http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26564997
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‘No bigger worry’
“There is no bigger worry for the U.S. counterterrorism community than young Caucasian men who have turned to al-Qaida,” said Roger Cressey, former National Security Council official in the Clinton and Bush administrations and now an NBC News consultant.
The most public expression of that concern was a little-noticed speech in mid-August by Ted Gistaro, the national intelligence officer for transnational threats at the National Directorate for Intelligence, created in 2004 to act as a clearinghouse for intelligence gathered by all U.S. agencies. In short, Gistaro is the intelligence community’s strategic thinker on terrorism.
While Gistaro was careful to note that “we are not aware of any specific, credible al-Qaida plot to attack the U.S. homeland,” he added, “Al-Qaida is identifying, training and positioning operatives for attacks in the West, likely including in the United States. These operatives include North American and European citizens and legal residents with passports that allow them to travel to the United States without a U.S. visa.”
Gistaro was reiterating what CIA Director Michael V. Hayden said more colorfully when interviewed by Tim Russert on “Meet the Press” in March.
“There is no bigger worry for the U.S. counterterrorism community than young Caucasian men who have turned to al-Qaida,” said Roger Cressey, former National Security Council official in the Clinton and Bush administrations and now an NBC News consultant.
The most public expression of that concern was a little-noticed speech in mid-August by Ted Gistaro, the national intelligence officer for transnational threats at the National Directorate for Intelligence, created in 2004 to act as a clearinghouse for intelligence gathered by all U.S. agencies. In short, Gistaro is the intelligence community’s strategic thinker on terrorism.
While Gistaro was careful to note that “we are not aware of any specific, credible al-Qaida plot to attack the U.S. homeland,” he added, “Al-Qaida is identifying, training and positioning operatives for attacks in the West, likely including in the United States. These operatives include North American and European citizens and legal residents with passports that allow them to travel to the United States without a U.S. visa.”
Gistaro was reiterating what CIA Director Michael V. Hayden said more colorfully when interviewed by Tim Russert on “Meet the Press” in March.
An interesting side article on Roger Cressey from OpedNews:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/NBC-and-R...080909-725.html
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A little more research shows that Roger Cressey has the experience to know when a threat may be right on the horizon. You see, he was the National Security Council Director for TransnationalThreats from November 1999 through November 2001, serving both Clinton and Bush in that capacity. His task at that time was that he was responsible for coordination and implementation of US counterterrorism policy. It was, in fact, his job to prevent the attacks of 9/11.
Let me say that again; Roger Cressey was directly tasked at that time, leading up to 9/11, with the prevention of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. And however you look at it, he failed miserably. Unless, of course, you happen to own oil companies or stock in the military sub-contractors who have turned massive profits since that horrible day. Then your opinion of Sept. 11th may be a little different than most.
Right after 9/11, in Nov. of 2001, was he reprimanded or demoted or punished in ANY way, by the well connected oil-people of this administration? No. In fact, he was promoted.
“He was Chief of Staff to the President’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board at the White House from November 2001 to September 2002.” Wiki.
So aside from picking up big paychecks from NBC, owned by General Electric (a huge military contractor) and the Rockefeller family (Exxon/Mobile), what does Roger Cressey do now? Well, he started his own corporate security company Good Harbor Consulting. They have offices in the U.S. as well as in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.
Let me say that again; Roger Cressey was directly tasked at that time, leading up to 9/11, with the prevention of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. And however you look at it, he failed miserably. Unless, of course, you happen to own oil companies or stock in the military sub-contractors who have turned massive profits since that horrible day. Then your opinion of Sept. 11th may be a little different than most.
Right after 9/11, in Nov. of 2001, was he reprimanded or demoted or punished in ANY way, by the well connected oil-people of this administration? No. In fact, he was promoted.
“He was Chief of Staff to the President’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board at the White House from November 2001 to September 2002.” Wiki.
So aside from picking up big paychecks from NBC, owned by General Electric (a huge military contractor) and the Rockefeller family (Exxon/Mobile), what does Roger Cressey do now? Well, he started his own corporate security company Good Harbor Consulting. They have offices in the U.S. as well as in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.
But, as a liberal with a weapons-systems background, I don't need to worry, Right? Right?
