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White House: Failed plane attack an attempted act of terrorism(Obama told 3 HOURS AFTER PLANE LANDS)
Washington Post ^ | December 25, 2009 | Scott Butterworth and Spencer S. Hsu

Posted on 12/25/2009 6:01:47 PM PST by Brytani

A White House official said the incident was an attempted act of terrorism. The FBI is investigating and President Obama, celebrating Christmas in Hawaii, was told of the incident about three hours after the plane landed, officials said.

Obama has told White House officials that all appropriate measures be taken to increase security for air travel, a spokesman said. Nevertheless, officials said, they are not prepared to raise the terrorism alert level, currently at orange -- or the second-highest of five levels -- for domestic and international air travel.

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To: Dallas59

Or on the White House visitors log.


121 posted on 12/25/2009 6:56:03 PM PST by Brytani (Support Allen West For Congress - www.allenwestforcongress.com)
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

When the terrorists smell weakness (namely Obama), they will strike.

1. Fort Hood
2. Detroit

In two months two attacks.


122 posted on 12/25/2009 6:57:31 PM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Citizen Soldier
The world knows obama is a puppet. He's paper thin, and is a world joke. We're all worried about health care, that will be mute when we're attacked. Look, they tried to do it today. Obama is inept. Congress MUST look at the future. Under his leadership, there won't be a congress.

For example, and I know many of you experience this...

We have a rep to the US congress in our state, Gwen Moore. That district is purely inner city Milwaukee (not unlike any big city's districts). Take a look at her, she's our future, she's one cherry short of a fruit cake compared to Cynthia McKinney. She makes laws, she represents us! Everyone, please pray for our future and fight, she can't put two sentences together. She can't formulate an idea. Until we abolish the DEA, we're doomed. Fight, we can't get tired, now's not the time. We need to keep the pressure on, we can't say, well, we lost health care. We can't say well, we lost our country!

123 posted on 12/25/2009 6:58:15 PM PST by Indy Pendance (Gone Galt)
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To: Brytani

What is it with B.O. and this White House taking hours to acknowledge Ft. Hood and now this? Amazing how they fast-tracked the healthcare takover vote
DOWN TO THE MINUTE, yet they dither and dawdle as they try to coordinate their spin on THIS. They plan to give B.O. another update at dinner, they say. Is that before—or after—the pina coladas?


124 posted on 12/25/2009 6:58:49 PM PST by 1951Boomer
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To: JLAGRAYFOX
Did he request he not be informed of this type of incident while he was out playing, or did his incompetent staff forget to tell him. Either way he is not protecting us or the country

Or, as Rush said about the Clinton administration:

"Criminal, or stupid?"

125 posted on 12/25/2009 6:58:50 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs, nothing more than bald haired hippies.)
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To: Bushbacker1

Thank you!MC


126 posted on 12/25/2009 7:00:53 PM PST by FreeperFlirt
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To: staten island ny

Shows you what the economy is really like. 3000 planes on Christmas Day 2009, when at 9:00 AM on September 11, 2001 there were over 4500 in the sky.


127 posted on 12/25/2009 7:01:27 PM PST by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: kjam22

You know, if we did that to a couple of guys who wanted to blow up planes, perhaps they’d give up the notion of blowing up planes.


128 posted on 12/25/2009 7:03:12 PM PST by Indy Pendance (Gone Galt)
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To: kjam22

Increase security on all incoming airlines.

Immediatly contact the FAA, NTSB, FBI, CIA and all groups who have a part in protecting us from terrorism as well as airline security to find out what needs to be done.

Initiate an immediate investigation into how a person who is on the Terrorist Watch List and/or No Fly List (Depending on the source) got on a plane heading to the US with exploive materials?

Contact the passengers/crew and give his thanks.

Or, just be a leader.


129 posted on 12/25/2009 7:04:46 PM PST by Brytani (Support Allen West For Congress - www.allenwestforcongress.com)
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To: kjam22

well he called the white cop stupidly verily quick..uh?


130 posted on 12/25/2009 7:05:06 PM PST by FreeperFlirt
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To: Brytani

Maybe you should detail your expectation of what EXACTLY the president is supposed to do?

Far from defending him...how was I possibly defending him?

But you and several others are acting like emotional girls who have lost all rational thought and are simply lashing out with no specific results in mind.

Quit acting like Obama OR ANY OTHER PRESIDENT is some hero that must be consulted to do anything at all...and without whom nothing can be done.

I trust that we have some competent and capable anti-terrorist and counter-terrorist folks who know how to take care of business without the president’s supervision.

Even better without the president’s supervision.


131 posted on 12/25/2009 7:05:07 PM PST by Eagle Eye (3%)
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To: Brytani

I bet Obama will smoke an extra pack of cigarettes today and tonight. That’s real concern.


132 posted on 12/25/2009 7:05:13 PM PST by Will88
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To: Indy Pendance

Maybe. Don’t know if it would stop em from wanting to blow up planes... but it would bypass the national discussion about what to do with this guy in the future. How to house him, what state to drop him off in.... and whether or not he got tortured while he was questioned.


133 posted on 12/25/2009 7:05:14 PM PST by kjam22
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To: All

http://www.facebook.com/people/Umar-Farouk/569702464';

save this page. Is this the Facebook page of Al Qaeda terrorist Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab?


134 posted on 12/25/2009 7:05:19 PM PST by OafOfOffice (Constitution is not neutral.It was designed to take the government off the backs of people-Douglas)
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To: kjam22
I have more disdane for the guy who tried to blow up the plane today than I do Obama. Sorry.

Obama is the person who created the RIPE environment for increased terrorists acts upon our GREAT NATION...So yes, It's Obama I have the GREATEST DISDAIN FOR!!!
135 posted on 12/25/2009 7:06:08 PM PST by az.b1bbomberfxr
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To: Brytani












No doubt we will see pics of CIC golfing this weekend in Hawaii.
136 posted on 12/25/2009 7:06:17 PM PST by quantim
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To: kjam22

But they trashed Bush’s 9/11 response because 7 minutes into a first grade story hour he biffed his office of president. The libs can’t have it both ways. 3 hours vs 7 minutes. What happens if that plane exploded? What happens if there were 15 more planes? The media has you suckered.


137 posted on 12/25/2009 7:07:28 PM PST by Indy Pendance (Gone Galt)
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To: FreeperFlirt
I wouldn't say he commented on the white cop deal quickly. It was a day or two later. Look... Obama is a lousy liberal bleeding heart president who is going to bankrupt our country. But I don't care if they tell him immediately when some goofball tries to blow up a plane. He can't do anything about it.

What works is people on a plane beating the guy to death. That's what should have happened.

138 posted on 12/25/2009 7:07:44 PM PST by kjam22
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To: Brytani


Missed one...
139 posted on 12/25/2009 7:08:45 PM PST by quantim
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To: OafOfOffice

already wiped. :(


140 posted on 12/25/2009 7:09:02 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I don't have a 'Cousin Pookie'.)
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