Posted on 12/16/2014 4:31:56 PM PST by jazusamo
Before leaving Washington for more than two weeks in the Hawaiian sun, President Obama was briefed Tuesday on the possibility of terrorist threats during the holiday season.
The president met with his national security team on Tuesday to discuss possible dangers, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said.
Fears of a terror attack have intensified in recent days following the release of a Senate report detailing the CIA's harsh interrogation practices during the Bush administration. Those anxieties intensified after an a gunman took hostages at a downtown Sydney cafe. Two people and the gunman, and Iranian refugee, died as Australian police stormed the restaurant.
Earnest said part of the meeting would be devoted to "the ongoing efforts to ensure that our personnel and facilities around the globe are addressing the risk" posed by the release of the CIA report.
But the session would also focus on general holiday travel threats.
"This is something that the president typically does around this time of year, that around the holidays when more people are traveling, that the president gets a full briefing on the terror threats that we're monitoring and in some cases even countering around the globe," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Tuesday.
Obama officials are likely mindful of the on Christmas Day scare they faced in 2009, when Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab smuggled explosives onto a plane in a failed attempt to destroy an airliner bound for the United States.
Separately, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it was aware of a message posted online threatening a 9/11 style attack on U.S. movie theaters showing screenings of "The Interview," a comedy poking fun at the North Korean regime.
"We are still analyzing the credibility of these statements, but at this time there is no credible intelligence to indicate an active plot against movie theaters within the United States," a DHS official said.
Congrats on your daughters wedding. Haven’t been to Hawaii and it’d be way expensive for me too.
There are beaucoup veterans living on Oahu, even including some Pearl Harbor survivors. Obola should take care, he knows what DHS had to say about them..........
Is that what they are blaming it on?
thank you very much!
we had a lot of fun and the place is VERY nice but just out of this world expensive! $13.50 for one bloody mary! $38.00 for one buffet breakfast!
dang, your right!
..........$250,000 seventeen and one half times is another decimal point!
Shazam, it couldn’t cost $4,380,000 to fly that thing out there could it? Guess I will go do some research on operating cost for Air Force One and get back to you!
..............well, (see below) my memory was better than my math! Looks like 4 and a quarter million bucks to fly the Marxist to Hawaii and back!
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I will slow down a little next time on the calculation!
Under Obama, Air Force One cost per hour jumps 27% to ...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/...air-force-one-cost...hour.../2544831
Feb 28, 2014 - The Air Force said it costs $228288 an hour to fly Air Force One, ... also the first authoritative hourly cost provided for operating Air Force One
I wouldn’t feel badly if a terrorist or two showed up at bammys vacay site and did him in. Too bad it won’t happen because he’s on their side.
I wouldn’t feel badly if a terrorist or two showed up at bam hs vacation site. Too bad he’s on their side so it will never happen.
LOL
Imagine the fun when the Obamamedia gets hacked and all their petty, scathing, self-important rants about Obamamessiah, Mooshelle, and Cankles are let loose.
Hollyweird, DC, and the MSM are a triskelion of evil. The body, soul, and spirit that makes up the ‘ho of Babylon.
As my Dad (RIP) used to say...
nothing’s too good for the taxpayers
Mike Love disagrees:
It’s been my secret passion to try it
To spend my Christmas surfin’, I can’t deny it
I wanna spend my Christmas on the Kona coast in Hawaii
For years I saved my pennies and planned it
The great Pacific Ocean, we’ll span it
I wanna spend Christmas where I dig it the most, in Hawaii
Go to Hawaii, Melekalikimaka is Merry Christmas in Hawaii talk-a
And at Lahaina we’ll count the shooting stars
And it will be just you and me in Hawaii
The sun tanned beauties are everywhere
If you’re comin’ to the islands then you might stare
And find a girl waiting for you there in Hawaii
Kani and Wahini and the Haoles, too
Wish a Melekalikimaka to you
They’re the friendliest people anywhere in Hawaii
Go to Hawaii, Melekalikimaka is how they say it in island talk-a
The island flower fragrance in the air
We’ll write a card and underneath the mango trees
We’ll say, “Wish you were here with us in Hawaii”
Winter in the sun and surf’d sure be nice
In a south sea garden paradise
I wanna spend Christmas where I dig it the most, in Hawaii
Honolulu, Waikiki
Do you wanna come along with me?
Waimia up to Hanalai
I’d love to take you to the islands today
Read more: Beach Boys - Melekalikimaka Lyrics | MetroLyrics
Okay now that’s funny: “Countdown to my next lie”...
That clock has got to be set to the thousanths of a second, lol.
ROTFLOL, perfect.
(I can’t wait til you get a hold of the latest HI vacation pics.)
WHen does The Last Couple leave for the Islands?
Looks like today was the last day of biz for the year.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/complete/2014-W51
I can’t wait to say a final aloha to this jerk.
well it looks like The Last Families Departure is imminent! too bad they cant remain on “the islands” FOR THE DURATION.
Thank you.
theyre leaving...on Friday barring any national catastrophes!
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