Gathering Information
We're getting a better picture of how this terrorist plot was prevented, thanks in part to
this article.
Peter Brookes was on On the Record tonight. He said that the most encouraging thing to have come out of this bust (other than the bust) was the quality of the human intelligence that was gathered. He also said that it was important to note what British intelligence learned from last summer's bombing; specifically, he said that British intel learned that there was a significant population of British-born Muslims who posed a significant terrorist threat.
I won't omit the political significance of this: Kerry, Dean and Reid complained about how we hadn't adopted all of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations or how we weren't spending enough or that we weren't inspecting everything coming into the US. The bottom line is that we stopped this attack because we didn't wait for the threat to turn into a disaster. We stopped this attack because we stayed on offense with our intelligence communities.
Thank God one party is serious about fighting the Global war against Islamofascists.
Posted Friday, August 11, 2006 3:02 AM
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Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke said the probe had been underway for several months. He said: "The investigation has focused on intelligence which suggested that a plot was in existence to blow up transatlantic passenger aircraft in flight. The intelligence suggested this was to be achieved by means of concealed explosive devices smuggled on to the aircraft in hand baggage. The intelligence suggested that the devices were to be constructed in the UK and taken through British airports; the number, destination and timing of flights that might be attacked remain the subject of an investigation."It's time that we applauded all the different intelligence agencies for the detailed information that they gathered. This account sounds like they accumulated alot of operational and technical information about this plot. This is the type of stuff that satellites and intercepts can't always gather.
Peter Brookes was on On the Record tonight. He said that the most encouraging thing to have come out of this bust (other than the bust) was the quality of the human intelligence that was gathered. He also said that it was important to note what British intelligence learned from last summer's bombing; specifically, he said that British intel learned that there was a significant population of British-born Muslims who posed a significant terrorist threat.
I won't omit the political significance of this: Kerry, Dean and Reid complained about how we hadn't adopted all of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations or how we weren't spending enough or that we weren't inspecting everything coming into the US. The bottom line is that we stopped this attack because we didn't wait for the threat to turn into a disaster. We stopped this attack because we stayed on offense with our intelligence communities.
Thank God one party is serious about fighting the Global war against Islamofascists.
Posted Friday, August 11, 2006 3:02 AM
July 2006 Posts
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