Posted on 01/04/2010 8:56:01 PM PST by kristinn
The New York Times pushed up the publication of a Sunday Magazine article from January 17 to today (online) that leads with a dramatic telling of the incoming and outgoing administrations of Barack Obama and George W. Bush dealing with a reported threat that Somali terrorists would try to attack Obama's inauguration on January 20, 2009.
The Times told Politico:
(that) following the botched Christmas Day terrorist plot, Deputy Magazine Editor Megan Liberman said that “the urgency set in" to publish sooner.
“We just thought we should push the Web-first mantra as much as we could,” Liberman said.
While the Times report reads like they are breaking the story, the threat was widely reported on January 20, 2009 by such widely read media outlets as the AFP:
US intelligence services chased reports of a potential terrorist threat Tuesday as President Barack Obama was sworn in before massive crowds amid an unprecedented security lockdown.
Officials were tightlipped about the seriousness of the terrorist threat, with the Department of Homeland Security saying the information was "of limited specificity and uncertain credibility."
But a Homeland Security official, who asked not to be identified, said it was linked to a militant Somali group called al-Shabab.
"The FBI has acknowledged publicly that there has been a lot of incoming information, all of which we are running to ground. This is the only specific bulletin that has gone out," the official said.
With an estimated two million or more people jammed into the heart of Washington to celebrate the inauguration of the first African American president, security officials braced for a potential security nightmare.
The next day, the Los Angeles Times reported on the terrorist scare:
The swearing-in of Barack Obama came off without a security-related hitch Tuesday, but underneath the calm veneer, federal authorities were intensively investigating a report that a group of Somalia-based militants wanted to launch some kind of inauguration-related attack.
The media is slavishly echoing the NY Times report tonight as if this is new news.
The AP, slavishly following the NY Times in regurgitating this old news story, has transmitted a news article headlined, "US Feared Terror Threat at Obama's Inauguration" (or with variations thereof) that has been picked up by dozens of news outlets including CBS News, Fox News and the Baltimore Sun.
Even the AFP has forgotten they had the story last year and have run a new article based on the NY Times article.
The Times said "the urgency set in" after the Christmas Day attack. It sure did. They had to bail Obama out of a jam he created for himself. What better way to do that than to play the sympathy card knowing the dupes in the mainstream media will blindly follow your lead.
I guess as 0bama rating tank, we will hear more stories about rascist plots against him.
Spotted it from a country mile away. Rahmbo in action, once again.
perfect ;-)
So transparent. It is laughable.
Jane, you ignorant racist!! LOL!
On nobama’s inauguration it was nobama and his minions who launched a terrorist attack against the United States and the Constitution.
another critical difference between liberals and conservatives,
liberals carry on and on, to the point of mental paralysis, about their fears and worries
conservatives just carry on
Of course, you can do that when you have the strength of the Lord and a concealed carry permit.
Yup, they think we are that dumb. So, Obama was so narcissistic that he allowed millions of his followers to gather in a relatively small area while there was a HIGH terrorist threat? Wait a minute, the slobbering MSM is correct! The narcissistic Obama would allow millions of Americans to be in direct fire of Islamic Jihadists. He IS that narcissistic. Either that or he is that IRRESPONSIBLE.
Not us but sheeple like my wife who don't question the MSM. I have to keep beating it into her head “don't believe everything you hear on TV”. Why? she asks. Jees!
BS!
Somalis voted overwhelmingly for Obama!
And why would they attack a fellow Muzzie anyhow?
On February 25,2007, when Britney Spears started behaving badly, someone named Chris Crocker had an emotional meltdown on You Tube because the media were treating Ms. Spears poorly This purported adult behaved like a displeased five year old, to a world wide audience of over 2 million viewers. This is not the way I would want to be remembered.
The globalist elite-owned corporate media gotta love their Antichrist Messiah.
Since the Bush Admin was responsible for the security.
How does it’s Bushes Fault admin NOW claim THEY are on top of Security.
They can’t even run a credible propaganda campaign.
This is exactly right, “It shows how the media gins up stories at convenient times to help a leading liberal who’s in trouble. In this case it’s Obama”
But the fact that it was actually bush who prevented odumbo from being done in by one of his own will not be lost on most of us.
Thanks for linking that
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