Yup, dumb as blinds----he's correct on this one, probably his only one.
Posted on 02/09/2006 1:31:15 PM PST by Thanatos
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Thursday he was blindsided by President Bush's announcement of new details on a purported 2002 hijacking plot aimed at a downtown skyscraper, and described communication with the White House as "nonexistent."
"I'm amazed that the president would make this (announcement) on national TV and not inform us of these details through the appropriate channels," the mayor told The Associated Press. "I don't expect a call from the president _ but somebody."
Bush has referred to the 2002 plot before but he publicly filled in the details Thursday.
Bush said Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks who was captured in 2003, had begun planning an attack to fly a commercial airplane into the tallest skyscraper on the West Coast, the Library Tower in Los Angeles, since renamed the US Bank Tower.
Instead of recruiting Arab hijackers, Southeast Asian men would be used, Bush said, because they were less likely to arouse suspicion. He said they would use shoe bombs to blow open the cockpit door.
The president said the plot was derailed when a Southeast Asian nation arrested a key al-Qaida operative. Bush did not name the country or the operative.
"I go to work every day knowing that we are a target," Villaraigosa said.
The mayor said homeland security needs better funding, including for the protection of high-risk targets in Los Angeles. He said some funding could be redirected from the war in Iraq, but he did not advocate an immediate withdrawal of troops.
Seems to me an expression of gratitude would be the better response from the honorable mayor.
Lesson #4,899,953,654 from the left wing media on how to show hate and disdain for George W. Bush.
I do not believe that he was mayor in 2002. Why give him a heads-up in 1006?
Then the mayor is as big of a "payaso" as I already knew him to be. I heard about the threat to that building two damn years ago. And Chicago, and a bunch of other cities. BTW, I live in Los Angeles, and I am thankful that the president and those who serve him and serve with him are working their arses off to keep us safe.
What is he whining about .. he wasn't the mayor when the threat happened (Oct 2001) - so why would the WH now be required to inform him .. why didn't his predecessor inform him of the threat ..??
Today I read they were upset that their French Pig calling winner was being used as propaganda by the Terrorists.
Poor babies.
Ping for MEChista bloviating
The mayor of LA has an over estimation of his importance.
Has the mayor been asleep these past few years?
This was in the news several years ago. Everyone knew they had a plan to fly planes into this building.
The only new detail I heard today was that they intended to use shoe bombs to breach the cockpit door.
LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Is he a clone of Mayor Nagin of NO?
((PING))
"in 2002, Villaraigosa was embroiled in a s(e)cession movement by Hollywood and the San Bernadino vall(e)y and was smoozing left-wing don(a)rs to pony up to the bar and pay for his run for City Councilman of the 14th District in preparation to run a second time for mayor after a failed attempt in 2001."
This guy is quite an ambitious weasel and is seeking to get slimey "after PR mileage" out of this news coverage.
It's what you do when you are "personna non grata" with the White House.
Since Feinswein said she knew all about it, why doesn't the Mayor complain about no communication from his senators.
Because the Battle of Hastings will be coming in 60 years?
Northridge Earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994
I have a funny feeling that when this all shakes out the nonexistent communication will be between the mayor and his aide who took the White House call.
Why ..??
And .. like I said, why wasn't the former mayor telling the new mayor about this incident in 2002 ..??
Why is that Bush's fault!
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