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.
Copy and paste the URL here, That will work. Thanks.
Nothing on net yet. It’s breaking on local news. Channel 2 & 7 both had it. I’m looking for a link. They said they will update their websites.
BTTT
I know that area well. I used to work near there and walk around that part of town.
You must have an odd, unique and ignorant definition for the word rant.
Scary.
A breaking news hijack in a breaking news thread.
What a world we live in!
Damn them.
Not a rant. Fact based reporting the MSM won’t report because it makes their messiah look bad.
GNIP
Thanks for keeping us informed.
Er, um, this IS important to know. How do you define a rant?
When does Michael Moore make a movie about this?
(I won’t hold my breath).
Sorry for Hijacking your thread. I immediately came here to FR to see what was going on and nothing. Won’t bother you guys anymore with it.
Just glad I found a link to verify I’m not crazy!!!!
Is it too soon to write LIHOP or MIHOP?
Not to mention Kristinn can post pretty much where ever he wants.
Pls keep us updated. I for one would like to know how it turns out.
and they are probably still looking for the 40+ year old white male, tea party lover,Bush lover, hater of Obama Care
person.
Can we stop the craziness NOW
That’s the pattern I notice whether the attack is overseas or here on our own soil. The intel services know but ‘forget’ to tell people. Why? Only they know.
You’re not hijacking the thread. Thanks again for keeping us informed.
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