As my fellow blogger Rich Cooper posted the other day, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) lowered America’s long-term credit rating to “negative.” I am shocked that is not the headline of every major newspaper – a downgraded dollar could devastate our homeland far worse than any tsunami. It could lose its place as the world’s common financial document.
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano has been making numerous public appearances throughout the country. I applaud Secretary Napolitano’s efforts communicating with the public, but what I do not understand is that among her many domestic travel destinations, Napolitano has never visited the one place Arizona where DHS has made a major investment – the area where the “SBInet” technology has been deployed and is currently being used with great success.
I understand today is the last day for Sean Smith, the assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security. He leaves under a bit of a cloud for having threatened to decapitate staff in the press and legislative affairs shops at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). So it makes me a little nervous to write this post; I don’t want to end up getting pistol-whipped with a stapler.
The decision of the Justice Department not to prosecute the Council on American Islamic Relations and other unindicted co-conspirators in the Holy Land Foundation case is discouraging and very troubling. 246 individuals and organizations were designated as unindicted co-conspirators in the Hamas terror finance case, the United States v. Holy Land Foundation. The failure to further prosecute this case clearly sends the wrong message.
Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), commented on the newly announced National Terrorism Alert System (NTAS) in a recent press release. When I read it, I had to shake my head in disgust at the inalienable ability of a number of Members of Congress to not recognize the evolution of an information system but deliver a purely partisan pot-shot at the other side.
The FBI has been trumpeting an apparently unprecedented action – obtaining a court order from U.S. District Judge Vanessa Byrant permitting taking over servers that had been communicating with a “botnet” called Coreflood, a malicious software that infects Microsoft windows-based computers. Coreflood is designed to steal usernames, passwords and financial information.
‘Decapitate’ Email Prompted Complaint Against Outgoing Homeland Security Official – FoxNews.com Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s outgoing communications chief is known for his combative style. But in a confrontation that was undisclosed until now, he once threatened to “f—ing decapitate” the staff at the immigration office press shop. The email outburst from Assistant Secretary for […]
EXCLUSIVE: Arizona Sheriff Cites Flood of Border Agents Confirming Feds’ No-Apprehension Policy – FoxNews.com An Arizona sheriff says he has been flooded with calls and emails of support from local and federal agents who back his claims that the U.S. Border Patrol has effectively ordered them to stop apprehending illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexican border. […]
Author to discuss potential global Muslim Brotherhood, 10 am April 27 | The National Press Club Author Lorenzo Vidino will discuss the potential for a global Muslim Brotherhood organization at a Newsmaker at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, in the Zenger Room. Vidino, who wrote “The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West,” is an academic […]
The New National Terrorism Advisory System – The Blog @ Homeland Security
In today’s threat environment – more than ever – we know that our security is a shared responsibility and the best security strategy is one that gets the public involved. That’s why the Department of Homeland Security is focused on strengthening our country’s defenses by getting all stakeholders – including the public – the information and resources they need in order to play their part in helping to secure the country.
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