Obama’s top counterterror official kept skiing after Christmas bomb attempt

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Obama’s top counterterror official kept skiing after Christmas bomb attempt

http://rawstory.com/2010/01/obamas-top-counterterror-official-skiing-plane-bomb-attack/



By John Byrne
Thursday, January 7th, 2010 -- 10:07 am

Heckuva job.

Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Michael Leiter didn't cut short a ski trip until several days after alleged Nigerian attempted bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to destroy a commercial jetliner en route to Detroit Christmas day, veteran New York Daily News intelligence correspondent James Meek reports Thursday.

Citing two intelligence officials grousing about Leiter's continued vacation, Meek says the top counterterror boss declined to cut short his snow-struck holiday.

"People have been grumbling that he didn't let a little terrorism interrupt his vacation," one of the sources purportedly told Meek.

Leiter is a carryover from the Bush Administration and has been director of the National Counterterrorism Center since 2007.

[CountAllVotes]

1. at least he wasn't reading "My Pet Goat"

skiing requires a more refined skill or so they say.

:P :P :P :+

:kick:

[aquart]

2. Heckuva job, Leitner.

Maybe he should be in another line of work, like banking.

[CountAllVotes]

3. naw ...

that requires the ability to do simple mathematics I believe unless things have changed. :shrug:

:dem:

[bullwinkle428]

4. Dammit! I hate it when terrorists are too lazy to look at my schedule on Outlook

before they plan things! :P

[CTyankee]

5. A Bush holdover? What do we expect from that crew of dumbasses?

Get rid of him and get someone in there that really wants to do the job...

[tabatha]

6. He was appointed by BUSH.

[liberal N proud]

7. Carryover from the Bush says it all

If heads roll maybe it will be his

[arcadian]

8. Idiot

How could a politicain not understand the concept of public perception? He probably just didn't give a shit.

[formercia]

9. How convenient.

I think he's about to take a long vacation before his unaccompanied tour of Afghanistan.

[Frustratedlady]

10. Will Obama bring that up during his speech today?

Isn't he supposed to explain what happened? Where the problems were?

I think those holdovers should be watched. Didn't Cheney leave some behind to do his bidding or at least let him know what was happening?

[deminks]

11. Yeah, well, Condi went shoe shopping during Katrina, too.

I don't think the rethuglicans want to go there. If this guy is a bushie, then it figures.

http://thinkprogress.org/katrina-timeline/