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Document says number of attempted attacks on U.S. is at all-time high
CNN ^ | May 27, 2010 | Carol Cratty

Posted on 05/27/2010 1:34:40 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

Washington (CNN) -- Just weeks after the failed car bombing of New York's Times Square, the Department of Homeland Security says "the number and pace of attempted attacks against the United States over the past nine months have surpassed the number of attempts during any other previous one-year period."

That grim assessment is contained in an unclassified DHS intelligence memo prepared for various law enforcement groups, which says terror groups are expected to try attacks inside the United States with "increased frequency."

CNN obtained a copy of the document, dated May 21, which goes on to warn, "we have to operate under the premise that other operatives are in the country and could advance plotting with little or no warning."

The intelligence note says recent attempted terror attacks have used operatives and tactics which made the plots hard to detect.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: terror; wot
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1 posted on 05/27/2010 1:34:40 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

But Bammy is lurve!


2 posted on 05/27/2010 1:35:40 PM PDT by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Zer0 is running out of luck.
3 posted on 05/27/2010 1:37:19 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
And the focus is still on domestic “terrorism”. Way to triage priorities there Mr. Constitutional Scholar.
4 posted on 05/27/2010 1:39:40 PM PDT by Anvilhead (Dammit Jim, I'm an American not an American't.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Those darned Amish again!


5 posted on 05/27/2010 1:40:40 PM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

BHO had better get out that Apology Speech of his again, LOL


6 posted on 05/27/2010 1:41:50 PM PDT by hennie pennie
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

DUH. The bad guys are evil, not stupid. They can see imcompetance and his willingness to cooperate with their efforts. The Ft. Hood assault was very instructive to our enemies.


7 posted on 05/27/2010 1:42:06 PM PDT by Texas resident (Outlaw fisherman)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

you mean bowing to dictators all over the world and celebrating Ramadan didn’t make them stop wanting to kill us?

SHOCKING!


8 posted on 05/27/2010 1:44:45 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Epic Fail)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
If or when it occurs you can bet the claim will be the operative came into the Country during Bush.
9 posted on 05/27/2010 1:47:13 PM PDT by Vinnie (You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

So Obama projects weakness and incompetence and evil-doers are emboldened. Can anyone honest be surprised?


10 posted on 05/27/2010 1:51:49 PM PDT by danieldu
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

So we’ve been right all along.

Osama’s “World Tour” of apology hasn’t made people like the US at all as the Democrats claimed it would. But rather it has shown to the world we are weak and can be attacked.


11 posted on 05/27/2010 1:52:42 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Everyone needs valid ID except illegal aliens and the President - only in America)
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"the Department of Homeland Security says "the number and pace of attempted attacks against the United States over the past nine months have surpassed the number of attempts during any other previous one-year period."

But how can that be"

We were assured that having a president who has as much contempt for the United States as they do would ensure that all our enemies would lay down their arms!

Can it be that there was some truth to the warnings that our enemies would see putting a Marxist community organizer with no executive experience in the role of Commander in Chief would be seen as weakness??

12 posted on 05/27/2010 1:54:06 PM PDT by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
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To: Navy Patriot

The real men are out of the White House and the gay actors and actresses are in. They aren’t afraid anymore. I’d rather have a cowboy in office than a gay pretender.


13 posted on 05/27/2010 1:56:11 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
The only problem I have with every news organization in reporting the Ti mes Sq incident is they always say it was a failed attempt. The guy succeeded in getting a rigged car bomb into Times Square. The damn bomb fizzled! Not the attempt.
14 posted on 05/27/2010 2:09:18 PM PDT by GregNH (Re-Elect "No Body")
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Guess Obama’s Moslem buddies aren’t particularly impressed with his obvious attempts to isolate and destroy Israel, coupled with his many other concessions and indulgences.

Maybe they actually mean what they say, and they really DO want to destroy the Great Satan of the West.


15 posted on 05/27/2010 2:33:26 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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Nope.


16 posted on 05/27/2010 2:34:47 PM PDT by Republic (Stop the horrific liberals from spending ONE MORE DIME before they destroy our nation.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

The past year?

Hmmm: what other event took place about a year ago?

All along the conservatives have been saying it- Obama’s loser attitude and appointments will bring on new terror attacks.


17 posted on 05/27/2010 3:01:23 PM PDT by I still care (I believe in the universality of freedom -George Bush, asked if he regrets going to war.)
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Me too!!!!

Oh,,,oh...YES...it's the gaaaaay pre-te-en-derrrr.,,,,prrreeeetending that he doesn't kno---owwww ...(etc, etc, etc. and so on! Should be uhbama's song! hee hee)

Aren't cha just dy'in to know if any of the cajone-less press freaks at the press conference today found the courage (lol) to ASK UHBAMA about this RISE in terrorist activity and threat to the USA? Hmmmmmmm.

18 posted on 05/27/2010 3:05:59 PM PDT by Republic (Stop the horrific liberals from spending ONE MORE DIME before they destroy our nation.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I don’t doubt that attacks are being foiled every day but how can we trust the government at any level?


19 posted on 05/27/2010 3:41:01 PM PDT by dljordan ("His father's sword he hath girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him")
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Barack Obama declares the 'War on Terror' is over May 27, 2010
20 posted on 05/27/2010 3:48:28 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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