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02-08-2010, 02:13 AM
Terror suspect allowed to keep visa by intelligence officials
January 27, 2010, Detroit News
https://detnews.com/article/20100127/NATION/1270405/Terror-suspect-kept-visa... (https://detnews.com/article/20100127/NATION/1270405/Terror-suspect-kept-visa-to-avoid-tipping-off-larger-investigation)
The State Department didn't revoke the visa of foiled terrorism suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab because federal counterterrorism officials had begged off revocation, a top State Department official revealed. Patrick F. Kennedy, an undersecretary for management at the State Department, said Abdulmutallab's visa wasn't taken away because intelligence officials asked his agency not to deny a visa to the suspected terrorist. "Revocation action would have disclosed what they were doing," Kennedy said in testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security. Since the failed attack, criticism has swirled around leaders of the U.S. intelligence community who have indicated they were warned by the suspect's father about a month before the flight of a potential terror threat, but failed to stop Abdmutallab, despite other warning signs like the fact that he purchased a one-way ticket to Detroit with cash.
Note: So federal counterterrorism officials stopped the bomber's visa from being revoked. Hmmmm... Clearly there is more going on in this case than "failure to connect the dots." Why aren't other major media reporting this important story? Kurt Haskell, a key eyewitness passenger who almost lost his life, has written a powerfully revealing blog piece on what he thinks is really going on, https://haskellfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/truth-about-flight-253-has-been.html (https://haskellfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/truth-about-flight-253-has-been.html)
For the views of several legal experts, https://ipsnorthamerica.net/news.php?idnews=2835 (https://ipsnorthamerica.net/news.php?idnews=2835)
January 27, 2010, Detroit News
https://detnews.com/article/20100127/NATION/1270405/Terror-suspect-kept-visa... (https://detnews.com/article/20100127/NATION/1270405/Terror-suspect-kept-visa-to-avoid-tipping-off-larger-investigation)
The State Department didn't revoke the visa of foiled terrorism suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab because federal counterterrorism officials had begged off revocation, a top State Department official revealed. Patrick F. Kennedy, an undersecretary for management at the State Department, said Abdulmutallab's visa wasn't taken away because intelligence officials asked his agency not to deny a visa to the suspected terrorist. "Revocation action would have disclosed what they were doing," Kennedy said in testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security. Since the failed attack, criticism has swirled around leaders of the U.S. intelligence community who have indicated they were warned by the suspect's father about a month before the flight of a potential terror threat, but failed to stop Abdmutallab, despite other warning signs like the fact that he purchased a one-way ticket to Detroit with cash.
Note: So federal counterterrorism officials stopped the bomber's visa from being revoked. Hmmmm... Clearly there is more going on in this case than "failure to connect the dots." Why aren't other major media reporting this important story? Kurt Haskell, a key eyewitness passenger who almost lost his life, has written a powerfully revealing blog piece on what he thinks is really going on, https://haskellfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/truth-about-flight-253-has-been.html (https://haskellfamily.blogspot.com/2010/01/truth-about-flight-253-has-been.html)
For the views of several legal experts, https://ipsnorthamerica.net/news.php?idnews=2835 (https://ipsnorthamerica.net/news.php?idnews=2835)