Intel Community Under Fire for Egypt Surprise

[JBS]

Put your dang tin foil hat back on. My commentary on Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood, and revolutionaries hanging out together in the past few years is still in play.

Our leadership knew.

http://abcnews.go.com/News/egypt-unrest-president-obama-warning-2010-cia-official/story?id=12835550

President Obama Got Egypt Warning in 2010, CIA Official Says


O'Sullivan said she was not in the face-to-face briefings with President Obama, but added, "The events in Egypt are rapidly unfolding and the intelligence community is working flat out to track them on the ground. ... But the minute things started earlier on in Tunisia, the intelligence community started looking at the long-term strategic impacts."

A U.S. official familiar with the intelligence said, "Analysts anticipated and highlighted the concern that unrest in Tunisia might spread well before demonstrations erupted in Cairo. They later warned that unrest in Egypt would likely gain momentum and could threaten the regime."

 

[TH15]

I would venture to say the word leadership doesn't exactly describe the current administration.

 

[RetPara]

When you work by consensus and committee with high risk aversion, accurate social/political advance warning is not merely difficult, but damn near impossible.

 

[HOLLiS]

When politico need some one to blame for their screw ups, lack of vision and stupidity, who are they gonna blame.......... Some one way down on the list.

 

[QC]

Security lives in a deep valley and shit flows down hill. This seems to be true for whatever detail you work for.

 

[The91Bravo]

Ok, we knew Egypt would kick off... but how 'bout Iran today.... My 7-day forecast for downtown Tehran.... Mostly Cloudy with a 90% chance of showers of bullets. There's gonna be some Iranian 'students' getting smoked soon.... Good on em!!!