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Category: Terror War

  • Fake bomb found on Air France flight (Updated)

    Fake bomb found on Air France flight (Updated)

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    A pretend bomb was found in the lavatory of an Air France aircraft on a routine passenger flight from Mauritius to Paris. It was forced to land in the Kenyan city of Mombasa according to CBS News;

    Frederic Gagey, the head of the airline, said the device was made of cardboard, paper and a household timer, and had been found in a little cupboard that is behind a mirror.

    In a news conference in Paris, Gagey congratulated the crew for their cool-headed reaction to divert the plane.

    He insisted “this object did not contain explosives.”

    Air France official claim that the aircraft had been searched before passengers were seated so the device had to be planted after the flight left the gate. Of course, it could have been a clock for all we know. The Boeing 747 had 459 passengers and 14 crew members aboard when it was diverted.

    UPDATE: According to Associated Press, a retired French police officer has been arrested. A police dog tracked him down. He was arrested when he touched down in Paris, but he had been on the flight when it was grounded in Kenya.

  • Thank You, Captain Obvious

    Well, even a stopped clock is right twice daily.  From our “good DHS Secretary”, Jeh Johnson:

    “We do have to be concerned about the possibility that a terrorist organization may seek to exploit our refugee resettlement process,” he said Wednesday.

    Johnson further went on to say that the      group of fools and tools screwing things up by the numbers in DC     current Administration “is continuing to reevaluate” screening associated with the US refugee resettlement program.

    Gee, Mr. Secretary – ya think?  Maybe seeing 14 killed and 20+ wounded by a terrorist who should have been refused admission to the US because of a grossly insufficient visa screening process gave him a clue.

    Personally, I think Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois had the proper response: “I mean this respectfully to the secretary, but, duh.”

    I agree, Rep. Kinzinger.  Even Stevie Wonder could see there was a potential problem with refugee screening months ago.  One has to wonder why those in current Administration couldn’t.

    And speaking of screening those seeking to enter the US, here’s another bit or two of “oh so good” news.  A senior official of the Department of State admitted when testifying before Congress the other day that it’s not just so-called “refugees” that pose a security problem.  It seems that the State department has no idea of the whereabouts of literally thousands of persons admitted to the US whose visa was later revoked. Many of those visas were revoked due to later concerns that the individual had ties to terrorism.

    Further, a senior DHS individual also confirmed in later testimony before the same Congressional committee that while pilot projects are have begun to test screening of visa applicants’ social media posts, “such checks aren’t being done in an abundant manner”.  Let me provide a plain English translation of that bit of Bureaucrat-Speak:  “We’re still trying to figure out how to do that.”

    Yep.  It sure sounds to me like the current Administration has this issue “completely under control.”  No need to be concerned!

  • ‘Bout Freakin’ Time

    Finally, someone in the current        group of fools and tools in charge in DC today       Administration tells us what we had figured out months ago.

    Chattanooga shooting a ‘terror attack,’
    FBI Director James Comey says

    Comey also didn’t mince words about the San Bernardino attack, clearly labeling it a terrorist act as well.

    It would have been nice to hear that coming from the Oval Office about 5 months ago.   But I guess it must have been so obvious that the current Occupant, 1600 Penn Ave, Wash DC felt it was beneath him to say so.

    Oh well.  At least someone in the current       clown krewe running DC       Administration is on record now as having called the Chattanooga attack what it was on along.  I guess late is better than never.

  • ISIS supporter busted by Mom

    Why are we still not free of these imbeciles? In Australia, a fellow who was wiring money to support ISIS was busted when his mother was doing his laundry and she found $9000 (US) in his short pants. Apparently he was supposed to have wired the money already, but he was upset that the fees were going to be so high. So now, he’s been turned after his Mom turned him into the police and he’ll be testifying against some of his pals;

    Now, the unidentified man is a key witness in the trial against Omarjan Azari, 23, and Ali Al-Talebi, 26, who are accused of organizing multiple money transfers to ISIL in 2014 through Western Union banks in Sydney.

    Azari and Al-Talebi were arrested last autumn during the largest counter-terrorism raids in Australia’s history. Azari has also been accused of planning an attack.

    Why is this war taking so long?

    Thanks to Marine_7002 for the link.

  • Did Someone Say, “YGBSM?!?!” Unfortunately . . . They’re Not.

    Remember the other day when it was revealed that the female San Bernardino jihadi terrorist bastard passed three background checks before being admitted to the US on a spousal visa? Remember when it looked like that at was at least partly due to her social media postings – where she’d expressed support for violent jihad, and indicated she wanted to be a part of same – not being screened during those investigations?

    Well, that’s indeed the case. But now we know why such social media screening was never performed.

    Doing that was against policy.

    It seems that DHS investigators were forbidden by DHS policy from  reviewing social media posts made by foreigners applying for a US visa..  Apparently DHS leadership was worried about about a possible “civil liberties backlash” and “bad public relations” – or some other similarly nebulous libidiot bullsh!t.

    Concerns about “civil liberties” regarding someone (1) who is not a US citizen or resident; (2) who isn’t even physically located in the US; and (3) who is voluntarily asking permission to come to the US to live.  Plus, worries over “bad public relations”.  Yeah, letting those concerns outweigh conducting thorough background checks on foreigners seeking to enter the US during a period of high terrorist threat really passes the freaking common sense test.

    But wait, it gets even better. Nearly two years ago, multiple senior DHS officials recommended to the DHS Secretary, Jeh Johnson, that the policy be changed.  They recommended that DHS change policy to allow screening of social media posts made by visa applicants. Wanna guess what the decision was – and who made it?

    No, the POTUS didn’t make the decision; reportedly DHS Secretary Johnson did.  He turned down the recommendation – in early 2014.

    The jihadi terrorist bastard in question entered the US in mid-2014.  You do the math.

    Yes, Mr. Secretary, I’d say you certainly “have some ‘splainin’ to do””  I only wish now you could end up doing it in a court of law, while on trial for dereliction of duty.

  • SAS sniper conserves ammo

    SAS sniper conserves ammo

    Bobo sends us link from the UK’s Express comes the story of an experienced SAS sniper who took out five ISIS cowards who planned to detonate their suicide vests in a crowd of civilians near Mosul, Iraq with just three rounds;

    The sniper shot the first jihadi in the chest, detonating his explosive device and killing him instantly, along with two ISIS guards sat in a nearby car.

    The second terrorist was killed with a headshot, as he and the third man tried desperately to get back into the locked factory.

    The third jihadi also died when his explosive vest was set off by a third and final well-aimed shot from the colour sergeant.

    According to the Express, the SAS sniper had been observing the bomb factory for weeks prior to the sucessful operation. The article also mentions that the targets were eliminated at about range of 800 meters. the article doesn’t mention the type of rifle, but I’m guessing that it was the L115A3 in .338 Lapua Magnum which has been in service with the SAS since 2008.

  • “Somebody’s Got Some ‘Splainin’ to Do”

    Remember that recent shooting in California? You know, the one where a US citizen went abroad; married a foreign national from a nation known for having a high level of terrorist activity; brought their spouse back to the US – and less than 18 months later the two murdered 14 and wounded 20+ in a terrorist attack? The terrorist attack that recently occurred in San Bernardino?

    Well, guess what? It turns out that the foreign national involved apparently had a history of making social media posts supporting violent jihad – and saying they wanted to be a part of same. But it also turns out that the foreign national passed three separate background checks during the process of being granted entry into the US.

    Yep, you read that right. Apparently no one involved in the visa approval investigation process checked social media to see what the individual in question may have said there in the past. Those social media posts were only recently found by US LE agencies.

    Plus, the screening also missed the fact that the foreign national had used a false address on their visa application. Yeah, all of that all really gives me the proverbial “warm and fuzzy” regarding our ability to screen thousands of “Syrian refugees” (and others from countries with known terrorist issues) who might attempt to enter the US in the future. I mean, we did such a “bang-up job” of screening out someone with terrorist inclinations in this case.

    But rest assured, we’re “thoroughly vetting” all those thousands of Syrian refugees. None of them will pose a threat – even if they’re using a Syrian passport forged by Da’esh using captured official Syrian passport making equipment and blanks. Or a bogus Syrian passport from another source.

    Yeah, right. And I’m the Crown Prince of Siam.

    Predictably, the US DHS Secretary, Jeh Johnson, says that the K-1 visa problem is being reviewed. However, regarding the screening process having missed something in this case that should have raised a concern, Johnson said, “. . . I am not prepared to say that and I’m not prepared to make that declaration”.

    You see, it turns out DHS doesn’t review social media when making visa decisions in cases similar to this. In fact, there appears to be an ongoing debate within DHS regarding whether it is “appropriate” to do that.

    Well, Mr. Secretary – you might not be prepared to say that the process screwed up here, and needs to be changed dramatically – but I certainly am. Your agency screwed up royally here. This all should have been found prior to the individual being granted or denied entry into the US. It should have been considered while making that decision.

    In my book, to paraphrase the late Desi Arnaz (in his Rickey Ricardo persona): “Somebody’s got some ‘splainin’ to do”. And that “somebody” would be you, Mr. Secretary. Along with your boss.

    You can both explain it to the surviving family of those 14 killed in San Bernardino. And to those recovering after being wounded.

  • Great. Just Freaking Great.

    Remember when the current       DC clown krewe        Administration told us that it planned to admit thousands of “Syrian refugees”? Remember when it told us “don’t worry, be happy” – because any such referees would be “thoroughly” investigated and vetted and would therefore pose no threat to US security?

    Remember when people raised objections? You know, when numerous people – noting that a large number of fake Syrian passports had been observed among alleged Syrian refugees, and also noting that the Syrian government wasn’t exactly cooperative with the US these days – worried that terrorists might infiltrate the US by claiming to be refugees?

    Well, “riddle me this, Batman”.  Just how are we going to vet those “Syrian refugees” when the Syrian government is uncooperative – and if Da’esh not only has an authentic Syrian passport machine but also has “boxes of blank (Syrian) passports”?

    The question isn’t hypothetical.  Apparently Da’esh acquired both an actual Syrian passport printing machine and a supply of blank Syrian passports  when they captured the city of Deir ez-Zour this past summer.

    Yeah, it looks like this is gonna turn out great.  Just freaking great.