Monday, February 01, 2010

Government Allowed Christmas Bombing

The US government aided and abetted the Christmas airplane underwear criminal by not revoking his visa.

The timeline that makes clear government complicity is available at The Truth About Flight 253 Has Been Revealed.

Terror suspect kept visa to avoid tipping off larger investigation
Nathan Hurst / Detroit News Washington Bureau
Washington --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 Wednesday.
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 over concerns that a denial would've foiled a larger investigation into al-Qaida threats against the United States.
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