At first glance it all looks fairly innocent. Right? The CIA is on the job and the London Games and air travel are safe. So, what is the big deal?
Officials say al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen plotted to blow up US- bound jet using upgrade of 2009 underwear bomb, AP reports (click here)
Associated Press
May 7, 2012
The CIA has thwarted a plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a US-bound airliner using a bomb with a new design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, according to the Associated Press....
After all the AP only reported it after the fact. It isn't as though they actually caused the failure of the CIA, right? The AP was being a cheerleader and nothing more with an exclusive to boot.
The real problem with the story is not the story itself, it is how the AP received the information. The government never released this information, yet the AP was able to obtain these records and publish it. This is all classified information. There was no reason for the CIA to be exposed in thwarting a bomb plot. I am quite confident the CIA, FBI, Interpol and law enforcement in general is more successful than any average citizen can begin to realize, so the agencies didn't need nor were they looking for a cheerleader.
The idea classified information was leaked to the Press where it involves international terrorism can cause a lot problems to agents that would like to repeat their success. I personally would like the CIA to repeat all that success every time they venture into organized plots that will kill people regardless of their citizenship.
The controversy the dire Press is trying to 'pin' on the Obama Administration is that this is a cover up to the fact danger still exists. See, the Press is trying to make the case President Obama would not be in office today if THE PUBLIC KNEW the truth. The truth is that while President Obama claims the USA is safer it sincerely is not and this leaked information will prove same.
The AP is playing politics and they ventured into very dangerous waters to make a point that is basically pointless.
The fact that Americans are safe is obvious to the fact they are as safe as they are. The fact of the matter is Americans or any other citizen in any other country simply doesn't know how safe they are because success means they are safe and not injured or dead. I don't believe any American thinks terrorist networks will ever give up on killing innocent people regardless of the country.
This article states how successful the CIA has been. We can only hope they will continue to be that successful. The fact the AP exploited information that was classified to make money and play politics is completely irrelevant to the truth we all live.
If we are safer because the CIA is this successful then we are safe and will continue to be safe so long as the intelligence agencies globally can carry out their good work uninterrupted and unexposed.
Why do I want the government to succeed in their surveillance of important and classified information? I would think that obvious, but, just to make it clear...
...If the AP was responsible for my safety I wouldn't be safe at all.
The Associated Press compromised my safety as an American and the safety of untold thousands without any regret and now they are on defense and they don't like it. Their only 'cover' for their actions is that government is oppressive and President Obama is the enemy.
Right.
Officials say al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen plotted to blow up US- bound jet using upgrade of 2009 underwear bomb, AP reports (click here)
Associated Press
May 7, 2012
The CIA has thwarted a plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a US-bound airliner using a bomb with a new design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, according to the Associated Press....
After all the AP only reported it after the fact. It isn't as though they actually caused the failure of the CIA, right? The AP was being a cheerleader and nothing more with an exclusive to boot.
The real problem with the story is not the story itself, it is how the AP received the information. The government never released this information, yet the AP was able to obtain these records and publish it. This is all classified information. There was no reason for the CIA to be exposed in thwarting a bomb plot. I am quite confident the CIA, FBI, Interpol and law enforcement in general is more successful than any average citizen can begin to realize, so the agencies didn't need nor were they looking for a cheerleader.
The idea classified information was leaked to the Press where it involves international terrorism can cause a lot problems to agents that would like to repeat their success. I personally would like the CIA to repeat all that success every time they venture into organized plots that will kill people regardless of their citizenship.
The controversy the dire Press is trying to 'pin' on the Obama Administration is that this is a cover up to the fact danger still exists. See, the Press is trying to make the case President Obama would not be in office today if THE PUBLIC KNEW the truth. The truth is that while President Obama claims the USA is safer it sincerely is not and this leaked information will prove same.
The AP is playing politics and they ventured into very dangerous waters to make a point that is basically pointless.
The fact that Americans are safe is obvious to the fact they are as safe as they are. The fact of the matter is Americans or any other citizen in any other country simply doesn't know how safe they are because success means they are safe and not injured or dead. I don't believe any American thinks terrorist networks will ever give up on killing innocent people regardless of the country.
This article states how successful the CIA has been. We can only hope they will continue to be that successful. The fact the AP exploited information that was classified to make money and play politics is completely irrelevant to the truth we all live.
If we are safer because the CIA is this successful then we are safe and will continue to be safe so long as the intelligence agencies globally can carry out their good work uninterrupted and unexposed.
Why do I want the government to succeed in their surveillance of important and classified information? I would think that obvious, but, just to make it clear...
...If the AP was responsible for my safety I wouldn't be safe at all.
The Associated Press compromised my safety as an American and the safety of untold thousands without any regret and now they are on defense and they don't like it. Their only 'cover' for their actions is that government is oppressive and President Obama is the enemy.
Right.
