The Type of Al-Qaida Operative We Allow on Planes

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Jan 272010
 

by Terry Jeffrey
Townhall.com, January 27, 2010

michael leiterIn virtually unnoticed testimony before the Senate Homeland Security Committee last week, National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director Michael Leiter explained that U.S. policy leading up to the attempted Christmas Day suicide attack on Northwest Flight 253 was calculated to draw a line between two types of al-Qaida operatives: Those we allow on planes and those we do not.

The policy, Leiter said, requires an analyst to decide which category the terrorist belongs in depending on “what kind of operative he was and what his intention was.” Continue reading »

Bin Laden claims airline bomb attempt on Christmas

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Jan 242010
 

By PAUL SCHEMM
My Way News, January 24, 2010

Christmas bomberCAIRO (AP) – Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the attempt to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas in a new audio message released Sunday threatening more attacks on the United States.

A senior U.S. intelligence official in Washington said there is “no evidence whatsoever” that bin Laden had any involvement on the Christmas Day attack – or even knew about it beforehand. The message suggests the al-Qaida leader wants to appear in direct command of the terrorist group’s many affiliates around the world at a time when some analysts have suggested he is mostly a figurehead.
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System Failure

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Jan 212010
 

by Stephen F. Hayes
The Weekly Standard, January 21, 2010

Christmas bomberThere is one reason that White House should be thrilled about the Massachusetts Senate race. It crowded out news that came out of the stunning testimony of Obama administration officials Wednesday on the Christmas Day terrorist attack. Four top counterterrorism officials testified before a congressional committee that they were not consulted about how to handle the interrogation of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the al Qaeda operative who attempted to blow up Flight 253 on December 25, 2008. Continue reading »

Brilliant Defender or Light-Weight? Some problems in the thinking of Michael Leiter, director of the National Counterterrorism Center

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Jan 142010
 

By Barry Rubin
Rubin Reports, January 14, 2010

michael leiterMichael Leiter, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, gave a very interesting interview to the alumni magazine of his old college, Columbia University. I analyze some of the points made not to criticize Leiter but to point out some basic ideas held by the people responsible for protecting America and Americans from terrorist attacks.

We might as well begin by the statement I found most disturbing:

“I’m often asked if it’s a coincidence that we haven’t been attacked since 9/11, and the answer is flatly no.” Continue reading »

Obama Aids the Enemy He Will Not Name

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Jan 112010
 

By Pamela Geller
January 11, 2010
American Thinker

White House National Security Adviser James Jones warned that Americans would feel “a certain shock” after reading the report on the Islamic jihadist who hid bombs in his crotch and tried to blow up Northwest Flight 253 in Detroit on Christmas Day.

Well, I was shocked. Continue reading »

Merry Christmas from the World of Islam

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Jan 112010
 

St Thomas, Iraq dates prior to 770 AD

By Joel J. Sprayregen
January 11, 2010
American Thinker

With attention focused on the flagrant security breaches around Flight 253 on Christmas Day, too little has been made of the timing of the attack. Most readers will be surprised to learn that this was not the only Christmas attack on Christians. Here is a list of other holiday attacks which I found without extensive research: Continue reading »

The Gitmo Obsession

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Jan 082010
 

Charles Krauthammer
January 08, 2010
Townhall.com

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Nigerian would-be bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was indicted by a Michigan grand jury for attempted murder and sundry other criminal charges. The previous Continue reading »

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