Posted on 01/07/2010 1:10:41 PM PST by The Doctor
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Former Congressman Joe DioGuardi, president and chairman of Truth In Government, is calling for “accountability and action” after the Christmas Day failed bombing attempt on Flight 253. DioGuardi strongly urged President Obama to take swifter action to fire top officials such as Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano, CIA Director Leon Panetta, or others at the top of the intelligence chain of command. “This is an egregious failure that must be addressed now,” DioGuardi said.
In a series of video clips, DioGuardi employs a risk-management perspective to national security issues, specifically the need to identify and fix government deficiencies related to terrorist attempts since Sept. 11. “What we have is a criminal enterprise—al-Qaeda and all of its affiliates,” he said. “This should not be a global war. This is a policing operation and that means good intelligence. We have to be much better at this. We cannot afford to fail once. They can afford to fail many times.”
The first practicing Certified Public Accountant ever elected to Congress, DioGuardi takes a practical, results-driven view of managing counterterrorism. “We just lost seven CIA operatives in Afghanistan—that is a huge amount of intelligence assets to be lost at one time,” DioGuardi said, referring to last week’s suicide bombing by an informant cleared to enter an American base in Afghanistan.
“It’s conceivable that today we would have forward-looking people like Winston Churchill before World War II, who can take initiative to gather, understand, and deploy appropriate intelligence. But, obviously, that’s not happening and we’re spending too much money not to have the best,” he said. DioGuardi also questioned why the Obama administration had not already implemented full-body scanners in most airports, as previously suggested in the 9/11 Commission Report, released in 2004.
About Truth In Government
Formed in 1989, Truth In Government is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the U.S. financial foundation by promoting accountability and transparency in Congressional budgeting, spending and reporting. It accomplishes its mission through distributing informative content in print, broadcast and social media as well as delivering speeches at public, business and civic events. The non-partisan group was founded by former two-term Congressman from New York, Joseph DioGuardi, a noted speaker, human rights activist, and author on federal fiscal responsibility. DioGuardi is also the original author of the Chief Financial Officer and Federal Financial Reform Act (CFO Act) signed in 1990 by President George H. W. Bush.
### Contact Truth in Government Joseph J. DioGuardi jjd@aacl.com Tel: (914) 671-8583
This is Rahm’s way of -21bama taking full responsibility.
"ANY key official will do..."
;-)
Sure Joe.
When 0bama says sorry it will sound like an apology but he will actually blame Bush.
I think he may not blame it on Bush, but get his minions to do it in the days to come.
The Great Pretender is going to do his Magic Negro thing in hopes that it stops the bleeding in his poll numbers.
Don’t worry someone will get fired. But it will be someone lower on the totem pole.
“Congressman Says Former Key Intelligence Official Should Fire Obama”
That’s better..
“he will actually blame Bush”
If so, Bush needs to stand up for once and defend himself. He needs to forcefully state that its Obama’s watch now, and has been for one year. Time to push back, George.
If it has to be somebody “lower,” I sure hope it’s Michael Leiter. Have you seen this?
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