Color me shocked! The enemy never stops trying to kill us – they are always seeking new, diabolical ways to commit mayhem – i.e. explosives placed in body cavities, underwear, and even breast implants. Obama’s mushiness and weakness certainly is doing nothing to discourage them from their plans. I do recall someone at another blog saying that the Islamic teror threat has passed and that we can now move on to other things. Well think again. If God forbid a successful terror attack occurs on American soil will Bush be blamed? I think we all know the answer.
by Eli Lake
The five senior leaders of the U.S. intelligence community told a Senate panel Tuesday they are “certain” that terrorists will attempt another attack on the United States in the next three to six months.
The warning came during the annual threat briefing to Congress in response to questions from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat and the chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, who asked, “What is the likelihood of another terrorist-attempted attack on the U.S homeland in the next three to six months? High or low?”
“An attempted attack, the priority is certain, I would say,” said Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair, a retired admiral.
Four other intelligence agency leaders who appeared at the hearing with Adm. Blair said they agreed with the assessment.
They included CIA Director Leon E. Panetta, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Burgess Jr., the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and John Dinger, the acting assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research.
Adm. Blair outlined the major threats facing the United States in addition to a possible terrorist attack. They include:
— The threat of major attacks on U.S. computer networks and infrastructure.
— The increasingly dangerous Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.
— Instability in nuclear-armed Pakistan.
— Iranian and North Korean missile and nuclear programs.
——————————– Adm. Blair testified that al Qaeda is eyeing targets the group in the past attempted to attack, including commercial jets and financial institutions in New York City, and the Washington Metro system.
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