United Conservatives of Virginia (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
"When policemen break the law, there is no law" U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Malik 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. According to the officials, the Army was informed of Hasan's contact, but it is unclear what, if anything, the...
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Army Major in Fort Hood Massacre Used 'Electronic Means' to Connect with Terrorists By RICHARD ESPOSITO, MATTHEW COLE and BRIAN ROSS ABC News Nov. 9, 2009 — U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Malik 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. According...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Nidal Malik Hasan It was previously reported that the Army psychiatrist who went on a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood Thursday had been on the FBI's radar over some Internet postings about suicide bombers. Now ABC News has it that Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan had been trying to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, and U.S. intelligence agencies knew about it months ago, because these...
Islam in Action (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
More distrubing news on just how much US officials actually knew about the Fort Hood terrorist Malik Hassan . The finger pointing has started, but the bottom line is that no one had the guts to do the right thing and discharge Hasan. Politically correct cowardice caused these deaths. Officials: U.S. Aware of Hasan Efforts to Contact al Qaeda Army Major in Fort Hood Massacre Used 'Electronic Means'...
FREEDOM EDEN (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
According to ABC News , Nidal Malik Hasan attempted to contact al Qaeda. U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Malik 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. It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed the Army that one of its officers was...
The Recliner Commentaries (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Fox News reported tonight what Recliner Commentaries reported yesterday (we got it from the same source--UK's Guardian ) that is, that Iran is working on advanced nuclear warhead design. Congressman Peter Hoekstra is calling for a re-assessment of Iranian intelligence saying that the previous report by the IAEA which said that Iran had halted all nuclear activity was wrong. Ya think?!
MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
CQ Politics has more from yesterday's committee hearing that Peter Hoekstra -- the man who can't tweet straight -- crassly politicized as part of his campaign for governor. Accusations of a Michigan gubernatorial political play surfaced Thursday in an odd place: a House Intelligence subcommittee hearing about Congress’ feud with the executive branch over when lawmakers should receive briefings...
MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
The Freep : WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra this morning used an open meeting of the Intelligence subcommittee to demand the Obama administration reveal its plan for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and whether terror suspects could be moved into Michigan. Hoekstra, a Holland Republican and candidate for governor, was rebuked by committee chairman Silvestre Reyes for trying to inject...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
EPIC-MRA for Detroit News/WXYZ-TV/WOOD-TV (10/11-15, "active voters," 5/18-21 in parentheses) Primaries: John Cherry (D) : 33 (14) Alma Wheeler Smith (D) : 5 (2) George Perles (D) : 3 (2) Don Williamson (D) : 3 (1) John Freeman (D) : 2 (NA) Undecided : 54 (26) Peter Hoekstra (R) : 29 (27) Mike Cox (R) : 28 (26) Mike Bouchard (R) : 14 (NA) Rick Snyder (R) : 3 (NA) Tom George (R) : 2 (1) Undecided...
MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Magic Frank says Michigan deserves answers on Gitmo North , which is really a very coy way of saying that what Michigan needs is a good dose of rightwing fear mongering. Some Standish residents began raising those concerns and disputing claims of benefits this week at a pair of town hall-style meetings in Rochester Hills and Okemos. Former Arenac County Commissioner Kelly Kimball cited a loss of the...
MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Magic Frank puts an oversized ego on display . "We've been looking for a candidate for governor. I think it's time we start rallying behind Frank Beckmann for governor." -- Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop on WJR "I'm serious." -- Bishop text message "I'm still serious." -- Bishop text message For a person who has never harbored ambition for political office, I found...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
WASHINGTON — A House intelligence committee meeting was abruptly terminated when Justice Department officials refused to be sworn in before briefing the lawmakers. The officials had been expected to brief the committee Wednesday on the department's review of an internal CIA report on the 2001 shootdown of a plane over Peru that was carrying American missionaries. Two of the passengers were killed....
MichiganLiberal (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Anyone remember 2006, when Pete Hoekstra was still trying to convince everyone that our invasion and occupation of Iraq was a good idea because Saddam had weapons of mass destruction ? For his part, Hoekstra, appearing before cameras on Thursday, reiterated his assertions of Wednesday evening, saying, "Iraq is NOT a WMD-free zone" and it "amazes me" that members of Congress still...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today honored Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.) as a Taxpayer Hero for scoring 81 percent on its 2008 Congressional Ratings. The average for the entire House was 35 percent, and the average for the Senate was 38 percent; this makes Rep. Hoekstra’s achievement that much more impressive. Since 1989, CCAGW has tracked...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
By GottaLaff ( via ) Who has done more to harm our intel community and our ability to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions, BushCo or President Obama? If you read this piece by Rep. Peter Hoekstra and Rep. John Shadegg (filled with inaccuracies), you'd think that President Obama was out to destroy our intelligence capabilities and cater to the terrorists. Which, of course, they say, affects his options...
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