Counterterrorism Director to busy sking

[namvet]

National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter did not cut short his holiday ski trip when he learned of the attempted bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas Day, according to a report in the New York Daily News.

Leiter, who is in charge of analyzing terror threats, didn't return to his office post in McLean, Va., until several days after the holiday, a decision that has raised some eyebrows in the intelligence community.

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sking trip more important than our security. yes sir Osama really knows how to pick em

[Insein]

Bush actually appointed him. Obama never removed him.

[Kathianne]

Bush actually appointed him. Obama never removed him.

That's true, which is why he'll be the perfect scapegoat.

[Abbey Marie]

That's true, which is why he'll be the perfect scapegoat.

Lol, too true Kath.

[Kathianne]

Lol, too true Kath.

Well Abbey, one would think. LOL! However, this IS the gang that couldn't shoot straight:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/01/07/2010-01-07_white_defends_.html

Seems they are 'defending' him, I wonder if they realize the implications? Links at site:



White House defends NCTC head Michael Leiter: We said he could go on vacation after attack

BY Kenneth R. Bazinet AND James Gordon Meek
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
Thursday, January 7th 2010, 2:33 PM
WASHINGTON - The Obama White House rushed Thursday to defend a top counterterror official who went on a ski vacation for six days after an alleged Al Qaeda bomber attempted to blow up a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day.

Michael Leiter -- whose National Counterterrorism Center failed to connect dots on suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab -- came under fire for being away from his intelligence clearinghouse at the height of the crisis when it was still unknown if other terrorists were on their way to the U.S.

"Director Leiter was - throughout the events of Dec. 25, 2009 - indeed at the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Va., and intimately involved in all aspects of the nation's response to the attempted terrorist attack-to include coordinating intelligence, examining terrorist watchlisting, and briefing Members of Congress," Denis McDonough, National Security Council chief of staff, said in a statement.

McDonough said Leiter "took six days of annual leave after the event," and did so "only after explicit consultations with both the White House and the Director of National Intelligence," Dennis Blair...

[Nukeman]

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skiing trip more important than our security. yes sir Osama really knows how to pick em

So he could accomplish what by going back early that he couldn't do in the current electronic age. He has full access to all his information at his home office and able to INSTANTLY communicate with the home office anytime.

The bigger question is why didn't Obama fly from Hawaii when all this happened!!!!????