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Obama: US intel had info ahead of airliner attack ("red flags" and opportunities missed)
AP on Yahoo ^ | 12/8/09 | Philip Elliott and Lolita C. Baldor - ap

Posted on 12/29/2009 5:54:37 PM PST by NormsRevenge

HONOLULU – President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the intelligence community had bits of information that should have been pieced together that would have triggered "red flags" and possibly prevented the Christmas Day attempted terror attack on a Detroit-bound airliner.

"There was a mix of human and systemic failures that contributed to this potential catastrophic breach of security," Obama said.

Senior U.S. officials told The Associated Press that intelligence authorities are now looking at conversations between the suspect in the failed attack and at least one al-Qaida member. They did not say how these communications with the suspect, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, took place — by Internet, cell phone or another method.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, said the conversations were vague or coded, but the intelligence community believes that, in hindsight, the communications may have been referring to the Detroit attack. One official said a link between the suspect's planning and al-Qaida's goals was becoming more clear.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: intel; obama; redflags; wot
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To: NormsRevenge

Janet Napolitano spent more time going after Obama’s Political Enemies, ‘Right Wing Extremists’ (Tea-Partiers)than she did reviewing airport security measures.

This is the real scandal.


21 posted on 12/29/2009 6:46:55 PM PST by lmr (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: NormsRevenge
Air travellers faced stringent new security restrictions following an attempt to blow up a US airliner, including a ban on going to the toilet during the final hour of some flights.

I think I heard that it'll be up to the Captain to decide whether or not to prohibit getting out of your seat during the last hour. Not that it matters 'cause the gubmint will just make up some other silly reason to supposedly make us *feel safe*.

22 posted on 12/29/2009 6:47:26 PM PST by azishot (MERRY CHRISTMAS!!)
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To: Grizzled Bear
OK,...got some detail...from the BBC:

Friday, 28 December, 2001, 13:32 GMT
Who is Richard Reid?

**********************EXCERPT***************************

London-born Richard Reid has been sentenced in the United States after admitting trying to blow up a commercial flight using bombs hidden in his shoes.

******************snip**********************

Commentators have suggested he may have used some of these excursions to test the security arrangements on various airlines, before boarding American Airlines flight 63 from Paris to Miami on 22 December 2001.

He was overpowered by passengers and crew on the flight after trying to set light to a fuse connected to the explosives.

It has also been reported that a computer allegedly used by al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan contained files with details of a "scouting" trip Reid is believed to have carried out to identify targets to attack.

The computer files describe an operative known as Brother Abdul Ra'uff who travelled to the same countries Reid is believed to have spent time in.

23 posted on 12/29/2009 6:47:58 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: muawiyah

Looks to me like the various nabobs of ‘’intelligence’’ are just waiting and hopeing for one of attempts to succeed, somethings a little fishy here.


24 posted on 12/29/2009 6:49:04 PM PST by Waco (Never have so many strove so hard to commit treason.)
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To: Wild Irish Rogue
Fur Shur the Hildabest knew!

She always does know.

25 posted on 12/29/2009 6:53:33 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah
Once AlQaida finds out what he's telling them in the federal lock up IN DETROIT CITY he's toast!

The Nigerian probably has a Muslim Lawyer so I don't imagine that he is saying too much. Anyway it's not like he's an attempted murderer or anything like that.

26 posted on 12/29/2009 6:54:21 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Copenhagen Climate Summit; Shovel Ready)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; NormsRevenge
"Well,...It’s good that Obama says it is unacceptable...maybe some heads will roll somewhere."
Nothing to see here. Just move on. Able Danger... huh... oh that was soooo long ago....
27 posted on 12/29/2009 7:00:23 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned....)
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To: Mike Darancette
At the moment his lawyer is a woman ~ presumably sent over from the public defender's office.

No doubt that will change but she has some experience defending Islamofascists.

28 posted on 12/29/2009 7:10:49 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: NormsRevenge

Who is getting fired, Barry?
Thought so.......=.=


29 posted on 12/29/2009 7:14:14 PM PST by cranked
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To: NormsRevenge

All the excuses sound like Bill Clinton is back: “Mistakes were made”.


30 posted on 12/29/2009 7:20:55 PM PST by pankot
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To: NormsRevenge

Bump for later reading


31 posted on 12/29/2009 7:54:19 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: NormsRevenge

The crime here is the embarrassment of ZerO. Heads will roll, unfortunately, the a**hole won’t follow.


32 posted on 12/29/2009 8:54:15 PM PST by depressed in 06 (Tea parties today, Lexington tomorrow.)
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To: NormsRevenge

You’re doing one heck of a job Butchy


33 posted on 12/29/2009 9:42:17 PM PST by 1000 silverlings (everything that deceives, also enchants: Plato)
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To: NormsRevenge
"There was a mix of human and systemic failures that contributed to this potential catastrophic breach of security," Obama said.

But don't worry, the gubmint is on top of it and will fix everything, according to 0bozo the socialist-fascist-commie pig.

And on another note, the gubmint is anxiously looking forward to "fixing" healthcare and promises that everything will work like clockwork, medical care will be improved and costs will be reduced. This from the same gubmint that runs the U.S. Post Office (broke), Social Security (broke), Fannie May & Freddie Mac ($285 Billion bailout - now broke again), Amtrak (subsidized & broke), Medicare & Medicaid (broke), War on Poverty ($40 Trillion - more people now on welfare than ever before).

Aren't 0bozo & fellow band of big gubmint socialist thugs wonderful? They're going to save us from ourselves.

34 posted on 12/29/2009 10:46:38 PM PST by rcrngroup
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To: NormsRevenge

Obama: Only I am allowed to screw up without repercussions.


35 posted on 12/30/2009 12:16:53 AM PST by TheThinker ( Reverend Wright obviously cheered on 9/11. Did Obama?)
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To: NormsRevenge

Like they didn’t connect the dots with Hassan.


36 posted on 12/30/2009 5:10:56 AM PST by panthermom
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Fred Nerks; ...

“Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” Thanks Ernest.


37 posted on 12/30/2009 8:14:04 PM PST by SunkenCiv (My Sunday Feeling is that Nothing is easy. Goes for the rest of the week too.)
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