Nat Sec Tops How Many Human Lives, Exactly?

One can already guess where this may be headed. In the interests of National Security, yada, yada, yada.... But with the Democrats in all but complete control, something like this might be used to seriously damage our intelligence capabilities. Can you say Church, as in committee?

But how does one justify this given the loss of life involved? Depending upon the direction, all Panetta may lose is his job, whether it was directly his responsibility, or not. I doubt this goes quietly into the good night.

U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News.

CIA director Leon Panetta and the Director of National Intelligence, Dennis Blair, have been asked by Congress "to preserve" all documents and intelligence files that relate to Hasan, according to the lawmaker.

Comments

[JustOneMan]

Months ago???????

HEADLINE - "Political Correctness Kills American Heros"

Will King Barry and his band of fools blame Bush for this to?

[Joe]

http://www.anwar-alawlaki.com/?p=228

Major Nidal Hasan was a hero and he did the right thing. At least according to his Islamic cleric.

Do you have a problem with that? You must be a racist.

[templar knight]

My son is in the Army. He says the sons of bitches now in charge in Washington don't give a damn about our troops. He is right.

[Fred Beloit]

Victor Hanson has some words about this and Janet Napolitano at the end of his piece.
http://pajamasmedia.com/victordavishanson/what-if—mr-president/2/

"When the entire story emerges of Hasan’s prior clear record of demonstrable hate and venom, and when such transgression is collated with the military’s inaction, and when all that is juxtaposed to the tepid, appeasing response of the Obama administration, I predict that there will be a firestorm that we have not yet witnessed. What we are enduring is surreal—have we lost our collective minds?"

[Lala]

This administration is truly disgusting

"Patriots,

Thanks to our “embedded Texas patriot” in D.C., Anita Ross, the White House agreed to lower their flags to half-mast in honor of the Ft. Hood massacre.

FYI…the White House/staff had no intention of lowering the flags…in fact, early Friday AM after the “closet Muslim terrorist” had finished his “atrocity against Army” warriors, the flags were raised to “full staff.”

Incensed and incredulous at the POTUS and his staff/subordinates’ complete disregard and disrespect for the dead, dying, and wounded in Texas…flying the Flag at “full staff” in D.C. was unacceptable to Anita Ross…a Patriot from Texas A & M and the mother of a Marine currently serving in Afganistan.

Anita burned up the phone lines in D.C. and in Texas…Congressmen/women…Governor Perry’s office…White House…all heard from her as she “assaulted the arrogance” of the clueless bureaucrats who mostly despise our military…demanding that honor be shown by lowering the flags."

read it all (and weep) at the link

http://ramparts360.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/4726/

[templar knight]

Lala, I stand by my earlier comments. And get this, General Casey is more concerned that the diversity of the Army might be a causalty of the murders at Ft. Hood. Because we should include al-Queda inspired terrorists in our Army, making sure it is an inclusive organization. Hell, we have terrorists in the US, why under the banner of diversity shouldn't they be allowed into the Army?

If this incident and the White House's responce doesn't prove the total disregard this moron has for the military, I don't know what does. Barack Obama hates the military and hates the United States, and is seeking to destroy both, and doing a damn good job at it, I might add.

[Dan Riehl]

I don't know guys. I'm finding plenty of stories from Friday morning that state they were ordered lowered from now until Veteran's Day.

[Elmo]

"CIA director Leon Panetta and the Director of National Intelligence, Dennis Blair, have been asked by Congress "to preserve" all documents and intelligence files that relate to Hasan ...."

Whirrrrrr ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FutJG0naZm0

[Lala]

Dan, they lowered them after she complained

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/06/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5550700.shtml

[WAHOO WILLIE]

@ Lala,
Dan is correct that the order was given to lower flags within a timely manner. The WH and ARMY did not know what was up and to have lowered flags too quickly is a signal of surrender. Gotta give Obie props on this one.

[Lala]

I concede to your knowledge Willie