. . . . TM'ers, too.
[Thanks, Earnest_at_the_Beach.]
Posted on 01/29/2010 11:52:31 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Authorities are inching toward an agreement that would secure cooperation from the suspect in the failed Detroit airliner attack, according to two sources familiar with the case, even as fresh details emerged about the intense and chaotic response to the Christmas Day incident.
Seizing on the near miss, GOP lawmakers have mounted a sustained attack on President Obama and the Justice Department, saying they may have lost out on valuable intelligence by charging Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in a federal court rather than under the military justice system.
But new details complicate that narrative, suggesting that Abdulmutallab, 23, clammed up even before he was informed of his right to remain silent -- a warning that could have come later had he been placed in military custody. He continued to speak to authorities before undergoing treatment for second- and third-degree burns below the waist that occurred during a bid to detonate explosives on Northwest Flight 253.
The incident has provoked criticism that federal agencies missed intelligence signals that might have prevented the attack, and has reignited a fierce debate about the adequacy of traditional law enforcement tools to combat terrorist threats.
Public defenders for the Nigerian student are engaged in negotiations that could result in an agreement to share more information and eventually a guilty plea, the sources said.
Negotiations could still collapse before the next scheduled court date, in April, the sources said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
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They are going to NEGOTIATE with this guy who tried to kill 300 or so people? What are we giving him? What is he giving us in return? He should be taken to an undisclosed location and shot, with no one ever knowing exactly what happened to him.
Will republicans have the courage to continue the attack on Hussein and his ludicrous justice dept officials, or will the McCain/Grahamnesty/McConnell voices of “bipartisanship” take over??!!
I thought they already got everything out of him so a negotiated plea deal wouldn’t be necessary.
Any chance to fix that?
Isn’t nice to know that our President is giving aid and comfort to his fellow brother from the Religion of Peace while at the same time he is clubbing our SEALs for popping one of them in the mouth? Gotta love it!
But this story seems to keep changing!
See #8.
Intel is HIGHLY perishable —his masters bet heavily that he would DIE (with the others), and THEN is when they were most vulnerable.
But his survival and arrest were reported, and you can be SURE that the first thing his buddies did was to close their email accounts, shuttle money around, move, etc —for these counter-measures maybe an hour or two would have been enough.
Other more exotic things like plastic surgery done on folks who trained with him could have been done in some days.
How well would they cover their tracks after TWO WEEKS...?
Thanks, Obama..!! And thank you FBI.
He has agree to really, really talk to us if we put him up in the Bahama Marriott with permanent 24-hour room service.
Terror suspects linked to Nigeria bomber
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Terrorism suspects from Jordan, Nigeria, Syria and Yemen have been detained in Malaysia, activists say as a report linked them to the Nigerian behind the botched Christmas plane bombing.
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Article doesn't detail how they made a connection....so perhaps they did get something useful from him.
See #12.
ping.
. . . . TM'ers, too.
[Thanks, Earnest_at_the_Beach.]
He gets probation, however he must promise not to ever do it again. . . . . .
Good ping!
Earnest = Ernest.
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