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Relax: DHS says airport workers suspected of terror ties have now all been vetted

Apr 6, 2016 7:10 pm By Robert Spencer

Can an administration that doesn’t even acknowledge the existence of the terrorists’ motivating ideology really vet these people, or anyone else?

Jeh Johnson2

“Airport employees thought to have possible terrorist ties have now been vetted,” by George Colli, Action News Jax, April 6, 2016:

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is setting the record straight on our series of reports from last month about dozens of private airline employees having possible terrorist ties.

At a press conference with Senate Democrats announcing three new proposed amendments to the FAA Re-authorization Act of 2016, Johnson told Washington Bureau reporter George Colli that none of the employees flagged in last year’s Homeland Security Inspector General Report are a threat.

“It’s not that they’re suspected terrorists. It’s that they hadn’t been vetted through all available databases,” said Johnson. “We have since corrected that problem and the cases have been resolved.”

When asked in a follow-up by Colli if there is anything the department is doing now to strengthen the vetting of airline employees, Johnson said “we’re doing a better job of consulting all of the right databases when it comes to airport security and a host of other things.”

Our Washington Bureau reported exclusively last month which airports the 73 employees worked after receiving documents through a Freedom of Information Act request. It included six employees at the Sea-Tac Airport in Seattle, four at Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta, two at Logan Airport in Boston and one each at Orlando International, Orlando-Sanford and Memphis International airports….

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  1. bridgette says

    Apr 6, 2016 at 7:21 pm

    The muslim brotherhood Ware House is planting terrorists in our midst to kill off the white race that stands in their way of America becoming a mossie country. Really time for a house clean up or out rather and that would mean Trump.

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 6, 2016 at 7:50 pm

      The threat is not against the “white race”–but against all Infidels.

      • Ex-muslim says

        Apr 6, 2016 at 8:51 pm

        Very well-said Graven!

        The threat of islamic jihad violence is against infidels of all races. It is a global threat and it needs global response.

        • linnte says

          Apr 6, 2016 at 9:29 pm

          I would bet that not only Infidels, but Muslims who are truly moderate have been picked out!

          And if we should believe this guy Jeh, am not quite sure. Why didn’t he mention the new incoming refugees being vetted well also-like say with the same system? Seems like he is leaving out a lot of information!

        • gravenimage says

          Apr 7, 2016 at 12:51 am

          Thanks, Ex-muslim.

        • Ex-muslim says

          Apr 7, 2016 at 7:18 pm

          linnte

          There are no “moderate” muslims. There are fully practicing muslims, semi-practicing muslims and non-practicing muslims and the first which always (religiously-dominating) group hates the second and the third and considers them as ‘apostates’.

        • linnte says

          Apr 7, 2016 at 11:11 pm

          Thanks Ex! I am glad you are an Ex! I still have so much to learn and it exhausts me, yet also gets me excited. Ha! Appreciate your response.

  2. billybob says

    Apr 6, 2016 at 7:57 pm

    Johnson said “we’re doing a better job of consulting all of the right databases when it comes to airport security and a host of other things.”

    But did they check their Facebook pages?

    • Ex-muslim says

      Apr 6, 2016 at 8:56 pm

      Dear Johnson, you can’t “vet” islamic jihadists because they are trained to deceive infidels and pretend what they are not to be. Islamic jihadists are primarily motivated by an extreme genocidal islamic hatred and their aim is total global dominance through violent jihad and mass-murder. .

      • underbed cat says

        Apr 8, 2016 at 10:58 am

        I think the Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh, has good training…..airport employees are now all vetted. The rest are muslims who have not been hijacked and are truly moderate and are not trained to deceive. Merciful and clever.

    • Sandra Lee Smith says

      Apr 7, 2016 at 4:24 am

      Or the content of the messages they hear in their mosques?

  3. gravenimage says

    Apr 6, 2016 at 8:13 pm

    Relax: DHS says airport workers suspected of terror ties have now all been vetted
    ……………………..

    Now we can all breathe easy! sarc/off

    “Brussels jihadis worked in airport where they killed infidels; 50 more Islamic State supporters still work there”

    http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/04/brussels-jihadis-worked-in-airport-where-they-killed-infidels-50-more-islamic-state-supporters-still-work-there

    “57 Paris airport workers on terror watch list, “Allahu akbar” scrawled on fuel tank”

    http://www.jihadwatch.org/2015/12/57-paris-airport-workers-on-terror-watch-list-allahu-akbar-scrawled-on-fuel-tank

    Yes, these are other nations–but does anyone here believe things are much better in the US?

  4. Sam says

    Apr 6, 2016 at 8:46 pm

    I swear there is something in Evil Islam which makes everyone stupid beyond belief. How the heck you can vet a Muslim working in a critical security spot? You can not vet a Muslim terrorist as he would lie.

    Our politicians and media are taking us to Muslim Slaughter day by day. They will not wake up to Islam even if their own throat is cut off by a Jihadi.

  5. John Johness says

    Apr 6, 2016 at 9:26 pm

    Of course, it’s a database problem. Maktub. How about that!
    Just the same at work – when there is a problem blame the computer.
    They need to upgrade to KilltheMushrikeen V7.2

  6. Bill says

    Apr 6, 2016 at 9:27 pm

    Jeh, as in joke.

  7. Ashley says

    Apr 6, 2016 at 9:59 pm

    When asked in a follow-up by Colli if there is anything the department is doing now to strengthen the vetting of airline employees, Johnson said “we’re doing a better job of consulting all of the right databases when it comes to airport security and a host of other things.”
    __________________________

    A “host of other things?”

    Let me guess. An employment application with this addendum question:

    “On a scale from one to ten, how determined are you to sabotage this airport and its flights?”

    • gungadin says

      Apr 7, 2016 at 11:05 am

      The federal job applications are a joke….the days are LONG behind us when ANY government worker faced any kind of review…..Do they REALLY BELIEVE that someone who is intent on killing people is going to ADMIT being part of such an organization?

      If so, I’ve got a couple of bridges in the midst of the Sahara that I’d like to dell them.

  8. SoCalMike says

    Apr 6, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    I hope and pray I get to meet this dirt bag someday so I can spit in his face, punch him in his face and knock him down while calling him a sell out and a traitor.

    He deserves far worse but that would be baby steps in the right direction.

    Calling him pathetic doesn’t even start to scratch the surface of the paint.

  9. Karen says

    Apr 6, 2016 at 11:31 pm

    Says Mr. Johnson, “nothing to see here folks! 🙂 Please move along now, and have a nice day! 🙂 ”

    I really, really, really believe him.

  10. mortimer says

    Apr 6, 2016 at 11:52 pm

    Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is largely being paid to whitewash Islamic terrorism and pretend it has nothing to do with Islam, in spite of the Islamic foundational texts that clearly demand terror and in spite of the propaganda materials…books, pamphlets, school texts, government websites, sermons, fatwas… published by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, etc. that support and call for jihad, hatred of disbelievers, misogyny and Islamic apartheid.

    Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson must have read enough by now to realize that speaking down to the increasingly WELL-INFORMED American public and reassuring them that Islam is, after all, a religion of peace…WILL NO LONGER BE TOLERATED.

    He must realize that it’s time to be direct and honest about the jihad threat. No one’s buying the whitewash now.

  11. Angemon says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 8:58 am

    “It’s not that they’re suspected terrorists. It’s that they hadn’t been vetted through all available databases,” said Johnson. “We have since corrected that problem and the cases have been resolved.”

    Just like that muslimah in San Bernardino, right?

  12. Mongoose says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 10:43 am

    DHS says all is well, I feel so much better now.

  13. Rich says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 2:27 pm

    The MB muruna artist in the White House wasn’t even vetted and we should believe this Islamist that all airport workers will be clean? I hope everyone wakes up.

  14. خَليفة says

    Apr 7, 2016 at 8:14 pm

    They were Vetting for what purpose? We assume they mean for general public safety, BUT the vetting could be to ensure that no muslim employed at an airport will rat out another muslim planning to make an attack. ( I.e. Get rid of the less pious muslims that might report an incident )

    We cannot assume that our government is not engaging in a bit of taqiyya – in fact, by default, I think we should assume that is is.

  15. Florida Jim says

    Apr 8, 2016 at 8:34 am

    Obama won Lie Of The Year in 2013 and he can’t utter three paragraphs without one lie! He has led this administration into lie for Lois Lerner, Jeh Johnson, John Koskinen, Josh Earnest, Gen. David Petraeus;, Biden, Hillary time after time after time they all smell like Chicago liars from whence Obama came.every number they throw out smells, every statistic reeks of lies every utterance is tainted by Obama’s unworthiness to be President.Obama’s lies:https://www.youtube.com/embed/4ISTbT-R9hs
    Hillary’s lies recently:http://www.liberallyconservative.com/hillary-clintons-laundry-list-of-lies/
    LIES< LIES LIES and the media ignores them.

  16. gravenimage says

    Apr 9, 2016 at 4:25 pm

    Here’s another “vetted” airport worker:

    “Minneapolis: Muslim airport worker who preached non-violence tries to join Islamic State”

    http://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/04/minneapolis-muslim-airport-worker-who-preached-non-violence-tries-to-join-islamic-state

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