More terror suspects trying to fly to U.S.

Visit our News page Even USA Today Joins the Chorus British Intelligence Reports Increase in Terror Suspects Trying to Fly to the U.S. Click Here To Help Us Reach Our Goal of “1010 for 2010” The week before last, Richard Cohen, writing in the Washington Post, criticized the Obama administration’s handling of national security and terrorism. Then last week USA Today chimed in (see the op-ed below). We take no delight in criticism for criticism’s sake being leveled at President Obama and his administration. Indeed, we would much prefer that the Obama administration be doing the right things to keep our nation safe than to watch him be criticized from those all the way from the political right to the political left. But when even those who are left of center launch the kind of pointed attacks we are seeing, there should be no doubt something is seriously wrong, the administration is failing us, and our safety and security are threatened! Please note this excerpt from the op-ed below: “CIA Director Leon Panetta and other top officials agreed last week that an attack by al-Qaeda is likely in the next three to six months.” To underscore this, British intelligence has confirmed that the number of potential terror suspects abroad trying to board planes to the United States has substantially increased within the past several weeks. We are now a little more than halfway through our 30 day ACT! IMPACT! 2010 campaign, and we are 45% of the way to our goal of getting 1010 new monthly contributing Patriot Partners and Contributing Members who make one-time gifts. If you haven’t yet responded, we need to hear from you! Simply click here to make a monthly commitment or a one-time gift. Our online form is VeriSign secured and easy to use. If you prefer to make a one-time gift with a check, please click here to print out a reply form to mail with your check. 2010 is going to be a pivotal year in the ongoing effort to roll back the rising tide of radical Islam. If we are to successfully launch programs like the 2010 Congressional Scorecard, we need your help and support! So please click here and help us continue pushing toward our goal! http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2010/02/debate-on-war-on-terror-our-view-national-security-team-fails-to-inspire-confidence.html National security team fails to inspire confidence Officials’ handling of Christmas Day attack looks like amateur hour. Ever since the botched Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, the Obama administration's national security officials have struggled to assure the public that they know exactly what they're doing. So far, they're achieving the opposite, and they're needlessly adding some jitters in the process: -- CIA Director Leon Panetta and other top officials agreed last week that an attack by al-Qaeda is likely in the next three to six months. The warning is bound to frighten the public, with no obvious benefit beyond the ability to say "I told you so." -- Top administration officials revealed last week that bombing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was again cooperating with authorities. Great. But the news pretty much negates earlier claims that no intelligence was lost when Abdulmutallab was prematurely read his rights. -- In Senate testimony, National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair had a "Duh!" moment as he hit his forehead and acknowledged that authorities fumbled the initial questioning of Abdulmutallab by failing to call in the high-value interrogation group, which was created to question terrorism suspects. Refreshingly candid, yes, but not a statement that inspires confidence. Especially when the same day, at another Senate hearing, FBI Director Robert Mueller testified that the high-value unit was still in its "formation stages" and that "there was no time" to get it to Detroit. All of this follows the string of blunders that allowed Abdulmutallab to carry explosives onto a U.S.- bound plane in the first place. The chaos that followed his arrest now looks just as bad. According to news accounts, Abdulmutallab was questioned by, and cooperated with, the FBI for a grand total of 50 minutes before going into surgery. When he emerged, he became combative, asked for a lawyer and was read his rights. (At the time, remember, no one knew whether other bombers had been dispatched simultaneously.) A decision of such magnitude should have involved the top brass in intelligence and law enforcement. But Blair, Mueller and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano have all testified they were not consulted. Mueller said the decision to read the suspect his Miranda rights was made by agents in the field. In television appearances on Sunday, John Brennan, the White House deputy national security adviser, chafed at the criticism the intelligence community is getting. He said it was demoralizing and urged cheerleading instead. But cheerleading doesn't get problems fixed, and it's undeniable that there are plenty to address. Some problems, such as the post-arrest misjudgments, are of the Obama administration's making. Others, such as the intelligence failures preceding the incident, are institutional. There is, however, a common denominator: slipshod coordination leading to bad judgment. If Panetta is right about another attack, there's not much time for national security officials to get their act together. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT for America P.O. 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