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Obama DHS secretly scrubbed 1,000 names from U.S. terror watch lists

Mar 1, 2016 11:36 am By Robert Spencer

“At least 1,000 names were scrubbed from the U.S. Terrorist Screening Database as part of an administration effort to protect the civil rights of suspected individuals.” What could possibly go wrong? Surely if any jihadis’ names were scrubbed from the list, they would be so grateful that their civil rights were being protected that they would desist from all jihad terror planning in the U.S., right? Right?

Jeh Johnson

“DHS Secretly Scrubbed 1,000 Names From U.S. Terror Watch Lists,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, March 1, 2016:

The Department of Homeland Security removed the names of nearly 1,000 individuals suspected of terrorism ties from the U.S. terrorist watch list, according to newly released documents obtained by an advocacy group under a Freedom of Information Act request.

The Washington Free Beacon first reported in 2014 that the Obama administration secretly assembled a terrorist “hands off” list that enabled individuals with terrorist ties unfettered entrance into the United States.

The latest documents, obtained by Judicial Watch and released on Tuesday, appear to confirm these initial reports. They further disclose that at least 1,000 names were scrubbed from the U.S. Terrorist Screening Database as part of an administration effort to protect the civil rights of suspected individuals.

“The documents appear to confirm charges that Obama administration changes created a massive ‘hands off’ list,” Judicial Watch said in a statement. “Removed data from the terrorist watch list could have helped prevent the San Bernardino terrorist attack.”…

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  1. خَليفة says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 11:42 am

    The fox guarding the hen house.

  2. Mo says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 11:42 am

    Can we get him on treason YET?

    • خَليفة says

      Mar 1, 2016 at 11:43 am

      I hope so.

    • Mark Swan says

      Mar 1, 2016 at 4:31 pm

      The question of impeachment turns on the meaning of the phrase in the Constitution at Art. II Sec. 4, “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors”…

      The phrase “high crimes and misdemeanors” and its meaning to the Framers, hinges on the word “high”. It does not mean “more serious”. It refers to those punishable offenses that only apply to high persons.

      An offense against a statute is also a “high crime or misdemeanor”

      “obstruction of justice”

      As such would be grounds for impeachment and removal from office.

      He is not protected by “plausible deniability”. He is legally responsible for everything that everyone in the executive branch is doing.

      There is much more His subordinates have committed He’s accountable for.

      Now where are the lawyers lining-up to take this on for the American People.

  3. Jay Boo says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 11:51 am

    Next they will scrub the Qur’an of a thousand verses.

    • mortimer says

      Mar 1, 2016 at 8:46 pm

      The Koran of Mecca was abrogated by the Koran of Medina…divine bait-and-switch.

      Allah was a conman.

  4. mortimer says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 11:52 am

    Western elites are not kissing up to the Muslims MERELY because of their DEEP, DEEP RESPECT for the human rights of all. No…not at all. We’ve seen in both Obama and Hillary ZERO respect for the freedom of expression of Americans or the right of Americans to feel safe in their own country from foreign terrorists! Hell! Presidents and their wives NEVER have to worry about security with armies of secret agents and police guarding them at all times! They’ve got tons of security. Let the dirty peasants eat cake!

    The question that remains is: “Why are Western elites kissing up to Muslims who shield the jihad doctrine from criticism?”

    Obama and Hillary are the worst examples of Leftarded elitists.

  5. mortimer says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 11:57 am

    Homeland Security chief Johnson is no doubt ‘ONLY FOLLOWING ORDERS’. I’m sure he feels that someone else besides him has responsibility for the bad decisions he implements.

    Suggestion, Mr. Johnson! Resign and say it’s because you cannot in good conscience follow policies that put Americans at risk! (No…huh?)

    Let’s mention the word ‘integrity’.

  6. Brane Pilot says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 12:08 pm

    Not since GW Bush have I so desperately awaited the exit of a US President. Neither political party has anything to offer this country. Trump is the only answer,

    • Polk1970 says

      Mar 2, 2016 at 9:47 am

      Noon January 20 2017

  7. Memridotorg says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 12:49 pm

    It’s weak because all the puscees in Congress. Have to do is pass legislation to specifically clarify that this stuff is legal but they don’t do it. Which is why we have the election cycle we have. Right and wrong are coming back in fashion.

  8. robm says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    Treason

  9. Lynn says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 3:59 pm

    Is this slimy obamaman a moslem too? All these worthless officials can be removed from office can’t they? They can empty garbage if we can’t fire ’em or clean rest rooms…

  10. Islam :- the religion of horror says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 4:27 pm

    It’s unheard of getting off the criminal suspects database,

    you’re marked forever for roughing someone in your late teens,

    but you get your record “scrubbed from the U.S. Terrorist Screening Database”

    for stomping / slinking / lying your way around the Middle East or Europe

    ,,,,,,,,, intent on killing …… !!!!

  11. Angemon says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 5:26 pm

    The Department of Homeland Security removed the names of nearly 1,000 individuals suspected of terrorism ties from the U.S. terrorist watch list, according to newly released documents obtained by an advocacy group under a Freedom of Information Act request.

    How many of those belonged to “right wing extremists”? Zero, I’d wager.

  12. linnte says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 5:52 pm

    Surely people have a right to oppose something the President initiates? Where are the ballzy people who could tell this to the public or another person in Congress about this? Do they all just roll over on their backs and submit? This is NUTS!

    • DFD says

      Mar 2, 2016 at 11:29 am

      linnte says: “… Do they all just roll over on their backs and submit? This is NUTS!”

      Yes & Yes. Isn’t that obvious?

  13. Champ says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 5:57 pm

    Obama DHS secretly scrubbed 1,000 names from U.S. terror watch lists

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Is this move part and parcel of obama’s attempt to take America down? Probably.

    Watch this video and decide for yourself …

    And here are Dinesh D’Souza’s final words from the video posted, below:

    “So if you were trying to find a consistent way to predict what obama is doing in the middle east — it’s very simple: he’s been undermining our allies, and he’s been allowing our adversaries to remain in power. This is precisely what we predicted he would do, and this is what he is doing.”

    Must see!

    https://youtu.be/WT9K2shh3qk

  14. mortimer says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 8:52 pm

    Obama has removed from all departments vital, accurate, revealing information about Islam’s supremacist, totalitarian jihad agenda . Obama is culpably negligent in the matter of the jihad threat.

    Obama has blinkered the entire government so no one may say what they clearly observe about the support for jihad and discriminatory Sharia among ‘ordinary’ Muslims.

  15. Stonewall says

    Mar 1, 2016 at 9:57 pm

    Were any scrubbed that were released from GITMO?

    • linnte says

      Mar 2, 2016 at 3:29 pm

      BOOM! excellent question!

  16. Susan says

    Mar 2, 2016 at 8:14 am

    1. Protect THEIR rights???!!!!

    2. We’re the San Bernardino terrorists scrubbed from the “watch list”?

    3. When Obama leaves the White House for the last time, he needs to take his Muslim protectors and operatives with him. BTW, perhaps some of THOSE people should be on the watch list.

  17. Polk1970 says

    Mar 2, 2016 at 9:45 am

    Anybody who votes for the Democrats is a TRAITOR!!

  18. SoCalMike says

    Mar 2, 2016 at 4:56 pm

    This needs to be connected to Obama.
    I saw the quote marks around the sentence connecting this to Obama but when I went to the link I couldnt find anything connecting him.
    Were the San Bernadino murderers on that list? Or were they not?

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