Posted on 11/17/2009 11:59:10 AM PST by Dinah Lord
Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) issued the following statement regarding the postponement of a full Committee briefing on information related to the Fort Hood shooting: Here's the full text:
"Due to the high visibility of the issues surrounding the tragic event at Fort Hood, the President has instructed the National Security Council to assume control of all informational briefings.
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You'd think! So far everyone has rolled over and shown their soft underbelly.
e.g. Carl Levin cancelling Monday's Senate Armed Services hearing -
An aide to committee chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., told Fox News that the meeting is delayed "at the request of the administration."
http://tinyurl.com/ydsr8r4
God, I think my head exploded a little when I read that, Beckwith. Is that from the Boy King's Manifesto - the Audacity of Hope?
Meanwhile that whole 'backlash against Muslims' thing is nothing but a huge myth. (Although, I honestly wonder how long that's going to last with all the stuff that's been going down...)
He's been rebuffed/stonewalled by the White House.
The first public congressional hearing on the Fort Hood attack will not include testimony from any current federal law enforcement, military or intelligence officials because the Obama administration "declined to provide any" such witnesses, according to a Senate committee source.
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But the list does not include anyone actively involved in investigating the Fort Hood attack, or anyone who might have been responsible for decisions made by various government agencies before the attack about whether to investigate the shooting suspect, Nidal Hasan. The Senate committee source said HSGAC Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) had hoped to have witnesses from the FBI and the U.S. Army, but was rebuffed in his requests.
http://tinyurl.com/yzputar
No, don’t, we need all the stories about jihad we can get.
It’s like preaching to the choir here, but still.
Incredible. (don’t go away, I hadn’t seen that before!)
If Lieberman really wants these people to testify in front of Congress, the White House would have trouble refusing.
Army chief forming panel to examine career of Ft. Hood "suspect".
And guess which army chief is forming it? George 'Give me diversity or give me death' Casey. (I have to say that I lost respect for the man when he started in with that diversity crap on the Sunday shows.)
Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the Army's chief of staff, is forming a panel to look closely at the military career of Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, the man accused in the Ft Hood shootings and probe whether warning signs were missed, a senior Army official said Monday.
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"Casey is looking at a panel that will look longitudinally across Hasan's entire career to figure out how did this happen (Ed.note: In a word, George - ISLAM.) and what can we do to stop it from happening again," said the Army official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the announcement of such a group remains pending.
http://tinyurl.com/ycwrt6y
It’s from “The Audacity of Hope.”
Well, FWIW, I’ll go easy on Gen. Casey.
A man who enlisted after his father, a career colonel died in Vietnam, and stayed through the reinventing process that the Army did during and after the 70’s, rose through the ranks and in some part, has made the Army what it is today, gets a pass in my book.
This panel may well be pivotal. Since’s he’s empaneling it, IMO, it shows he knows that the PC culture of the Army needs a serious reappraisal and change.
This is something that probably Obama couldn’t strongarm him into not doing. One, as a serious general he himself will feel the need for it, and the tumult in Army ranks also necessitates it.
Whatever the reasons, at least he’s doing it.
I would like to be briefed on the following questions:
FBI announced within an hour or two “this was not a terror attack.” Doesn’t that letter ‘I’ stand for ‘investigation?’ It can’t be done that quickly, obvious to anyone.
Was the murdering islamic terrorist hasan wearing body armor? Haven’t seen an answer either way on this.
Murdering islamic terrorist hasan was photographed in a muslim costume earlier the same day. What is military policy on off duty conduct/dress/associations for active duty troops? He was off duty part of the day?
There is more, so much more......When can we expect this briefing?
Hello?
I do wonder and am waiting to hear from some of his patients....
I imagine his goose is cooked... much the same as Curt Weldon.
WTF???!!! BULLCRAP. SEPARATION OF POWERS YOU TREASONOUS BASTARDS!
NO. The Exec cannot tell congress when and how to hold hearings.
This way Obama can give a big “Shout out” to all the CAIR folk in the room.
“CAIR: Too soon for Ft. Hood ‘rush to judgment’”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386988/posts
I just want to add the WH is only “taking control” of what Congress lets them. Congress could have a hearing tomorrow if they really wanted.
But then again I could be wrong.
Ya see I was under the impression that Mr. Lieberman asked for the start of investigations to be yesterday, 16 Nov 2009.
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