Keeping Us Safe
Posted by Team Walsh - Tue, January 12, 2010 at 02:08 PM
Today’s local KSFO morning radio program with Lee Rogers was a “must hear.” Two interviews laid out the danger the country faces due to a muddled security policy. (My term, not theirs.) It is a major theme in my campaign against Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House who supports prosecuting the CIA personnel that kept us safe after 9/11 and who opposes “enhanced” and “harsh” interrogation techniques.
The first guest, Annie Jacobson, author of “Terrorism in the Skies,” posed questions (big ones!) about how the “wedgie bomber” case is being handled (by FBI, TSA, Home Security et al.) Not a comforting view.
Main conclusion: The important questions aren’t even being asked much less answered. One to ponder: Was there an accomplice in Amsterdam (i.e. ground personnel who had access to the lavatory)? Another: Why is the FBI not conducting extensive witness interviews with the passengers on the flight?
Then, Jed Babbin, editor of Human Events Magazine, reviewed the many ways in which the current administration is endangering the American public, from the NYC trials of the 9/11 terrorists to releasing Gitmo prisoners to lawyering up the aforementioned bomber. Ms. Jacobson’s interview dovetailed with Babbin’s: The important thing is, “Are the right questions being asked?” The answer is no.
The biggest question in my mind is, “How is it that the country has reverted to viewing the war against terrorism as a law enforcement issue instead of as a war?”
Another is, “Why are the walls between intelligence agencies, which the 9/11 Commission recognized as a major factor in the failure to “connect the dots, in 2001” once again erected. (Short of wearing a neon side that read “I’m going to blow up this plane” how many more red flags were waving – and ignored – by authorities?)
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Dana,
I think you are mistaking naivete for bad intentions. I’m sure that the Obama and Pelosi offices honestly believe that their policies are the best for keeping the U.S. safe - obviously they may be incorrect on some accounts.
The idea that the country has “reverted to viewing the war against terrorism as a law enforcement issue instead of as a war” is a bit of a farce. The Bush administration prosecuted plenty of terrorists through the criminal justice system. Two Bush lawyers even wrote a letter to the editor in NYT (I think it was NYT…) explaining why Eric Holder’s decision wasn’t really all that bad/wrong.
GOP Oldie - are you serious?? It is obvious Obama wants to apologize for American and he does not believe in American exceptionalism… that’s dangerous.