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2010-05-05 Home Front: WoT

Obama administration says Emirates Airlines Dropped the Ball; 9/11

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Posted by tipper 2010-05-05 13:19|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "It takes a few hours for the airlines system to catch up," a senior administration official tells ABC news.

I guess that's the best we can do. Right?

Posted by gorb 2010-05-05 14:15|| 2010-05-05 14:15|| Front Page Top

#2 So, as I've posted elsewhere:

Is Emirates Airlines now banned from flight in US airspace until they can prove compliance?

If not, can we all recall the media circus over the speculation over Saudi Arabia being allowed to fly its citizens out of the country after 9/11?

Bama is BP's biggest $$ recipient for 20 years (Link)...is he also coddling the Arabs?

Where's the outrage? (snark)

Posted by logi_cal 2010-05-05 15:13|| 2010-05-05 15:13|| Front Page Top

#3 How did I know that the Obama administration would say it was someone else's fault? It appears that we really are on our own and should look to protect ourselves.

Posted by whatadeal 2010-05-05 17:03|| 2010-05-05 17:03|| Front Page Top

#4 The national security of the United States is in the hands of an airline owned by the United Arab Emirates?

Posted by john frum 2010-05-05 17:11|| 2010-05-05 17:11|| Front Page Top

#5 John: It depends on whether you believe the entire blame game the administration is playing.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-05-05 17:24|| 2010-05-05 17:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Regime blames Airline? The FBI JTTF and Homeland security have been following this guy since at lease 2004, (per New York Times article 4 May) But can't seem to get him on a no-fly list? This is beginning to have a rather distinctive oder.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-05-05 19:20|| 2010-05-05 19:20|| Front Page Top

#7 we're fucked , we can't even impeach this POS since it didn't even work on Clinton and the RACE card would be played too all extremes in this case. I would have rather had Al Sharpton as the 1 st black president than this idiot

Posted by chris 2010-05-05 21:14|| 2010-05-05 21:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Statistically, what are the odds that a counter-intelligence operation was permitted to 'go the distance' as a result of this guy being sold 'non-volatile' fertilizer by undercover intel?

Seriously, they're calling this failure a 'success due to layers of security', while simultaneously admitting that they 'lost him' at his own house and only picked him up when he used his cel phone to order the tickets...where would he be today had he purchased an additional disposable phone?

Depends on the NSA, but this capture seems to be pure luck among a band of monkeys being spun by carnival barkers.

I respect our intel guys, but someone running the show really screwed the pooch. This, following all the failures leading up to Mr. Crotch Bomber.

Too much is being leaked. He should have been renditioned to a faraway place to reveal his background so we could go take care of his trainers.

Running this op on our soil to build a criminal case, endangering civilian lives and possibly exposing intel techniques and the breadth of 'cover' is just plain asinine & irresponsible.

Dead Americans will be this President's legacy, I fear. There's no honor in being sacrificed at the hands of an incompetent & his minions...

Posted by logi_cal 2010-05-05 22:11|| 2010-05-05 22:11|| Front Page Top

#9 Not the least of which is he was arrested on a 'complaint' and information was immediately released that he is "cooperating."

Why on earth would we tell ANYBODY he is cooperating?

Posted by Besoeker 2010-05-05 22:16|| 2010-05-05 22:16|| Front Page Top

#10 Bambi gotta let his homies know when the too get out of dodge besoeker

Posted by chris 2010-05-05 23:03|| 2010-05-05 23:03|| Front Page Top

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