Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Pin the tail on the donkey

OK, whose fault is this? Pity Pepe has chickened out. I bet a case of VCP he would have said W.
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Tecumseh said...

Duhhh: "This blame-the-system thing is a bit of a cop-out. It makes it sound like it's some kind of mechanical process and if we just make some policy changes, this will all go away. It's really a leadership issue. People don't want to do things. Information gets pumped into the National Counterterrorism Center and they say, 'Okay, this doesn't mean much to us,' and they shove it."

12/30/2009 1:16 PM
Tecumseh said...

Not me, says CIA. Also, Abdulmutallab allegedly worked with Al-Qaeda ... His father reportedly warned US officials in Africa about his son's extremist views, but the information reportedly was not disseminated ...

In other news, Rot is allegedly living high on the hog, reportedly in the fancier Euro capitals.

12/30/2009 1:43 PM
Tecumseh said...

Piling up: "We are never going to have more tactical warning of an attack than we had in this case. We blew it," said Randall Larsen, director of the Institute for Homeland Security.

Several other clues could have triggered additional scrutiny. Abdulmutallab purchased his ticket with cash, bought a one-way fare and did not check a bag. Such passengers would have automatically triggered additional scrutiny under security rules in place this decade, said Stephen Luckey, a security consultant and former head of security for the Air Line Pilot's Association. "He would have glowed in the dark," Luckey said.

You don't say.

12/30/2009 2:09 PM
Tecumseh said...

Getting tough? We shall see. In the meantime, a little reminder:

Yesterday, Yemeni forces targeted Nasser Ahmed al-Ahdal, a former prisoner released after renouncing violence but believed to have renewed links to al-Qaida. One man was injured and captured but Ahdal and two others escaped.

Several al-Qaida members killed in raids by Yemeni forces in the past fortnight had been released or had escaped from prison. Others who have left jail to rejoin the fight include Nasser al-Wahayshi, the Yemeni leader of al-Qaida, who escaped along with 22 others from prison in Yemen in 2006. His deputy, Saeed al-Shihri, joined al-Qaida in Yemen last year after being released to Saudi Arabia from Guantánamo.

Shoulda have sent him to Pepe's backyard, as Pepe was clamoring for.

12/30/2009 4:08 PM
Mr roT said...

In my humble opinion, it's your fault, Tecs. I mean, you're the one that was insulting Palin like Brooks and the rest of star-struck pompom girls of the Ivy League.

We're just watching where you buy underwear.

12/30/2009 4:27 PM
Mr roT said...

Getting tough? Tecs, they used a nuance missile.

12/30/2009 4:28 PM
Tecumseh said...

So where does Palin buy underwear from?

12/30/2009 5:53 PM
Tecumseh said...

Back on topic: an insider look at how intel is bottled up in the CIA's byzantine corridors. I'm shocked, shocked.

12/30/2009 6:43 PM
Mr roT said...

Weird clusterfuck.

12/30/2009 9:45 PM

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