tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post8751316811626051129..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: The Congratulations and Blame GameGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-47872266985537554542010-05-07T14:50:18.121-04:002010-05-07T14:50:18.121-04:00You can't use the TSA passenger screening area...You can't use the TSA passenger screening area to search for and arrest people since when you go through screening there is no entering of your name into a database. The people checking your ID are to undependable and they can't hold a subject's photograph as that would be too obvious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-45139752344688533302010-05-07T14:35:30.910-04:002010-05-07T14:35:30.910-04:00He may have been from Pakistan. He mayh have been ...He may have been from Pakistan. He mayh have been a Muslim. But he boarded a plane as an American citizen.<br />The real question: he came here on student visa. he got MBA and immediately got job (a notch above entry level, we are told) and yet he got work visa, the kind given because a worker has abilities very much needed? How easy to get such a visa is it? Who issued it and why?<br /><br />Second: he bought house in expensive area (I know the area well), and defaulted on it...then moved to not nice place ALONE in Bridgeport. Did he break up with his wife and she moved back to Pakistan with their two kids or did he send her ahead as part of his plan? Why do we hear nothing ab out her but do hear about the guy's family?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-89569231572521475292010-05-06T14:32:33.464-04:002010-05-06T14:32:33.464-04:00Speaking of blame – the MSM seems to have determin...Speaking of blame – the MSM seems to have determined this terrorist committed an act of terrorism because his home was repossessed, did not get his piece of the American dream, didn’t like the new healthcare program or because our Predator drones bombed his beloved Pakistan. The fact he was Muslim & of Islamic faith was purely coincidental. What kind of faith lets you kill other innocent people just because you’ve had a bad day?<br /><br />We’re letting 99% of the Muslims give the rest a bad name.<br /><br />When I look at these last few terrorist events such as the shoe-bomber, the underwear bomber or this last car bomber it makes me wonder if these events (successful or not) are just diversions/distractions to a bigger event at locations less prepared for terrorism than say New York City. The 911 terrorist were a lot more sophisticated & better trained than these bumbling idiots (yes, I know they’re still dangerous).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12337285145893256026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-69722872672260411502010-05-06T10:52:00.371-04:002010-05-06T10:52:00.371-04:00Very good questions all around.
Terrorist also hav...Very good questions all around.<br />Terrorist also have lessons learned from this incident. If you're not up to a suicide attack that day, catch an int'l escape flight direct from the scene - in this case a cab ride may have caught the same red-eye (two days earlier) - before Times Square was even reopened. <br />Until our preemptive capability is as strong as as post-incident pursuit seems to be we will be largely dependent on the skill of the terrorist and seem to be barely ahead - some would say lucky. Obviously, a successful detonation would have changed the landscape and debate.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739265551730995368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-67208381046337213612010-05-06T09:24:13.820-04:002010-05-06T09:24:13.820-04:00For all you Aluminum Foil Hats:
http://www.youtub...For all you Aluminum Foil Hats:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_hxR6G25Zs&feature=player_embedded<br /><br />Who did the police escort ONTO the plane?sykes.1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10954672321945289871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-7345861977031664722010-05-05T18:57:56.610-04:002010-05-05T18:57:56.610-04:00Gee Paul, Let's see..
A Pakistani Muslim, fly...Gee Paul, Let's see..<br /><br />A Pakistani Muslim, flying without baggage, using cash, being "trailed" by the FBI can clear it through the TSA screening and actually get on board an aircraft...<br /><br />You call it a "teaching moment" and suggest somehow this will enhance our security learning curve....<br /><br />I would say that this was a gross mistake, on the part of the Obama administration to take the Jihadist threat seriously.<br /><br />And sadly I do not believe that the Obama admin win, in fact, learn from it...<br /><br />What I what to know is what did the Obama administration KNOW about the terrorist and when...<br /><br />As I want to know, as does Sen Lieberman and Collins want to know about what did the Obama administration KNOW about Major Hassan and WHEN...<br /><br />The buck stops at OBAMA, he is IN CHARGE and HE is responsible.<br /><br />However I doubt seriously Obama KNOWS what the word "responsible" means...What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-87608499293069504432010-05-05T11:44:17.404-04:002010-05-05T11:44:17.404-04:00You can call it blame, and mistakes were certainly...You can call it blame, and mistakes were certainly made, but the lessons will be learned and the system will be improved. It took a lot of airplane crashes to get to the point where flying is more reliable than driving. <br /><br />Speaking of mistakes, you refer to an Airbus. It was a Boeing 777, http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAE202Paul G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17270835772123856564noreply@blogger.com