Merge the ‘Terror’ Lists to Prevent the Next Attack


Great piece by Jed Babbin over at Human Events today.

It would be satisfying — and manifestly just — for President Obama to fire Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.  She abjures the “politics of fear,” and prefers the term “man-caused disasters” to the word “terrorism.” And it was her risible reaction to the failed Christmas Day attack (“the system worked”) that redundantly proved her unfit for her job.  

And it would be satisfying — and equally justified — for Obama to remove Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair from his bureaucratic aerie.  Blair’s job — a layer of dysfunctional supervision over the entire intelligence community — is to ensure intelligence is gathered, analyzed and applied.  Which is obviously not being done.

But the problem is not just Napolitano or Blair. It’s their boss, and the costly bureaucratic maze that’s been created around airline security.  Obama wants to treat terrorists as civilian criminals. And we’ve burdened ourselves too much since 9-11.  It’s time to shift the burden.


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DHS Plans to Catch Only One in Four Travelers Committing ‘Major’ Criminal Violations While Entering U.S. on International Fights in 2010

izoneguy (Diary) Monday, January 4th at 12:27PM EST (link)

DHS Plans to Catch Only One in Four Travelers Committing ‘Major’ Criminal Violations While Entering U.S. on International Fights in 2010

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/59213

We have a major war going on right on the Mexican border.
It spills over into America. The terrorists are taking advantage of that hole right there. Air travel is just one area the terrorists exploit. What about all the goods that arrive in container ships? That is wide open.
What about the ports and the refineries? Again the terrorists are using mis-direction and accomplished that goal with one young kid…..

The point cannot be made often enough: Modern liberalism, as embodied in the Obama presidency, is the defender of the status quo. And the status quo is a road to economic ruin. Political forces cannot redistribute the wealth that the economic system does not produce.

 

MAObama Believes America NEEDS To Be Punished

Ausonius (Diary) Monday, January 4th at 12:46PM EST (link)

One must understand BIG BRObama’s philosophy: America has committed too many crimes throughout the years, and deserves retribution.

Because of its past support of Israel, it is America’s fault that the Islamic world hates it, and so he decides to punish American airlines and their customers, rather than napalm-bombing terrorist areas in Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, etc. A wave of small atomic bombs to collapse certain cave areas in Afghanistan and Pakistan should have happened under W. Bush.

Blame the victim: “What did you do to make him hit you?”

Ausonius: 310-395 A.D. Teacher, Poet, Consul, General, Farmer.

Personal Tutor to the future St. Paulinus of Nola and to young Gratian, heir to the throne during the turbulent final years of the Western Roman Empire. When his former student Gratian was assassinated, Ausonius threw up his hands and retired to his farm in Gaul. Rome was captured by barbarians 14 years after his death.

Cato@rock.com

 

MAObama Believes America NEEDS To Be Punished

Ausonius (Diary) Monday, January 4th at 12:46PM EST (link)

One must understand BIG BRObama’s philosophy: America has committed too many crimes throughout the years, and deserves retribution.

Because of its past support of Israel, it is America’s fault that the Islamic world hates it, and so he decides to punish American airlines and their customers, rather than napalm-bombing terrorist areas in Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, etc. A wave of small atomic bombs to collapse certain cave areas in Afghanistan and Pakistan should have happened under W. Bush.

Blame the victim: “What did you do to make him hit you?”

Ausonius: 310-395 A.D. Teacher, Poet, Consul, General, Farmer.

Personal Tutor to the future St. Paulinus of Nola and to young Gratian, heir to the throne during the turbulent final years of the Western Roman Empire. When his former student Gratian was assassinated, Ausonius threw up his hands and retired to his farm in Gaul. Rome was captured by barbarians 14 years after his death.

Cato@rock.com

 

add Holder to the list of heads that need to roll. /nt

Veronica (Diary) Monday, January 4th at 2:01PM EST (link)

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Pray as if everything depends on God, and work as if everything depends on us. – St. Augustine

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TidyWhitey Terrorist (aka: Skidmark bomber)

JLenardDetroit (Diary) Monday, January 4th at 3:30PM EST (link)

Obama has been in Office longer than Bush was on 9/11 yet the “connect the dots” rhetoric is toned down by the MSM (actually rightfully so, to some degree as there was semi-DIRECT WARNING from the Father and no real dots to have to bother to connect with this guy) as the Finger pointing, as long as it is away from the lack of Leadership and/or concern for protecting America and Americans, goes on as yet another distraction.

It is about time we are going to FULLY scrutinize ALL folks coming from particular Nations, and that it has to be done from a Democrat administration or we’d here all those Police State and Civil Liberties cries. This is a step in the right direction as to finally recognizing that the “biggest” (but not complete or sole) threat actually comes from and being on gaurd for it. It will, of course, not stop it all as they will move to alter their tactics to counter the counter-measures.

Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”


(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)

I Always Thought It Was Tighty Whitey nt

Swamp_Yankee (Diary) Monday, January 4th at 3:49PM EST (link)

either way...

JLenardDetroit (Diary) Monday, January 4th at 4:22PM EST (link)

I’ve heard it either way and (frankly) not often in my “circles” ;-) … but it seems better (more accurately descriptive, pun/fun value as well as catchiness, IMO) than “underwear bomber” as he wasn’t wearing Pink Frilly Panties or (loosey whitey?) boxers. Pants bomber, as many were first calling it, wasn’t really right. Now, Michelle Malkins “Crotch bomber” ain’t all bad either for its “rude” pun catchiness – which is (hearing her comments) what really prompted the “skidmark” thoughts leading to the other, potentially less offensive/rude but, little more catchy phrase.

Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”


(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)

 
 
 

Wrong culture and incentives

denniswayne Monday, January 4th at 4:18PM EST (link)

Improving/reforming/consolidating/coordinating the lists would be a definite improvement. So would reducing layers of bureaucracy. But more fundamental is the underlying culture and incentives which drive the behaviors in the intelligence community and law enforcement. Over at National Review former CIA chief Woolsey identifies the root problem as “an epidemic of political correctness”. Good read here:

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OTVhYzQwM2Q4YTlhNzFjZjM2NjU5M2YyOTdjZTU1ODM=

 

Just had to share this comment from FOX

snowshooze (Diary) Monday, January 4th at 6:37PM EST (link)

rebelyankee

Illinois

TEACHER ARRESTED IN NEW YORK – A public school teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator. At a morning press conference, the Attorney General said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement. He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction. ‘ Al-Gebra is a problem for us’, the Attorney General said. ‘They derive solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in search of absolute values.’ They use secret code names like ‘X’ and ‘Y’ and refer to themselves as ‘unknowns’, but we have determined that they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, ‘There are 3 sides to every triangle’. When asked to comment on the arrest, President Obama said, ‘If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, he would have given us more fingers and toes.’ White House aides told reporters they could not recall a more intelligent or profound statement by the President. It is believed that the Nobel Prize for Physiques will follow.
Monday, January 4, 2010 at 7:12 AM

 

Hmm

joekenha (Diary) Tuesday, January 5th at 11:06PM EST (link)

That would be common sense.

Common sense is too much to ask from these people.

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