Posted on 05/13/2010 8:03:57 PM PDT by kristinn
Three months before the Times Square terror bombing by a Pakistani-American with ties to terrorists in Pakistan, the Obama administration knew the style of attack, the type of explosives to be used and when the attack would come, yet when the attack happened the administration played dumb with its initial reaction being to downplay the attack as an unsophisticated "one-off" that was a "potential" terror attack.
On February 10, I wrote an article at FR based on Vice President Joe Biden's comments about coming terror attacks on the U.S. that were broadcast later that day on CNN's Larry King Live.
King mentioned to Biden that U.S. intelligence chiefs had recently told Sen. Diane Feinstein that terror attacks on the U.S. mainland in the next few months were "certain," prompting Biden to describe the coming attacks as being by lone attackers with "indigenous" explosives.
The very next morning after the Times Square attack, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano downplayed the terror attack as a "one-off" and not "very sophisticated" even though it was exactly the type of attack that President Obama was warned of by his intelligence chiefs.
TAPPER...this attempted attack resembles car bomb attempts in London and Scotland in 2007. How concerned are you that this is not an isolated incident?
NAPOLITANO: Well, right now, we have no evidence that it is anything other than a one-off, but we are alerting state, local officials around the country, letting them know what is going on...
Here's what was said on CNN three months before:
KING: Terror -- last week on terrorism, the heads of the major U.S. intelligence agencies told Dianne Feinstein that another attempted terrorist attack on the United States is coming certain in the next few months.
BIDEN: Well...
KING: What do you make of that?
BIDEN: Well, look, let me put it this way. The idea of there being a massive attack in the United States like 9/11 is unlikely, in my view.
But if you see what's happening, particularly with al Qaeda and the Arabian Peninsula, they have decided to move in the direction of much more small bore but devastatingly frightening attacks.
KING: Detroit?
BIDEN: Detroit. But I think what you're seeing morphing here -- and it's a concern to us -- is you'll see the -- the concern relates to somebody like a shoe bomber or the underpants bomber, the Christmas attack or someone just strapping a backpack on them with weapons that are indigenous and blowing up, you know, walking into (INAUDIBLE)...
KING: So that's going to happen?
BIDEN: Well, I -- I think there are going to be an attempts. I hope we've been -- I've been really impressed. As I said, I've been here for eight presidents. I used to be in the Intelligence Committee. I was chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. It's something I spent my professional life doing. I've been really impressed with the success we've had, building on the last administration, in dealing with these.
Well, Mr. Vice President, many Americans are not impressed since the Obama administration has allowed four terrorist attacks on American soil within the past year. It is especially unimpressive that the administration missed it when the Times Square bomber was on the terrorist radar and was getting training and funding in Pakistan.
The bottom line is President Obama knew this type of attack was coming and was too busy partying and golfing to stop it.
LMAO...Drank a big ol cup of stupid for breakfast eh?
Seeing how this was in Breaking news, I expected it to be about something concrete, i.e. Obama admin had intel about a truck bomb.
A vanity post of Biden saying “I think there are going to be an attempts”, and there are, and this somehow becomes “Terror attacks foretold” was a bit underwhelming to say the least.
Surely, you can’t be serious ..
And how would i know this?
Biden concurred, explaining it was not going to be a 9/11 type attack but a lone attacker using explosives gathered here in the States.
That is exactly what happened.
What are the main targets by terrorists in the U.S.? New York City and airplanes. The Obama administration knew what was coming yet they let a terrorist attack New York City and then let him get on an airplane in NYC.
...Sorry, I forgot to add the sarcasm flag to this attempt at a left wingers nonsensical response...
Who’s the left winger ??
...A fictional character, that I conjured up, for comedic relief. Seems that I screwed up, I never meant this reply to be taken seriously. I apologize for any hard feelings toward anyone on this thread for my comment...
OK.
And while Biden warned of more attacks on February 10, 2010, we also learned that the Obama Department of Homeland Security had been tracking and conducting threat assessments on pro-life groups in Wisconsin.
http://maroonedinmarin.blogspot.com/2010/02/obamas-department-of-homeland-security.html
Relax America, the system worked! (sarcasm off)
...”OK”...
...Hello, kristinn, not sure how or why you’ve been introduced to this disscussion,,,
...OK, STAR, for what? Seems that this has become a triad. STARWISE, gargoyle, and kristinn. You have my attention. Would you care to express yerself about the 3 of us related???
He was just waiting for his “crisis.”
The post I questioned was to the article
author.
Your post was strange. I merely added him
as a courtesy being the author.
On purpose. I'm absolutely disgusted.
...We’ll most likely never find out what this POTUS motives are..
...All said and done, I don’t trust this government any more...
Bumping for when did they know and why didn’t they do anything to prevent it.
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