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2014-07-01 Britain

Obama sends CIA to UK to probe terrorist 'breeding ground'

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-07-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Only a matter of time until the Dearborn contingent arrives in the M.E.

Posted by borgboy 2014-07-01 00:40|| 2014-07-01 00:40|| Front Page Top

#2 "Rent-a-Clue" agency tip of the day. Check their freaking passports." Oh no, I was just visiting Mosul for the hot springs."

Posted by Steven 2014-07-01 01:23|| 2014-07-01 01:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Damn few swim to England. Most find their way through port of entry. Biometrics! The technology EXISTS! End the feckless political correctness and use it.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-07-01 03:06|| 2014-07-01 03:06|| Front Page Top

#4 If the CIA agents aren't there at the invitation of the Brits, the Brits can just send them home and tell Champ to give Downing Street a call.

Posted by Steve White 2014-07-01 08:27|| 2014-07-01 08:27|| Front Page Top

#5 My guess is Champ could give a damn about immigration or it's impacts on Great Britain or anywhere else. Yes, the Klingons are there via invitation to talk to 'security experts,' but 'Immigration' is likely little more than a convenient Anti-Mohammad Video.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-07-01 09:09|| 2014-07-01 09:09|| Front Page Top

#6 The whole article makes no sense. The CIA has a large number of agents in the UK "seconded" to MI5 and has for a long time. They are largely tasked with helping the British anti-terrorist effort.

If Obama wants to know about muslim terrorists in Britain, he can ask the CIA agents already working there.

Posted by frozen al 2014-07-01 10:16|| 2014-07-01 10:16|| Front Page Top

#7 The agents 'already there' may not possess the special skills required for the particular types of communication and dialogue desired.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-07-01 10:23|| 2014-07-01 10:23|| Front Page Top

#8 showed the level of concern in Washington over the issue, which he claimed was rooted in the UK's 'lax' immigration policies

Thy name is Irony
File under YJCMTSU

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-07-01 11:40|| 2014-07-01 11:40|| Front Page Top

#9 Now you know why the irony meter is in the shop.

Posted by Pappy 2014-07-01 17:19|| 2014-07-01 17:19|| Front Page Top

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