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DHS Against White House Plan to Lift Ban on Libyans Attending U.S. Flight Schools
Washington Free Beacon ^ | September 17, 2014 | Staff

Posted on 09/17/2014 4:49:16 PM PDT by lbryce

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson told lawmakers that he will not sign off on an Obama administration proposal to reverse a longstanding ban on Libyan nationals studying in U.S. flight schools and training here in nuclear science.

Asked by lawmakers Wednesday if Johnson intended to go along with the plan, he responded that he would not sign off on it, the Washington Times reported.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: flightschool; libyans
Removing the ban on libyan nationals on attending US flight schools and training here in nuclear science falls in line with everything the Obama Administration has been doing,strategizing regarding foreign affairs. What is his rationale for seeking reversal on the ban? Kudos to the DHS Secretary but, My God, how does the president get the notion that such a thing should be lifted? And if the president insisting on turning over the ban what the DHS says won't matter.
1 posted on 09/17/2014 4:49:16 PM PDT by lbryce
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To: lbryce

Jeh going rogue? VJ’s not going to like that.


2 posted on 09/17/2014 4:55:40 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes EVERYTHING)
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To: lbryce

He will probably be fired for insubordination and Barry will just find a willing stooge.


3 posted on 09/17/2014 4:56:20 PM PDT by Slyfox (Satan's goal is to rub out the image of God he sees in the face of every human.)
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To: lbryce

Sorry, skeptical of the whole story here...Johnson and 0bummer are one and the same person; you know what I mean...so, the good cop bad cop crap is just that, crap.

My belief is anything bad that can happen, they want to speed it up...like, our soldiers getting ebola and bringing it here, etc. Crashing one of 11 planes perhaps, hmm.


4 posted on 09/17/2014 4:57:21 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (In Times of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth Becomes a Revolutionary Act.)
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To: lbryce
Benghazi wasn't enough for Bammy? He wants more Libyan terrorism?

And how exactly would this work? We have no embassy or consulate in Libya to process visa any more, thanks to courageous leadership by our Dear Leader.

5 posted on 09/17/2014 5:00:05 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: lbryce

Surely, this is satire. Please tell me it is.


6 posted on 09/17/2014 5:02:06 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!)
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To: colorado tanker

Obama is a jihad man doing everything that a jihadi can.


7 posted on 09/17/2014 5:09:48 PM PDT by Ray76 (We must destroy the Uniparty or be destroyed by them.)
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To: lbryce

The U.S. Government has a plan. Those Americans that the Muzzies don’t get, we’ll get with Ebola and other illegal alien invader diseases. Congratulations to the retarded, low information voters. You ***holes did a wonderful job!!! I hope that “white guilt” BS is workin’ out for you.


8 posted on 09/17/2014 5:13:08 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't just stand there! Help fight political correctness!)
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To: Slyfox

I smell a resignation for personal reasons soon.


9 posted on 09/17/2014 5:18:20 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: CincyRichieRich

Yup, Johnson pledged his loyalty to Obama on the day he took the helm of DHS. He does nothing that is not in Barry’s plans and interests.


10 posted on 09/17/2014 6:12:49 PM PDT by informavoracious (Open your eyes, people!)
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“an Obama administration proposal to reverse a longstanding ban on Libyan nationals studying in U.S. flight schools and training here in nuclear science.”

For all I care Jeh Johnson can go spoon a goose. What I would like to know is why and for what season the Obama
wanted to lift the ban in the first place. Especially now,
with all that is going on. You know any public reason he
gives is going to be a bald face lie. He’s setting something up.
And you have to remember, it’s not just him. Soros and no
telling who else is in there pulling strings.


11 posted on 09/17/2014 6:15:29 PM PDT by Slambat (q)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Hydrochloric acid and ammonia will take care of the Muzzies. No problemo.


12 posted on 09/17/2014 6:32:13 PM PDT by B4Ranch (Name your illness, do a Google & YouTube search with "hydrogen peroxide". Do it and be surprised.)
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DHS Against White House Plan to Lift Ban on Libyans Attending U.S. Flight Schools

What's with this "White House" crap? The White House is an inanimate object with no consciousness, no power, no authority to do squat.
So I can only conclude that there is a RICO conspiracy to avoid naming names and assigning responsibility for actions which may be clearly in the treason category. Certainly nothing approaching the "... to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic."

There are probably hundreds of people in the White House daily and, if everyone is responsible for every criminal act (by studiously avoiding identifying where the buck stops) then no one is responsible and no negative consequences can ensue.

Not a very friendly environment conducive to ethics, personal responsibility and integrity.

13 posted on 09/17/2014 8:25:06 PM PDT by publius911 (`)
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To: Paine in the Neck

Jeh going rogue? VJ’s not going to like that.
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Jeh J. refusing to agree is probably the only incident I can recall of ANY of Obama’s Cabinet Scty.’s dispaying rational thought.


14 posted on 09/18/2014 3:15:07 AM PDT by octex
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To: Slambat; All

Well, hang on...This may be something a lot of people are not thinking about...Let’s step outside the box, shall we???

US flight schools are regulated, monitored, and those attending are reviewed and investigated before, during and evaluated after this training, right???

Not that it is an intended spin off of lifting this “ban” for certain ethnicities, and people from certain countries who are coming here for this school...We do this all the time for other fields (studies), right??? that’s are, if not more, dangerous to our national security than this endeavor as well...

It goes back to the old saying...

We have to be right 100% of the time...The terrorists only have to be right 1 time...

The risk is not mitigated, or reduced (for the folks in Rio Linda) by restricting in this sense...It is only our ability to react with the best information when the attack occurs where we somewhat benefit...

The tragedy is we are not going to remain much of a free society unless we are willing, unfortunately, to be able to take a bloody nose...

Our willingness to react, decisively, the political will to do what is necessary to retaliate against such terrorism is how we will keep this at bay...

Terrorism is a lesson this country HAS NOT learned, that WILL NEVER GO AWAY...Only reduced, limited, reacted to...

Of course I do have a concern about eliminating this restriction on “who” comes and is trained at “our” flight schools...

Just remember one thing...This political stunt may be getting everyone who actually, and naturally sees the risk of this happening, bowels in an uproar...

But what else is going on that we are not keeping up with???

The list of those things is long and distinguished...

I am well on my way to just not having much faith in anything the government does anymore to protect us, it was never really a realistic expectation, not after 9-11...

So, once you get to that point, what do you have???

That leaves us with ourselves...We are our own best risk mitigators...

Just my take on it...


15 posted on 09/18/2014 4:30:54 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I will settle for a "perfectly good, gently used" kidney...Apply within...)
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