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Rep. Hoekstra: Attempted airline bombing should 'connect the dots' for Obama
The Hill ^

Posted on 12/26/2009 10:30:40 AM PST by Sub-Driver

Rep. Hoekstra: Attempted airline bombing should 'connect the dots' for Obama By Jordan Fabian - 12/26/09 12:46 PM ET

Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) Friday said that the attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit should "connect the dots" for the Obama administration.

Hoekstra, who is the top Republican on the House Select Intelligence Committee, told the Detroit Free Press that the attacks are an indication that al Qaeda is beginning to plan more widespread attacks on the United States.

“It’s not surprising,” Hoekstra said of the attempt to blow up a Northwest airliner. “People have got to start connecting the dots here and maybe this is the thing that will connect the dots for the Obama administration."

At the time of his remarks, Hoekstra had not been briefed on the attempt Obama administration officials are calling an attempted terrorist attack.

Hoekstra brought up the fatal Fort Hood shootings allegedly perpetrated by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is reportedly linked to a Islamic cleric in Yemen, Hoekstra said this Northwest incident could be “one more indication” that the al Qaeda branch there may be planning more attacks.

The Michigan Republican has frequently been critical of the Obama administration's handling of national security issues.

U.S. officials have said that there is no indication that the Northwest incident was part of a broader operation.

23-year-old Nigerian Umar Faouk Abdul Mutallab was detained by passengers and crew after attempting to light some sort of explosive aboard the plan on Christmas Day.

Two congressional committees have already said they would investigate the attempted bombing next month.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; flight253; hoekstra; jihadinamerica; northwestflight253; obamahawaii
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1 posted on 12/26/2009 10:30:41 AM PST by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

There goes the “3 ounce” rule.....


2 posted on 12/26/2009 10:31:51 AM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: Sub-Driver
Uh oh...

We are in trouble now.

Pres__ent Obamination is just too stupid to be able to complete a "connect the dots" sort of puzzle.

I pray to God for the salvation of my once great nation.

3 posted on 12/26/2009 10:34:21 AM PST by bayliving (Democrats are the enemy of : ________________ There are just too many things to mention just one.)
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To: Sub-Driver
U.S. officials have said that there is no indication that the Northwest incident was part of a broader operation.

These type statements simply pi$$ me off. The so called Intelligence Experts still seem to be looking for a damned Al Qaeda org chart. They still haven't seemed to figure out how these groups communicate.

4 posted on 12/26/2009 10:34:38 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Sarah Palin - For such a time as this)
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To: Sub-Driver

We need some bomb sniffing pigs on duty.


5 posted on 12/26/2009 10:35:35 AM PST by shove_it (and have a nice day)
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To: SERKIT

I guess it’s time to start stripping passengers and putting them in surgical scrubs or paper coveralls at the gate and then returning their clothing at their destination.

Of course, lawsuits will be filed and this won’t apply to muslims...


6 posted on 12/26/2009 10:35:56 AM PST by Bryanw92 (Imagine a day when the politicians have to hold a bake sale to pay for votes!)
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To: SERKIT

yep..........


7 posted on 12/26/2009 10:36:15 AM PST by GOPsterinMA (Never bring a snowball to a gun fight.)
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To: Sub-Driver

HEY “ LET’S NOT JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS”


8 posted on 12/26/2009 10:37:43 AM PST by Walkingfeather
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To: Sub-Driver
"...the attempt Obama administration officials are calling an attempted terrorist attack. "

Meaning that the Hawaiian White House's "let's not jump to conclusions" memo didn't get to them in time.

9 posted on 12/26/2009 10:37:49 AM PST by norton
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To: Sub-Driver

I saw of FoxNews this morning that they’ve tightened security at our airports considerably since this guy tried to blow up the Detroit bound Delta flight. Seems kinda nuts that they’d tighten AFTER the incident. Talk about the horse being out of the barn...


10 posted on 12/26/2009 10:37:59 AM PST by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant

First “security measure”......read the damn terriorst suspect list.


11 posted on 12/26/2009 10:40:13 AM PST by Mygirlsmom (What do the _hite House and I have in common? We're both missing W....)
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To: Brilliant
they’ve tightened security at our airports considerably

Dick Cheney was right...

12 posted on 12/26/2009 10:42:18 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Sarah Palin - For such a time as this)
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To: Brilliant

FoXnewZ now reporting banner:

Canada only or so it sounds.. for now..

Airlines: Passengers must remain in their seat for 1 hour before landing.. no restroom , no getting something out of overhead bin..

Fix the damn profiling system, stop this madness..


13 posted on 12/26/2009 10:42:42 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. May yur bandwidth exceed your girth)
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To: norton
Meaning that the Hawaiian White House's "let's not jump to conclusions" memo didn't get to them in time.

No! The Obama administration will call terrorism "terrorism" when it fails. They'll call it "man-caused disaster" when it succeeds.

14 posted on 12/26/2009 10:43:28 AM PST by Chunga (Any IDIOT who says Obama would be better for the country than McCain is a disgrace - Mark Levin)
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To: All

Correction: TSA would be imposing this new no movement rule.. not just Canada

Good God.. is our leadership that incompetent?


15 posted on 12/26/2009 10:43:50 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. May yur bandwidth exceed your girth)
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To: SERKIT

guess we will have to purchase all our supplies that contain liquid or powder, at our destination from now on.


16 posted on 12/26/2009 10:44:44 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: Brilliant

Yeah but this was a failure at an international level with the Obama admin. TSA can tighten security here all they want. If other countries fail to do so, this scenario will play out again.


17 posted on 12/26/2009 10:46:50 AM PST by rintense (You do not advance conservatism by becoming more liberal. ~ rintense, 2006)
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To: Brilliant

Yeah but this was a failure at an international level with the Obama admin. TSA can tighten security here all they want. If other countries fail to do so, this scenario will play out again.


18 posted on 12/26/2009 10:46:50 AM PST by rintense (You do not advance conservatism by becoming more liberal. ~ rintense, 2006)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

I am not sure they communicate so much as they are part of a collective. Deadenders just have this need to be a part of larger idea and don’t need instructions from anyone.

Like Minds, Think Alike.


19 posted on 12/26/2009 10:46:53 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: Brilliant
If I ever decide to fly again (which I doubt), I will look over the passengers waiting to board the plane. If any of them look even remotely Islamist, I will not get on the plane.

I can drive just about anywhere I want to go, and that has become my first choice for mode of travel. I have no plans to ever leave this country again---I've already been everywhere I wanted to go as far as travel outside of this country is concerned.

I feel really sorry for Americans who have to do overseas travel due to work or having relatives in foreign countries.

Call me a coward---what can I say?

20 posted on 12/26/2009 10:46:53 AM PST by basil (It's time to rid the country of "Gun Free Zones" aka "Killing Fields")
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