Brennan Talks About the Underwear Bomb
[Guest post by DRJ]
Today on CNN and other networks, President Obama’s top counterterrorism and homeland security adviser John Brennan reassured America about what he learned from the Saudis about underwear bombs and how the government disseminated that information:
“And on CNN he said, “within a week of that attack, I was out in Saudi Arabia. I met with Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. I went to the room where the attack took place. We worked very closely with the Saudis to get that information. We shared it completely throughout the government. PETN was the substance that was used in that attack. We were looking very carefully at that. There was no indication at the time that there was going to be an attempt against an aircraft. What we need to do is to try to stay ahead of it.”
Brennan reiterated the government’s greatest concern was a possible assassination attempt, not an attack on an airline:
“Asked if the FAA was put on alert, Brennan said, “there was nothing in that assassination attempt against Prince Mohammed bin Nayef that indicated aviation was a target…The suicide bomber came in next to him. We were very concerned about the possible assassination attempts.”
Now we know that by early October, the government was on high alert for a possible assassination attempt against a government leader by a suicide bomber wearing an underwear bomb. How prepared was the government to deal with the information shared “completely throughout the government”?
We’re fortunate the Secret Service probably uses screening machines and sniffer dogs that can identify PETN. Very fortunate:
— DRJ
Brennan’s impression of Ralph Kramden posing as a counter-terrorism expert on CNN today was priceless.
Memo to POTUS: Connect these dots……. Fire him.
DCSCA (9d1bb3) — 1/3/2010 @ 4:54 pm“There was no indication at the time that there was going to be an attempt against an aircraft.”
Of course not – after all, it’s like comparing apples and oranges. These folks are beyond parody, but it’s not going to be funny when more innocents get killed as a result of their fecklessness and audacity of dope.
Dmac (a964d5) — 1/3/2010 @ 4:55 pmBut they attacked George W. Bush over a far far vaguer briefing of August 2001. Over and over again.
Beyond parody indeed.
SPQR (26be8b) — 1/3/2010 @ 5:00 pmIt’s why your admonition, DRJ, that we need to focus on who our enemies are is so important. We can pretty much assume they’ll use whatever method they can.
MayBee (a4324b) — 1/3/2010 @ 5:46 pmSo let’s concentrate on who “they” are.
“There was no piece of intelligence that said, ‘This guy’s a terrorist. He’s going to get on a plane,'” Brennan told Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday.
Lets see, knicker bomber’s father told the state department his son was a radical terrorist and the son got a visa to come to the US. OK, I guess thats two pieces of intelligence. So I guess one could argue that there was “no piece” because it was two pieces. And he paid cash, there was no check in luggage, and it was a one way ticket so I guess thats five pieces of intelligence. And the Brits would not let him in so thats 6 pieces.
If one put together all the intelligence on the knicker bomber, it would not have fit on one piece of paper so one could still argue there was “no piece” if one means there was only one piece.
I feel like I’m arguing about the meaning of the word “is”.
snookered (6f83c5) — 1/3/2010 @ 6:13 pm“There was no indication at the time that there was going to be an attempt against an aircraft.”
No sh** Sherlock. He, being a son of the child rapist Allah was going to walk on water, or sink to the bottom and walk to the U.S.
This administration reminds me of the old TV show, ‘Kids say the darndest things’, or something in that line. Kids tell all they know, as democrats do, which is not much, but they are good for a laugh.
Scrapiron (996c34) — 1/3/2010 @ 6:41 pmI wonder if The Gatecrashers had been “panty bombers” if the Blithering Idiot would have learned a lesson, or if he would have retreated to under his bed with white flags flying from the bedposts?
Mrs. Gatecrasher could use a padded bra.
PCD (ef9431) — 1/3/2010 @ 6:45 pmThere was no indication at the time that there was going to be an attempt against an aircraft.
Hey Brennan, you will never hear the crack from the one that targets you either. Smile.
1/10th of a milligram of logic would indicate that ANY available delivery mechanism could/would be used!
oh wait,
Brennan totally forgot about 9/11 and how those guys used airliners to deliver the airliners into buildings!
How in the hell can we rid ourselves of such total incompetent pieces of shit?
TC (0b9ca4) — 1/3/2010 @ 6:59 pmI saw him today on TV and thought the biggest yes man in politics.
Patricia (b05e7f) — 1/3/2010 @ 8:30 pmHow in the hell can we rid ourselves of such total incompetent pieces of shit?
Comment by TC — 1/3/2010 @ 6:59 pm
Since Obamy is turning us into a Banana Republic, I suppose Rule-7.62 would apply – that’s the way it’s always worked everywhere else.
AD - RtR/OS! (06f36f) — 1/3/2010 @ 8:45 pmBrennan struck me as almost devoid of imagination, which is sort of weird for a head of “counter-terrorism”. Instead, he seemed exquisitly bureaucratic in his answers, relying almost entirely on after-the-fact rationalization. Very strange interview, and very disquieting.
MTF (17058c) — 1/4/2010 @ 6:46 amI thought she wasn’t wearing any…
SteveG (11baba) — 1/4/2010 @ 9:38 pm