National Counterterrorism Center Director Gets Solid B+ For Skiing After Crotchbomber Attempt
Quick. Someone just tried to blow up a US bound airplane on Christmas, and you are the head honcho with the National Counterterrorism Center. Do you, A. cut your vacation short and rush to office in Virginia, B. head to the FBI office or a military base near where you are skiing, C. say screw it all, and not let something like a little jihadism get in the way of having a good time?
The top official in charge of analyzing terror threats did not cut short his ski vacation after the underwear bomber nearly blew up an airliner on Christmas Day, the Daily News has learned.
Michael Leiter, director of the National Counterterrorism Center since 2007, decided not to return to his agency’s “bat cave” nerve center in McLean, Va., until several days after Christmas, two U.S. officials said.
I guess the system worked. But, it gets better
“People have been grumbling that he didn’t let a little terrorism interrupt his vacation,” said one of the sources
Yeah, because the guy took a position, and, like most in the Obama admin, doesn’t take it seriously.
Leiter’s spokesman declined to say when the terror-center chief returned to Washington and fully retook the helm of his analysis agency, which is near CIA headquarters just outside the nation’s capital.
Well, we wouldn’t want to expose the sheer incompetence and utter lack of interest in dealing with man caused disasters, right? If the elected GOP officials are not out there ripping this guy and Obama to shreds Friday and beyond, they do not deserve to win. Make sure you email your GOP critter ASAP.
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BTW, I’m thinking of adding a new category, Rank Incompetence, but, might that not be redundant, when I use the Obama category?
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Posted by William Teach on January 7, 2010 10:26 pm
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And,…there’s the problem! They can say systemic failure, they can say dots weren’t connected, they can say whatever, the fact is, it’s a culture problem. They simply have not taken terrorism seriously. In their hubris they just KNEW that by simply taking office, spouting a few apologies and equivocations, by pledging to close Gitmo and conferring constitutional rights to enemy combatants, but most importantly by not being George W. Bush, they THOUGHT they knew they could focus on anything other than terrorism because well, how could anyone want to make such a historical and esteemed world leader like Obama look bad?
Seems to me they are taking the No Child Left Behind BS and applying it to themselves when it comes to grading. I failed therefore I deserve a “B”.
Could you explain what purpose he has in getting off vacation and going back to micromanage the people that are doing the real work. This is the head of the organization who decides the path of the whole organization and not the individual whose responsibility it is to analyze what went wrong. He can still take reports and make what calls he has to while on vacation. It is called video conferencing. The only reason he might return is if it is needed for the purposes or morale.
Kerwin, if you are one of the NCTC pro’s, and you are working your tail off on Christmas and the days after, how do you feel about your boss staying on vacation? It would show that he doesn’t care.
It wasn’t like Leiter was thrown into a job he didn’t want. He is the head honcho, when the poo poo hits the fan, he needs to get with the program and be at the office, or, at least in town.
If it does effect moral then I can see a reason for him to abort his vacation but personally I believe the real pro’s should be able to handle the clean up.
I am not sure how much is department is responsible for this situation anyways as it seems the Justice Department in handling a lot of it and the State Department is the one that fumbled the ball or at least is most responsible. I am certainly not sure about that as I need more information.