I doubt that the FBI failure concerning the Orlando terrorist attack was the last straw, though. The article explains a systemic "don't look" 9/11 type failure, though the latter was due to Jamie Gorelick's imposition of a wall between national security organizations to prevent an investigation of Bill Clinton's sales of favors to foreigners. Which included sale of national security secrets to at least the Chinese government.
The Orlando failure was due mostly, or almost entirely, to straight lefty political correctness plus moral failure by non-lefty officials. This does not excuse the FBI here, but giving the majority of its budget to a new organization seems excessive unless there is something else going on.
And the No. 1 suspect there is a decision by FBI Director Comey not to recommend Hillary's indictment. Sure this is speculation on my part. But something is going on.
I personally have advocated creation of a new domestic national security organization, without arrest power, since 9/11. There simply is a flat-out contradiction between the necessary mind-sets for law enforcement vs. national security.
But I've also noticed a growing feeling for months that an FBI decision not to recommend Hillary's indictment would be the final straw for elimination, during the next GOP administration, of its national security role.
The FBI's failure in Orlando is a great opportunity for the FBI's rivals to accomplish this. IMO that is what is going on here. Comey has decided, for whatever reason, not to recommend Hillary's indictment. And the wolves are now taking dibs.
Fire away, and please let us know what you really think.
The mission of DHS? ??
I’d suspect it is bring them in,hear no evil see no evil.
Thank Obama for the failure. It reflects what he and SJW Holder turned it into. Lynch obviously must be dragging her feet on the Hillary “investigation”. It’s a pathetic joke.
What’s the point in tapping everyone’s phones, monitoring of internet use and credit card purchases, when you’re going to look the other way in the name of political correctness?
Ft. Hood shooter, same deal. Guy acting like a loon for a long time but never pursued anything in the name of PC.
The FBI cannot protect us when hordes of legal and illegal immigrants from hell holes around the globe invade our nation and pollute our culture.
The Orlando attack demonstrates its been going on for generations. The Afghan father who spawned Omar the gay, muzzie, ISIS terrorist, democrat should be a wake up call.
No new organization.
If the current ones cant handle it, fire people until they can.
Creating yet another organization and layers of bureaucratic inefficiency when one group fails is the American way. I prefer exposing those who caused the failure, replacing them with capable people, and reforming the FBI.
Q. Now who has destroyed effective counterterrorism via Politically Correct restrictions on all US security agencies?
A. Barack Obama.
Q. Who will be in charge of any new organization?
A. Barack Obama.
Q. Chances of anything but more failure from an new organization under Obama or Hillary’s thumbs?
A. Zero, but it will kick the can down the road.
The talk about taking counter-terrorism away from the FBI might well be a threat not to indict Hillary. “Nice FBI ya got there — would be a shame if something happened to it.”
This idiot cannot prosecute Hillary without Obama too. Both emailed each other. Obama had to know od Clinton’s server.
Interesting observation on the FBI, we’ll have to wait and see what pans out.
The Orlando episode was definitely badly botched by those on the scene though, local LEO if I understand correctly.
One of the first things that struck me was the ratio of dead to wounded, it was way too high, then it turns out that no first responders were allowed to enter until the perp had been dead for an hour, due to a fear of bombs/booby-traps.
I’m guessing that at least 15 to 20 people bled to death from that decision alone.
The mechanics of the stand-off don’t make sense either. I looked at a floorplan of the place, and counted 6 doors and a window. How does one gunman, talking on the phone no less, cover 6 exits in three rooms? How come he wasn’t jumped when popping in a new clip?
Guidelines for a stand-off like this are so cautious, that a lot more people die than necessary.
I consider the FBI to be a state-sponsored terrorist organization. The hierarchy is brainwashing its agents to view patriotic Americans as terrorists.
FBI, Federal Bungling Incompetents.
The Florida terrorist attack last weekend revealed multiple failures of Obama administration counterterrorism policies that critics say are hamstrung by liberal political correctness.
No, no, no, no, and NO!
The USGOV “failure to connect the dots” and “nothing to indicate [muslim] terrorism [again]” decade is over.
The ‘PC excuse’ half decade is over.
The USGOV ACTIVELY inserts these muslim terrorists into the remnant of America, specifically the CIA, State and FBI and then stares at their shoes when they do their bidding.
The USGOV, SPECIFICALLY the CIA (Brennan), SPECIFICALLY State (Kerry) and SPECIFICALLY the FBI (Comey) are deadly enemies to what’s left of America.
Every day these demonic POS wake up and see light is the very death of the remnant of America.
What’s left of America will only see increased death, increased Muslim attacks, and more BS and lies spewing forth from these bastard’s lying pie holes.
Get ready America, more death is coming your way, by specific design of USGOV.
Put current Sheriff Joe Arpaio in charge of the F B I and let him go for it.
Get rid of gun free zones.
Get rid of the TSA.
Get rid of DHS.
Actually, I think this should be turned over to the TSA. It would give them a job to do.
Instead of Thousands Standing Around looking for bombs in our shoes, our belts and our computers, they could be sifting through the Muslims throughout the U.S. I don’t know how effective they would be since they would probably have to think.
Someone seems awfully eager to create a domestic police agency with no Constitutional limitations to its activities.
Well, another one, anyway.
This is all in addition to the statutory obstacles involved in shifting those responsibilities to another agency. I don't think the issue is with the FBI, it's the DOJ guidelines and policies, and possibly manning that are driving the failures.
Remember this?
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/268282-dhs-ordered-me-to-scrub-records-of-muslims-with-terror
By the way, it is refreshing to have a conversation rather than Cruzbot vs Trumper infighting from the last couple months.
...and the Torecelli rule barring intelligence agencies from working with people who’d committed major crimes.