2015 9:25:19 AM PST by sarasota
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To: markomalley

LA is blessed with amazing helicopter news assets. We were able to see this play out in real time. If this attack took place in another city with limited news resources, the Obama regime would still be calling this workplace violence. Guaranteed.


18 posted on 12/11/2015 9:26:17 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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19 posted on 12/11/2015 9:31:24 AM PST by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

“He’s our Muslim Johnny Applesead”

Nailed it!


20 posted on 12/11/2015 9:31:29 AM PST by Dogbert41 (All the days of my life were written in your book before there was one of them!)
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