Posted on 10/29/2010 11:05:40 AM PDT by quesney
fice of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release October 29, 2010 Statement of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
Last night, intelligence and law enforcement agencies discovered potential suspicious packages on two planes in transit to the United States. Based on close cooperation among U.S. government agencies and with our foreign allies and partners, authorities were able to identify and examine two suspicious packages, one in East Midlands, United Kingdom, and one in Dubai. Both of these packages originated from Yemen. As a result of security precautions triggered by this threat, the additional measures were taken regarding the flights at Newark Liberty and Philadelphia International Airports.
The President was notified of a potential terrorist threat on Thursday night at 10:35, by John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter-terrorism. The President directed U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and the Department of Homeland Security, to take steps to ensure the safety and security of the American people, and to determine whether these threats are a part of any additional terrorist plotting. The President has received regular updates from his national security team since he was alerted to the threat.
Suspicious packages?
Maybe simply ballot boxes from Chicago?
I don’t think this helps Obama. When Obama was elected, the post racial messiah was going to make everyone love America. Why would anyone want to hurt America when it’s led by such a great power as Obama?!
Terrorist threats, even foiled threats, simply remind Americans that it’s a dangerous world, and there are people that flat out hate us, simply because we exist.
Noted and absorbed.
If that’s the October surprise, it is a dumb one. This just reminds Americans how weak Democrats are on terrorism. Nobody in their right mind is going to “rally” around our Clown-in-Chief because a few fake bombs were put on cargo planes.
Potential Suspicious Packages?
Wake me when they become ACTUAL Suspicious Packages.
I hope they didn’t wake him up - it looks like he took Thursday as a partial ‘mental health’ day
Thursday, October 28 2010
9:30 am
The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
2:40 pm
The President meets with some of the Americans involved in the Chilean mine rescue effort
Oval Office
Pool Spray
Stills Only: Gather Time 2:30PM – Brady Press Briefing Room
3:15 pm
The President receives the Economic Daily Briefing
Roosevelt Room
Closed Press
Hey, the system worked.....again./s/
The undocumented Kenyan is working his way towards martial law and suspension of the Nov 2 elections - go ahead call me crazy - I have been saying it for more than a year. The Kenyan is more afraid of the Tea Party than he is for Al-Qaeda
or Algore reinacting his Rolling Stone cover shot.
Only if he follows it up with a strongly-worded letter, along with a birthday card to the leader of Yemen.
Oh bullcrap....if Hussein thinks this is going to help him, he is truly deluded.
Agree 100%.
I agree. It sure sounds like he wanted a lot of drama leaked to make it look like he saved us all.
Note how late he receives the security briefing- 930am, which is the usual time for him to do this, as per earlier report from months ago. BANKERS go to work earlier than he does.
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