Posted on 12/30/2009 9:39:01 AM PST by pissant
The CIA on Wednesday rejected accusations that it failed to share vital information with other US intelligence agencies that might have helped prevent last week's attempted plane bomb attack.
The intelligence agency rejected charges that it possessed, but failed to disseminate, information about Nigerian suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab that might have led to his being placed on a no-fly list.
"We learned of Abdulmutallab in November, when his father came to the US embassy in Nigeria and sought help in finding him. We did not have his name before then," said CIA spokesman Paul Gimigliano.
"Also in November, we worked with the embassy to ensure he was in the government's terrorist database -- including mention of his possible extremist connections in Yemen," the CIA spokesman said.
"We also forwarded key biographical information about him to the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)" Gimigliano said, referring to the government office tasked with compiling and integrating intelligence from various US agencies.
"This agency, like others in our government, is reviewing all data to which it had access -- not just what we ourselves may have collected -- to determine if more could have been done to stop Abdulmutallab," Gimigliano said.
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Sorry, CIA. The news from Zero’s Hawaiian vacation (where he will not rest until the, uh, alleged, sort of, perhaps, er, suspects are caught) is the CIA is gonna take the fall for this.
Has the Gorelick Wall been reimposed? Seems likely with some of the articles being written.
How long before Pelosi publicly accuses the CIA of lying?
According to the Speaker of the House, the CIA only lies so why would anyone trust their information?
ping
Went snorkeling... and golfing... and ate expensive steaks... and held party Wednesdays... and went shopping... and on dates... and campaigning... and world-traveling... and accepting undeserved awards... and lobbying for boondoggles... and apologizing for our existence...
The list, ping
Yes, the blame game from the WH begins....mean ole’ CIA did nothing....NOT...
I think Pelosi helped to put the wall back up.
The CIA is useless filled with libs. Get Blackwater to run the CIA.
The CIA ****king useless but they are good at drug trafficking and giving standing ovations to Kenyan Muslim usurpers.
Horrible table manners. Tucking that napkin in the collar. *rolls eyes*
At the risk of stating the obvious, when the president and the CIA are openly sparring over terrorism you've got to conclude that the administration is dangerously dysfunctional.
Hell, half of the CIA probably resigned 6 months ago.
The other half are to busy meeting with their defense
attorneys, or in jihad sensitivity training classes
to pursue terrorists confused people.
Way to go 0!
It was one of the first thing that the Obama appointees did.
From what I remember about Pelosi and Panetta(CIA Chief) there is not a whole lot of love lost btwn them since thier days as CongressCritters from CA.
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