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2010-01-08 Home Front: WoT

Anti-Terror Official Stayed on Ski Trip After Learning of Failed Bomb Plot

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Posted by Fred 2010-01-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 TIMES OF INDIA > [Danish Newspaper Plotter]RANA: I AM A PAKISTAN ARMY DESERTER. Told Chicago court he is hence NOT a flight risk to flee US to go back to Pakistan.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-01-08 00:23|| 2010-01-08 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Obama, fire someone, anyone.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-01-08 00:32|| 2010-01-08 00:32|| Front Page Top

#3 From CBS News: A source told CBS News that Leon Panetta, director of the CIA, was on holiday in Monterey, Calif. when Abdulmutallab was apprehended, and didn't return to CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. until the weekend following Jan. 1.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-01-08 07:25|| 2010-01-08 07:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Couldn't resist that deep powder.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-01-08 11:34|| 2010-01-08 11:34|| Front Page Top

#5 It is a well known fact, or at least I thought it was, that terrorists routinely set their dates of attack to coincide with anniversaries, holidays, holy days, and other specific dates of interest. The rationale is quite obvious. Does it not seem strange or possibly inept, that personnel assigned to key intelligence and defense positions would not wish to be readily available and on-hand during these periods, should something go wrong? Evidently the perception by the American people of someone being asleep at the helm matters not to these arrogant, bumbling bureaucrats.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-01-08 11:59|| 2010-01-08 11:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Anti-Terror Official Stayed on Ski Trip After Learning of Failed Bomb Plot

So did his boss.

Posted by DMFD 2010-01-08 14:33|| 2010-01-08 14:33|| Front Page Top

#7 So what was the guy going to do if he were there?

The same as what was done in his absence: Substantially Nothing.

The problems are much deeper than this guys presence, which would solve nothing. The real problems are going to take a long time to solve, beginning with combining all the intelligence fiefdoms under one roof when it comes to sharing and using terror intelligence.

Wasn't the guy on a vacation with his kid or something? If he's divorced, it's probably a rare opportunity. He asked everyone if they wanted him back, and they said no. Done.

Posted by gorb 2010-01-08 15:46|| 2010-01-08 15:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Hey, how often do you get great snow?

Posted by Woodrow Angineter8252 2010-01-08 15:47|| 2010-01-08 15:47|| Front Page Top

#9 What gorb said. In spades. Director Leiter was in contact with the home office, and no doubt took his Blackberry (or the secure equivalent) with him on the slopes, so he was constantly available to the staff if they needed him. This is not an issue as far as I'm concerned.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-01-08 22:24|| 2010-01-08 22:24|| Front Page Top

#10 Now if we could keep them all on vacation, something might actually get accomplished.

Posted by Pappy 2010-01-08 22:44|| 2010-01-08 22:44|| Front Page Top

#11 he probably enhanced the operation and investigation by keeping his fiat fingers out of it. now if we can get him to stay on vacation for another 1300 days or so

Posted by abu do you love 2010-01-08 22:49|| 2010-01-08 22:49|| Front Page Top

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