"an intelligence and security failure of staggering proportions" -- London Telegraph, editorial, Dec. 27

by Tim Daniels, Left Coast Rebel

I read several sources that showed that the Department of Homeland Security laxed their alerts for Christmas travel. Both the FBI and Homeland Security issued intelligence in November of this year that pointed to a decreased threat level for the holiday season. And only now, a day after the attack is DHS raising the threat level (NY Times).

Could it be that DHS and the FBI have been too busy profiling, harassing and/or investigating law-abiding citizens speaking out against the malfeasance of our 'leadership'?

Big Government too worried about Rightwing Political Opponents, rather than Islamic extremists

I wrote back on Aug. 19:

AP story today that highlights the fact that the DHS pushed through the recent 'Right-Wing Extremist' report regardless of known civil liberty concerns. Nothing shocking here. I'll make this one simple, the DHS knew full well that singling out illegal-immigrant opponents, right-to-lifers, gun-owners, vets and others as possible security threats is a clear infringement on their rights.

If the following is true, it is nothing new.

Just look at this from NYDailyNews.com:

The terror suspect who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound plane is the son of a Nigerian banker who alerted U.S. authorities to his "extreme religious views" months ago, it was reported Saturday.

The father, Alhaji Umaru Mutallab,(photo here), a former minister and chairman of First Bank in Nigeria, is shocked that his son was even was allowed to fly to the U.S., family members told the Nigerian newspaper This Day.

The dad was meeting with security officials to discuss his son, identified as Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, 23. The younger Mutallab was not on any no-fly list when he flew from Nigeria to Detroit through Amsterdam, Rep. Pete King (R-L.I.) told the Daily News.

A Failure of Big Government on Steroids

Meanwhile Bungalow Bill reports/comments:

The Department of Homeland Security relaxed their alerts for the holiday season according to My Way. Both the FBI and Homeland Security issued an intelligence release on November 20, 2009, about the threat picture for the holiday season. They had no reason to believe Al Qaeda or other terrorists was going to attempt anything for the holiday season according to the report.

I guess they were too busy profiling Americans who go to church, believe in life, and have Don't Treat on Me flags and stickers on their property.

Can you imagine this? The failure of big-government on steroids, (DHS), to even accomplish the most simple task of keeping us safe is mind-boggling. If this story doesn't speak to the inept nature of our Federal government in the most extreme scenario possible then nothing does. We should be jettisoning the powers that these bureaucrats and pols hold, not adding to them.

And bumbling Napolitano? Give her a one-way ticket back to Bullhead City, AZ.

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