On the face of it, Michelle’s visit is not a big deal. The Obamas seem to have gone to the hospital to visit the injured and wounded. The hospital has its list of people the Obamas needed to be escorted to, and it would be odd if al-Harbi was not on the list of people to be visited. I’m straining to see the “there” there.
Aug 23 2012 - al-Harbi requests a visit with the WH
Aug 24 2012 - al-Harbi vists the WH
Aug 28 2012 - al-Harbi enters Boston on a special student visa
Apr 15 2013 - al-Harbi is injured at Boston Bombing and tackled by alert citizens
They are all different al-Harbi's?
“On the face of it, Michelle’s visit is not a big deal.”
How about now?
April 15: Saudi college student Abdulrahman Ali Alharbi is seen near the Boston marathon finish line with two other Saudis. He’s tackled after fleeing the scene of one of the bombings. Authorities question him.
April 15: FBI agents search Alharbi’s apartment, leave with bags of evidence. He’s described as a “person of interest” in attacks.
April 16: Secretary of State John Kerry secretly meets with the Saudi foreign minister, locking out reporters who initially were told the meeting would be open.
April 16: Saudi ambassador phones several papers and insists neither Alharbi nor any Saudi nationals are involved in the bombings. Saudi officials visit the well-connected Alharbi at a Boston hospital.
April 17: Officials clear Alharbi, who’s reportedly related to al-Qaida Gitmo detainees, as a person of interest.
April 17: FBI ID from photos and videos two Mideast-looking men with bags scouting scene of bombings and circulate them among law enforcement. AP, CNN and even Boston Globe report one arrest has been made. CNN describes suspect as “dark-skinned male.” Media swarm Boston courthouse for arraignment.
April 17: Obama has sudden unscheduled meeting with the Saudi foreign minister at White House.
April 17: Justice Dept. scolds CNN for arrest report. FBI cancels press conference. Courthouse bomb scare.
April 17: Terror expert Steve Emerson reports ICE has been ordered to “deport” Alharbi for “national security” reasons, out of reach of FBI questioning.
April 18: Napolitano denies Alharbi will be deported.
“On the face of it, Michelle’s visit is not a big deal. The Obamas seem to have gone to the hospital to visit the injured and wounded. The hospital has its list of people the Obamas needed to be escorted to, and it would be odd if al-Harbi was not on the list of people to be visited. I’m straining to see the “there” there.”
The “there” is the fact he has visited them in the White House several times and it appears he spent the night each time. His name is on the visiter list that has been posted a few times on FR today.
Why didn’t she visit the hero who had his legs blown off?