Posted on 05/26/2010 4:01:20 PM PDT by Cindy
"On many occasions, they have made the ultimate sacrifice, such as those seven CIA officers who gave their lives at a remote outpost in Afghanistan last December and all those brave servicemen and women who give their lives on a daily basis in Afghanistan. So as a nation, let us always debate our counterterrorism efforts, but let us never forget or fail to support the extraordinary men and women who serve to keep us safe."
Previously...
Quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2425449/posts
ABU DUJANA AL-KHORASANI: FROM FORUM TO MARTYRDOM
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com ^ | 10 January 2010 | Aaron Weisburd
Posted on January 10, 2010 4:59:28 PM PST by Cindy
SNIPPET: “Some comments
• I have to assume that al-Balawi was thoroughly debriefed by al-Qaida before being sent on this mission, and I’m surprised no one has sought to correlate his “infiltration” of al-Qaida with Abu Yahya al-Libi’s book released over the summer: “Guidance on the Ruling of the Muslim Spy”
• See also: Al Qaida: Western Spies Multiply “Like Locusts”.”
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2479324/posts
AP sources: Birthday cake awaited suicide bomber (Obama’s new interrogation policy)
yahoo ^ | 3/25/2010 | EILEEN SULLIVAN and MATT APUZZO/AP
Posted on March 25, 2010 4:04:13 AM PDT by tobyhill
CIA officers in Afghanistan were so eager to meet the spy they believed would help them crack al-Qaida’s leadership they planned a birthday celebration for his visit in December, current and former U.S. officials said.
A birthday cake was waiting.
But before they could even begin to question their golden source, he detonated a powerful bomb, killing himself and seven CIA employees in one of the deadliest attacks in the agency’s history.
Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, a 36-year-old doctor who had been recruited by Jordanian intelligence officials, was really a double agent.
The account of the planned birthday gathering is the latest evidence that CIA officials at the Afghan base trusted the Jordanian and wanted to build rapport with him. It was confirmed by current and former officials briefed on the case, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.
The bombing not only weakened U.S. intelligence operations, it touched off a sometimes contentious debate within the close-knit intelligence community about whether such emotions led the CIA to be too lax with its security.
CIA Director Leon Panetta has scoffed at suggestions that security lapses were to blame for the attack. But it remains unclear why there was such a large contingent around al-Balawi when the bomb erupted.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
"Through new partnerships to promote development in places like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, we are working to foster good governance, reduce corruption and improve education, health and basic services, all of which helps undermine the forces that can put the disillusioned and disposed on the path to militancy.
And in all our efforts, the president’s national security strategy makes clear that we must demonstrate and communicate America’s vision of opportunity and progress in contrast with the bankrupt and evil ideology of violent extremists who exploit the people they purport to serve. Communicating America’s vision is what the president did in his speech nearly one year ago in Cairo, which has inspired new partnerships between the United States and Muslim communities around the world in development, education, health and science, and technology."
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/cairo/index?tab=articles
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2502852/posts
“Remarks by the President at the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship”
Whitehouse.gov ^ | April 26, 2010 | n/a
Posted on April 29, 2010 1:34:46 AM PDT by Cindy
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Note: This thread (a random sampler from internet resources) is posted here for archival purposes.
UPDATE to a previous incident [not noted on this thread until now]:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2425049/posts
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UPDATE:
May 26, 2010
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://dallas.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/dl052610.htm
Man Admits Attempting to Use a Weapon of Mass Destruction to Bomb a Skyscraper in Downtown Dallas
DALLAS—Hosam Maher Husein Smadi pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn to a felony offense related to his attempted bombing of a downtown Dallas skyscraper in September 2009, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas.
“Today’s guilty plea underscores the continuing threat we face from lone actors who, although not members of any international terrorist organization, are willing to carry out acts of violence in this country to further the terrorist cause. I applaud the many agents, analysts and prosecutors responsible for this successful investigation and prosecution,” said David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security.
Smadi, 19, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. He faces a maximum statutory sentence of life in prison and a $250,000 fine. Under the terms of the plea agreement, however, Smadi faces a sentence of 30 years in prison, if the Court accepts the plea. Judge Lynn set a sentencing date of August 20, 2010.
U.S. Attorney Jacks said, “I commend the FBI, the lawyers and support staff in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the Counterterrorism section at the Department of Justice for their excellent work in bringing this case closer to a successful conclusion.”
“The facts disclosed today and Smadi’s plea make it clear his intention was to kill American citizens. I want to commend the work of the FBI’s North Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force investigators and the prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, who worked countless hours to bring this investigation closer to its conclusion and to protect the community in their execution of the FBI’s Counterterrorism strategy to detect, penetrate, and disrupt acts of terrorism in the United States,” said FBI Dallas SAC Robert E. Casey Jr.
According to documents filed, on September 24, 2009, Smadi knowingly took possession of a truck that contained a weapon of mass destruction, specifically a destructive device or bomb. The truck with the bomb inside was a vehicle borne improvised explosive device. Smadi believed that this was an active weapon of mass destruction, and while it was inert when Smadi took possession of it, it was a readily-convertible weapon of mass destruction.
Smadi knowingly drove the truck containing the bomb to Fountain Place, a 60-story public office building located at 1445 Ross Avenue in Dallas, and parked it in the public parking garage under the building. After parking the truck, Smadi activated a timer connected to the device, locked the truck, and walked away. Smadi walked out of the parking garage, crossed the street and got into a car with an undercover law enforcement agent. They drove a safe distance away and prepared to watch the explosion. Smadi, who believed the bomb would explode and cause extensive damage, used a cell phone to remotely activate the device.
The case is being investigated by the FBI in conjunction with members of the FBI-sponsored North Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson and Deputy Criminal Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Jerri Sims are prosecuting.
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ahmedressam/index?tab=articles
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http://seattle.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/pr120308.htm
MILLENNIUM BOMBER AGAIN SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS IN PRISON
AHMED RESSAM, 40, a native of Algeria, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 22 years in prison for his failed plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in 1999. Prosecutors had sought a sentence of life in prison for RESSAM, after he told the court that the information he had provided to the government to shorten his sentence was not true. United States Attorney Jeffrey Sullivan plans to ask the Department of Justice for permission to appeal the sentence as unreasonable for RESSAM’s crime.
RESSAM was arrested December 14, 1999, as he tried to enter the United States at Port Angeles, Washington. RESSAM had the materials for a powerful explosive in the trunk of his rental car. RESSAM was driving off the ferry MV Coho from Victoria, BC when Customs and Border Protection officers grew suspicious about his nervous demeanor.
After an 18 day trial in the spring of 2001, RESSAM was convicted of nine counts: An Act of Terrorism Transcending a National Boundary; Placing an Explosive in Proximity to a Terminal; False Identification Documents; Use of a Fictitious Name for Admission; False Statement; Smuggling; Transportation of Explosives; Possession of an Unregistered Explosive Device; and Carrying an Explosive During the Commission of a Felony.
Facing a possible sentence of sixty-five years to life in prison, in early 2001, RESSAM agreed to provide information to the United States and testify against others. However, RESSAM ceased providing information in 2003, and claimed in court today that he was “mentally incompetent” when he provided the information. RESSAM asked the court to “retract all that he had said and to sentence him to life in prison.”
Prosecutors joined in the request that RESSAM be sentenced to life, noting that two key prosecutions have been dismissed because of his lack of cooperation. First Assistant United States Attorney Mark Bartlett said, “This court has shown fairness and compassion and he has repaid that with contempt. RESSAM manipulated this court to get what he wanted.” Bartlett pointed out that RESSAM was now trying to use his position as a cooperating defendant to help his fellow terrorists.
U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour re-imposed the sentence he had handed down in July 2005. Judge Coughenour claimed RESSAM’s cooperation “proved to be invaluable,” and stated that he was “even more confident today, that this is the right sentence.”
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington plans to ask for permission to appeal the sentence to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the FBI investigated the case.
The case against RESSAM was prosecuted by the late Assistant United States Attorney F. Jerome Diskin, Assistant United States Attorney Andrew R. Hamilton, and Assistant United States Attorney Steven Gonzalez. Both Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Hamilton have now left the United States Attorney’s Office. At today’s sentencing hearing the United States was represented by U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Sullivan, First Assistant United States Attorney Mark Bartlett, and Appellate Chief Helen Brunner.
/really the end of this thread posted here for archival purposes.
A must read for anyone who is interested in our military foreign policy. It will take a while but hopefully I will get through all of it. Once thanks for putting it all in one place Cindy.
Brennan is saying one thing but BO and company are doing another when it comes to groups like Hezbollah and the PLO. Barry is helping fund the guys with our taxpayer dollars who not only want to wipe out Israel but want would love nothing more than to annihilate the United States of America.
You’re welcome Captain Beyond.
I will revisit this topic again when President Obama’s speech and/or fact sheets come out.
I think it it going to take us Americans using the Internet to bring down this inexperienced clown's administration before they destroy our country beyond the point of no return because the MSM has given it itself over and become a tool of this administration. If they don't pass the Internet neutrality law first outlawing any who oppose Barry and company.
As far as BO, Cass Sunstein, Marl Lloyd, and Joel Rogers are concerned the Freedom of the Press is way overrated anyway. sigh* It like fighting a Hydra on steroids with these progressive guys. (And it is way to ironic that a Hydra is also a Grecian Island and what is happening in Greece right now is what is going to be our future here in the good ole USofA if we don't stop this run away train that our President and government have put us on.)
Hate to be so down but it a monster of a uphill fight for our side right now in the political arena.
ADDING to post no. 20:
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/66737
“Brennan Names Al-Qaeda and Affiliates as the Enemy, Silent on Hezbollah, Others”
Thursday, May 27, 2010
By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor
SNIPPET: “In his CSIS speech, Brennan repeatedly used the phrase “al-Qaeda and its affiliates” in identifying the enemy, and also referred several times to al-Qaeda’s “ideology.”
He did not mention groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the Palestinian self-rule territories, which pre-date al-Qaeda, have killed Americans, and base their ideologies not on principles established by al-Qaeda but on Islam, the Koran and the sayings of Mohammed.
The U.S. government designated Hezbollah, Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad “foreign terrorist organizations” four years before al-Qaeda attacked the U.S. in 2001. Among the legal criteria for designation, “the organization’s activities must threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security (national defense, foreign relations, or the economic interests) of the United States.”
Brennan raised eyebrows last week when he spoke about Hezbollah – which is represented in the Lebanese parliament – as having “moderate elements” which he said the U.S. should try to “build up.”
State Department spokesman Philip Crowley subsequently stressed that U.S. policy towards Hezbollah remained unchanged, saying that it does not recognize “separate military and political wings,” and that Hezbollah must be disarmed in line with U.N. resolutions.”
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stepping back in time...
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/57902
“America Is the Enemy, Says Hezbollah”
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor
SNIPPET: “Nasrallah delivered the platform at an event held at a Beirut hall, where he appeared by video link on a giant screen. Lebanese media reports said he does not appear in public often, fearing Israeli assassination attempts.
Other elements of the document included:
— a lengthy diatribe against the U.S., including the accusation that it is the world’s leading exporter of terrorism, and that “the Bush administration has transformed the United States into a danger that threatens the whole world.”
— praise for Iran, the state whose Islamic revolution defeated “the Shah’s regime and its American-Israeli projects,” and which “supported the resistance movements in our region, and stood with courage and determination at the side of the Arab and Islamic causes and especially the Palestinian one.”
— the insistence that Hezbollah will never compromise with or recognize Israel, even if everyone else does.
— the view that “we are amid historical transformations that signal the retreat of the U.S. role as a predominant power and the demise of the Zionist entity.””
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2522843/posts
“New National Strategy Takes ‘Whole-of-Government’ Approach”
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE) ^ | May 27, 2010 | Jim Garamone
Posted on May 28, 2010 1:11:57 AM PDT by Cindy
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2010/05/ignoring_al_qaedas_ideology_is.php
“Ignoring al Qaeda’s ideology is a threat to US national security”
By Walid Phares
(May 28, 2010)
SNIPPET: “In preparation for the publicizing for the new National Security Strategy by the Obama Administration, Mr John Brennan, White House Advisor on Counter Terrorism said the President’s strategy “is absolutely clear about the threat we face.” From such an announcement one would project that the new narrative would be as precise as it should be. That is to define the ideology and the goals of the forces we’re facing, namely the Jihadists, either Salafists or Khomeinists. Unfortunately, it was just the opposite. M. Brennan said the Obama Administration doesn’t “describe our enemy as ‘Jihadists’ or Islamists,” because (as he argued) Jihad is a holy struggle, a legitimate tenant of Islam, meaning to purify oneself or one’s community.” He added that “the use of these religious terms would “play into the false perception” that al-Qaeda and its affiliates are “religious leaders and defending a holy cause, when in fact, they are nothing more than murderers.” In reality, abandoning the use of terms such as “Jihadists” or even “Islamists” in defining the threat is a strategic set back in the war of ideas fought against al Qaeda, the Taliban, Shabab al Jihad, Hezbollah, the Pasdaran and all other adherents to Global Jihadism. It is the equivalent in a classical war, of banning the use of radars, AWACs and broadcast. In short, this is a shortcut to utter self defeat.”
Off Thread Topic:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2532388/posts
“Mullen Stresses Precision, Innovation to Graduates”
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE) ^ | June 10, 2010 | By Jim Garamone
Posted on June 11, 2010 2:54:48 AM PDT by Cindy
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