Posted on 12/30/2009 9:39:01 AM PST by pissant
The CIA on Wednesday rejected accusations that it failed to share vital information with other US intelligence agencies that might have helped prevent last week's attempted plane bomb attack.
The intelligence agency rejected charges that it possessed, but failed to disseminate, information about Nigerian suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab that might have led to his being placed on a no-fly list.
"We learned of Abdulmutallab in November, when his father came to the US embassy in Nigeria and sought help in finding him. We did not have his name before then," said CIA spokesman Paul Gimigliano.
"Also in November, we worked with the embassy to ensure he was in the government's terrorist database -- including mention of his possible extremist connections in Yemen," the CIA spokesman said.
"We also forwarded key biographical information about him to the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)" Gimigliano said, referring to the government office tasked with compiling and integrating intelligence from various US agencies.
"This agency, like others in our government, is reviewing all data to which it had access -- not just what we ourselves may have collected -- to determine if more could have been done to stop Abdulmutallab," Gimigliano said.
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Once again, Ohaha throws Americans under the bus.
Ohaha stupidly tells America "US intel agencies failed to connect the dots"..... notice how he robotically read the leftie script written by the Van Jones crowd.
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US intel does NOT fail to connect the dots. Only in the diseased minds of the Ohaha creeps would that be suggested.
hoosiermama posted: Could it be that the CIA informed a higher up......and nothing was done?
No question in my mind such is the case.
All we have to do is wait until the CIA leaks the name of the higher up....then we need to impeach him and throw Rahm and Axelrod, and the rest of the Chicago mob out of the WH, on their sorry ***es.
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This cabal of criminals HAS to be removed from power when the GOP takes back the House in Nov, 2010. And right now 'President Biden' even sounds good.
You got that right.....I just hope Biden can find the Oval Office when he's needed (/snic).
That mutt really doesn't give a sheet about America. He's been surrounded so long by USA hating Marxists he couldn't change if he wanted to - which he doesn't.
And speaking robotically is right. I happened to catch a few minutes of him speaking live on FoxNews. For all the 'emotion' he had, it could have been Stephen Hawking talking through a new voice machine. (Four words, stop. Five words, stop.)
*** I just hope Biden can find the Oval Office when he's needed (/snic). ***
LOL. The Secret Service may have to draw a map on his hand but at least all of Barry's Marxist goons would be gone. Rahm, gone, Axelrod, gone. Most important -- Eric Holder, GONE. Plus as a bonus all of Barry's hand picked Marxist CZARS -- Gone.
Rahm, gone, Axelrod, gone. Most important -- Eric Holder, GONE.
And as a bonus all of Barry's hand picked Marxist CZARS -- Gone.
Mmmmmm......all o' dem gone----it's blue skies from then on.
Special Briefing Skipper: State Department on the underwear bomber
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The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) would be the one to make that call, not the State Department, Kelly said.
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Question about revoking the visa.
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