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Notify Homeland Security: Shahzad part of Taliban plot

By Jim Vicevich / May 9, 2010 /

Not a lone wolf, not an outlier but rather a well funded and well trained, Taliban endorsed, with the official terrorist seal of approval. Says Eric Holder, Faisal Shahzad — a U.S. citizen — likely acted on the Taliban’s direction. His weapon of choice. A US passport. Officials say the plot proves foreign networks are…

Liz Cheney: Luck is not a successful terror policy

By Jim Vicevich / May 9, 2010 /

After listening to John Brennan this morning Liz Cheney has more than a point. In one short statement she has outlined a glaring weakness in the White House’s approach to terror. As long a a bomb doesn’t explode, for whatever reason, we’re doing our job. To the contrary says Cheney, a terrorist’s incompetence  is not…

It’s come to this: Plea bargaining with terrorists – Update: SOS weighs in.

By Jim Vicevich / January 3, 2010 /

John Brennan on Meet the Press this morning is asked by David Gregory why Abdul Muttalab is not being treated as an enemy combatant and couldn’t we extract more information from him if he were. Brennan invokes Richard Reid, the shoe bomber, and Jose Pedilla, as examples of successful prosecutions of terrorists … and besides,…

There is nothing to “bargain”

By SoundOffSister / January 3, 2010 /

As a former prosecutor, I find John Brennan’s statement that we could plea bargain with Abdulmutallab to be nothing short of silly.