Topic: Crotch Bomber

The hosts revisit the 2009 "crotch bomber" incident on a flight to Detroit, highlighting media reports of a passenger filming the event with a camcorder. They discuss how the event was leveraged by the Obama administration to implement naked body scanners and increase information sharing. Monica Crowley's contemporary arguments for "enhanced interrogation" are also critiqued.

The administration is expanding the "IED" label to include incidents like the 2009 "crotch bomber" and the 2010 air cargo printer ink plot. This shift is seen as a way to justify increased domestic surveillance and the integration of advanced detection technologies into critical infrastructure. The hosts argue that the term "IED" is being used as a new "terror word" to bypass privacy protections.

The hosts describe the proliferation of naked body scanners at individual gates within Schiphol Airport. They note the irony of these security measures in the same airport associated with the "crotch bomber" incident, while observing that some gates still rely on traditional magnetometers when the scanners are inactive.

Undersecretary of State Patrick F. Kennedy testified that an intelligence agency requested the State Department not revoke the visa of the "crotch bomber" (Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab). The hosts note that the C-SPAN archive of this testimony was difficult to locate, though it remains on the State Department website. The segment questions whether the attempted attack was part of a botched intelligence extraction or sting operation.

Video archives and transcripts from a January 27th House Homeland Security Committee hearing have mysteriously vanished from the C-SPAN website. The missing footage reportedly contained testimony from Patrick Kennedy admitting that the intelligence community requested the "crotch bomber" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab be allowed to keep his visa so he could be tracked.

Republican leaders and media figures like Greta Van Susteren are calling for the firing of Janet Napolitano and John Brennan over the "crotch bomber" incident. The targeted nature of these attacks suggests an internal power struggle or "CIA war" within the federal government.

CNN's Wolf Blitzer is accused of "railroading" Congresswoman Jane Harman during a debate over whether the Christmas Day "crotch bomber" should be tried in civilian or military court. The hosts note Blitzer's use of a public opinion poll to silence Harman's defense of the civilian justice system. They suggest this media narrative is a setup for the further militarization of domestic law enforcement.

A congressional hearing featuring intelligence officials reveals that a significant number of individuals on the 400,000-person terrorist watch list are permitted entry into the United States. The testimony suggests that some individuals are allowed in for specific strategic reasons, which the hosts find baffling.

A theory is proposed that the Obama administration is outsourcing intelligence operations to India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). The hosts examine the presence of an Indian "handler" in the Detroit "crotch bomber" incident and suggest Hillary Clinton's long-standing ties to Indian firms facilitate this shift away from traditional CIA reliance.

New details emerge regarding Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, referred to as the "crotch bomber," and his attempt to blow up a flight to Detroit. The discussion covers his routing through Ghana and Nigeria, the role of Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, and the subsequent push for millimeter-wave scanners. Janet Napolitano's response to the security breach is criticized as political theater.

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, referred to as the "crotch bomber," allegedly attempted to detonate an explosive device on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. The investigation quickly linked the Nigerian suspect to radical elements in Yemen and the Fort Hood shooter. Skepticism is expressed regarding the speed at which intelligence agencies released detailed background information to the press.