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| A Ticking Time Bomb - Another FBI screw up? Or you decide. |
| 2011-02-07 |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 Here, JosephM, have a beer. It sounds like you need one. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-02-07 20:45 |
| #8 Iff FED INTEL-PYWAR, e.g. FBI + NSA-CIA + SECRET SERVICE - YOU KNOW, THE PA STATE POLICE, were observing at PENN STATE, THEN THEY SHOULD HAD KNOWN ABOUT HASAN + ATTA + MCVEIGH, E-T-A-L way Way WAY W-A-Y WWWWWAAAAAAAAYYYYYY BACK THEN. To paraph WARD BOND in THE SEARCHERS > "D *** NG IT, WAY, WAY, spelled W-A-V-E = W-H-Y, WAY"! Have I said D **** NG IT??? But I digress... |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-02-07 19:52 |
| #7 I still wonder if the FBI (or ATF or womebody) was running a source or something similar in relation to the Oklahoma City bombing. Too much never seemed to tie together afterward, and McVeigh didn't stay alive long enough to change his mind about keeping his mouth shut. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-02-07 19:31 |
| #6 Thank you, dear Besoeker. I once worked for a corporation that had different sets of acronyms for each division, so even if I think I know what it means, I prefer to make sure. In this case I was completely clueless until you took pity on me, though. Jack Salami, thank you for all that you and your colleagues have done to keep us safe. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-02-07 18:45 |
| #5 CT = Counterterrorism JTTF = Joint Terrorism Task Force WDC = Wash D.C. Running a Souce = Actually somethng of a misnomer in this particular case. Should read monitoring an intelligence lead. Reporting on his/her contacts, travel, activities, meetings, etc, in the hope of uncovering a network or illegal activity(s). |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-02-07 17:56 |
| #4 For us civilians, please translate: CT JTTF WDC running a source Thank you in advance! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-02-07 17:48 |
| #3 The frequent mention of phone traffic and obvious monitoring, the redactions, etc, are telling. I will always believe the Bureau was running a source. Easier to isolate and monitor the source from Fort Hood than the Beltway. Something to keep the WACO field office busy. Nobody wanted a nutcase to blow up in D.C. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-02-07 17:08 |
| #2 As a retired CT Agent, the excuses not to interview those in Hasan's chain of command are indefensible. There are plenty of pretexts to use. If I were on the JTTF in WDC, I'm not sure how well I could sleep anymore. |
| Posted by: Jack Salami 2011-02-07 16:44 |
| #1 90 pages and all I can do is sighhh. I think we're screwed. |
| Posted by: Total War 2011-02-07 15:48 |