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Obama Reviewing Reports on Failures Leading To Terrorist Attack On Flight 253
President Obama on Thursday received preliminary reports on the human intelligence and screening errors that led to a terrorist suspect being allowed to board Detroit-bound Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas Day. He said in a statement issued from Hawaii that he will meet in Washington on Tuesday with officials responsible for air safety.
Obama said he discussed the situation in separate calls with John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
"This morning, I spoke with John Brennan about preliminary assessments from the ongoing consultations I have ordered into the human and systemic failures that occurred leading up to the attempted act of terrorism on Christmas Day and about our government-wide efforts at continued vigilance on homeland security and counterterrorism efforts. In a separate call, I spoke with Sec. Napolitano to receive an update on both the Department of Homeland Security review of detection capabilities and the enhanced security measures in place since the Christmas Day incident.
"I anticipate receiving assessments from several agencies this evening and will review those tonight and over the course of the weekend. On Tuesday, in Washington, I will meet personally with relevant agency heads to discuss our ongoing reviews as well as security enhancements and intelligence-sharing improvements in our homeland security and counterterrorism operations."
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Obama said he discussed the situation in separate calls with John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
"This morning, I spoke with John Brennan about preliminary assessments from the ongoing consultations I have ordered into the human and systemic failures that occurred leading up to the attempted act of terrorism on Christmas Day and about our government-wide efforts at continued vigilance on homeland security and counterterrorism efforts. In a separate call, I spoke with Sec. Napolitano to receive an update on both the Department of Homeland Security review of detection capabilities and the enhanced security measures in place since the Christmas Day incident.
"I anticipate receiving assessments from several agencies this evening and will review those tonight and over the course of the weekend. On Tuesday, in Washington, I will meet personally with relevant agency heads to discuss our ongoing reviews as well as security enhancements and intelligence-sharing improvements in our homeland security and counterterrorism operations."
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Lynn Sweet is a columnist at PoliticsDaily.com and writes the Daily FLOTUS blog on Michelle Obama. She is also Washington Bureau Chief of the Chicago Sun-Times.... moreComments (36)
Pete
3:39PM Dec 31st 2009
The topic of discussion???? .....................
Very likely something like this................
'Ok so how can we blame this one on Bush and pull it off................ any suggestions?'
Very likely something like this................
'Ok so how can we blame this one on Bush and pull it off................ any suggestions?'
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VANCE88
4:05PM Dec 31st 2009
Obama is proving to be just what we thought he would be based on his voting record, He is an ABSENTEE SLUMLORD and he is treating us like it’s all our fault.
He has never taken responsibility for a single problem we have, not now, not as a senator and not even back in Chicago.
He blames anyone but himself for every thing that’s wrong and takes failures and calls them his successes.
Time to face the facts about the president. He is always out to lunch!
He has never taken responsibility for a single problem we have, not now, not as a senator and not even back in Chicago.
He blames anyone but himself for every thing that’s wrong and takes failures and calls them his successes.
Time to face the facts about the president. He is always out to lunch!
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(11) markushka1
4:06PM Dec 31st 2009
"Obama Reviewing Reports on Failures" his golf cart must be charging!
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(11) tvtaerum
4:23PM Dec 31st 2009
As anticipated, our President on the way back to Washington is reviewing the policies of his predecessors in attempting to understand what happened on Flight 253. It is, evidently, systemic failure - the result of practices which have been in place for many years. He must have wondered, as he jetted over to Europe to attend the greenhouse conference and then jetted to Hawaii for vacation, why it was that previous presidents had sacrificed so little to reduce CO2 emissions. Now, due to previous administrations, he had this human-caused problem to deal with. What did his predecessors do - go on vacation? Now he would have to solve this problem as well!!!
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(1) Gini
7:00PM Dec 31st 2009
Of course it will be blamed on Bush.
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(1) jo
5:47PM Dec 31st 2009
Obammy reviewing reports on failures leading to attack on flight 253.......why?..just look in the mirror.....that is the only failure that led to this attack!
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(5) jlgosnow
5:47PM Dec 31st 2009
These aren't his predecessor's policies. They are the policies being followed by HIS administration. Wouldn't a thorough review have been Napalitano's first priority once confirmed? They don't believe "terrorism" even exists. These concerns have obviously been put on the back burner. Napalitano needs to resign and be replaced by someone who gets it and cares.
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(6) jo
5:49PM Dec 31st 2009
Pete....you are so right!
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(3) bobanthonyvideo
5:55PM Dec 31st 2009
Well I feel better-Obama is on the case-we can all sleep well tonight...
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(1) stl50boomer
8:53PM Dec 31st 2009
Maybe you will, I won't. When will the other shoe drop?
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(2) vhgolfer36
7:17PM Dec 31st 2009
Hey Barack Hussein Obama and all left wing liberal progressive socialist democrats please repeat after me, "We are at war with Muslim Islamo-terrorist Jihadists". Now just what is it you don't understand about the statement, "We are at war with Muslim Islamo-terrorists Jihadists?" Your Political Correctness should be stuffed where the sun don't shine. Remember January 11-15, 2010 is be kind to a terrorists week, take a Muslim Islamo-terrorist Jihadist water boarding. ACLU lawyers are invited to participate. Bring bathing suits. OBAMANOS IN 2012!
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(5) smithgizmoboy
7:47PM Dec 31st 2009
It is hard for me to belive that he did'nt know something about this. CHIEF IN COMMAND / PRESIDENT OF USA and he know's nothing ? not real comfortable with this way of leadership.
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(3) Wally777
7:51PM Dec 31st 2009
Obama Reviewing Reports?? I feel so much safer now I think I will sleep for the first time in 9 years, Obama is on top of things, and I am from Mars here to save you from the bull this guy is labeling as give a damn.
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(3) Are you kidding me????
7:55PM Dec 31st 2009
smithgizmoboy - "It is hard for me to belive that he did'nt know something about this. CHIEF IN COMMAND / PRESIDENT OF USA and he know's nothing ? not real comfortable with this way of leadership."
OMG!! You can't be serious! You really think he would know about a guy boarding a plane in Amsterdam??? He's not GOD! But, you ppl think that if he doesn't do what GOD could do...he's worthless. OMG!!!
OMG!! You can't be serious! You really think he would know about a guy boarding a plane in Amsterdam??? He's not GOD! But, you ppl think that if he doesn't do what GOD could do...he's worthless. OMG!!!
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(0) smithgizmoboy
8:41PM Dec 31st 2009
Yea like when Clinton spaced 9/11
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(2) altollew
9:04AM Jan 1st 2010
he's not GOD! tell him not us we know it he does'nt.
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(0) grrywalk
8:02PM Dec 31st 2009
Well, I feel much better now. The Big-0 talked to Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano and everything worked as it should.
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(5) Actionhero
9:55PM Dec 31st 2009
The answer isn't in a speech. The public should be informed. The Bush adminsitration used a color code sytem designed not to induce panic, but highten awareness. obama should use his version of that and tell the american public to be alert. Just that simple. And let's look into the profile issue (It is what it is). Most likely we'll learn that there are taboos that are both true and false. Actionhero recommends elevating the alert level.
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(2) FSHNT21
10:24PM Dec 31st 2009
FAILURE...?
YOU MEAN BARRY IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT HIMSELF...??
YOU MEAN BARRY IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT HIMSELF...??
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(2) kloel
10:31PM Dec 31st 2009
The latest failure by the acorn administration and it's failure leader. When the incompetents you surround yourself with fail again, take a vacation, or have your teleprompter give a speech, or better yet blame it on the last president. You know- the one who's policies you voted for when you were able to show up for a vote. So this is what it has come down to- a president that is a pathetic joke, and who can't get the hang of national security. Oh, but he has ordered a review of policies. We can feel safer already. Janet reno the 2nd. is on the job.
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