New Search
If you are not happy with the results below please do another search
120 search results for: Abdulmutallab
Pre-Empting the Abdulmutallab “Confession” with a Drone Killing Decision
/1 Comment/in Drones/by emptywheelMake sure to read the update below: It’s possible McMahon’s estimate is off and this whole review process has gotten hopeless screwed up. Update: yes, this memo is actually the February 19, 2010 memo, not an earlier one. The referenced pages refer to the discussion from the February 19 memo. I’m marking out this post, […]
Lawfare Uses Incomplete Facts about Abdulmutallab Trial to Attack Dirty Wars
/11 Comments/in Drones, FISA/by emptywheelI’m going to take a break from noting how Lawfare ignores the public record on NSA spying — both of past failures to inform Congress, and of Intelligence Community lies about having done so — to note how Lawfare ignores the public record on drone killing. On Sunday, Lawfare posted a long review of Jeremy […]
In Guilty Plea, Abdulmutallab Named Awlaki as Inspiration, Not as Co-Conspirator
/9 Comments/in Drones/by emptywheelIn Eric Holder’s letter on drone killing today, he used Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s UndieBomb attack as the most extensive evidence justifying the assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki. For example, when Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab — the individual who attempted to blow up an airplane bound for Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 — went to Yemen in 2009, […]
Two Years after Missing Abdulmutallab because of a Spelling Variance, Government Missed Tsarnaev because of a Spelling Variance
/14 Comments/in FISA, Fusion Centers/by emptywheelOn the Sunday shows yesterday, House Intelligence Chair Mike Rogers suggested that the government missed Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s trip to Russia in 2012 because he used an alias. This morning, Lindsey Graham explained that the problem was slightly different. Tamerlan’s travel documents misspelled his name. “He went over to Russia, but apparently, when he got on […]
It’s Not Just Whether Nidal Hasan’s Emails Stuck Out, It’s Whether Abdulmutallab’s Did
/6 Comments/in FISA, Fusion Centers, Intelligence/by emptywheelI’ve been meaning to return to the Webster report on Nidal Hasan’s conversations with Anwar al-Awlaki. This conversation between Gunpowder & Lead and Intelwire about how alarming those emails were will be a start provides a good place to start. Hasan’s emails should have raised more concern–but probably didn’t because of the sheer volume of […]
What Is the Secret Item the Government Wants Withheld from Abdulmutallab?
/11 Comments/in Drones, Intelligence, state secrets, Unitary Executive/by emptywheelAs I tweeted earlier, I find the timing of the Anwar al-Awlaki assassination to be rather curious. The first time we might hear real evidence supporting the government’s claim that Awlaki was operational, and not just producing propaganda, will be in Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s trial, which starts next week. Which is why I’m curious about […]
Trump Refuses to Keep This Country Safe from Terrorism
/47 Comments/in 2018 Mid-Term Election, Terrorism/by emptywheelRepublicans believe that a President who refuses to take a very aggressive approach to terrorism should not be President. So for those Republicans, let’s make this an issue not of the ways Trump’s network fostered actions like we saw last week, but how Trump’s Administration has chosen not to combat terrorism.