How the Left would have rejoiced if the Islamic State plot had succeeded.
“How the Secret Service Foiled an Assassination Plot Against Trump by ISIS,” by Marlow Stern, Daily Beast, October 12, 2018 (thanks to Ken):
In November 1996, President Clinton visited Manila for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum. Protests raged in the streets, with American flags being burned, so local police closed down many roads, allowing the Secret Service to chart a specific route for the president’s motorcade. As the president and members of his cabinet traveled from their hotel to the first venue of the day, “There was intelligence that came in, and we at the last minute decided to change the motorcade route,” a former Secret Service agent recalls. “It was determined that al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden had placed a bomb along the route in anticipation of the motorcade coming that way.”
Bin Laden had indeed placed a bomb under a bridge, and just before the president’s motorcade was due to cross it, the Secret Service re-routed the vehicle down a side road. President Clinton (codename: “Eagle”) was safe.
Twenty-one years later, there was a plot against President Trump’s life in Manila—a shocking fact revealed in United States Secret Service: On the Front Line, a two-hour special airing on the National Geographic Channel Sunday night that—for the first time—provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the workings of the Secret Service, and the complex measures they take to protect the president of the United States.
President Trump (codename: “Mogul”) was due to arrive in the bustling city to meet with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and other South Asian leaders at the ASEAN 50 summit in November 2017. Chad Ragan, a special agent in the Presidential Protective Division, was the Secret Service agent in charge for the trip; Audrey Gibson, a special agent in the Protective Intelligence & Assessment Division (aka “The Bubble”), served as his eyes and ears….
“There is credible information that an incident could occur during ASEAN,” says Special Agent Gibson, leading the Secret Service’s personnel brief in Manila. Pointing to a map of ISIS and ISIS-affiliated threat actors, she adds, “As of this week, the Philippines has escalated to a critical threat level.” (Days before the president’s visit, ISIS issued a series of threats—via video—that featured a picture of the president filled with bullets, and a message urging jihadists to “lie in wait” and “ambush” POTUS in the Philippines.)
Prior to President Trump’s arrival on Air Force One, a PID agent informs Special Agent Gibson that he’s come across a credible threat against POTUS—in the form of a tweet reading, “Gonna be in Manila the same time as Trump… I’ll take one for the team lads,” accompanied by a mugshot of Lee Harvey Oswald. And on his Instagram, they find a photo of the male suspect wielding a copy of the book How to Kill: The Definitive History of the Assassin. The PID agents then track his IP address and discover that the man is indeed located in downtown Manila, kilometers away from the president’s hotel, and his social media posts reveal that he is traveling in the direction of the president’s hotel. They continue to monitor him….
If that weren’t enough, Special Agent Gibson and her team learn that an ISIS operative is somewhere in downtown Manila, and is targeting President Trump. And 20 minutes before touchdown, the Secret Service still isn’t sure where the ISIS operative is. “What is going on proactively to track this guy down?” Special Agent Ragan is seen shouting into a phone. “I need an update. Now.”
Special Agent Gibson and her fellow PIC agents soon track down the ISIS operative to Luneta Park, about a mile north of the president’s hotel, where the suspect is reportedly convening with “an associate.” They inform Special Agent Ragan, who then informs the Philippine National Police (PNP), whose officers swarm the park and apprehend the suspects. Crisis averted….
mortimer says
What an amazing group of extraordinary people who defend the lives of world leaders and ordinary people as well. They must always be alert and ‘tuned in’ to their intuition and well-informed about everything. God bless them.
I imagine that all of these special agents have done their HOMEWORK and read up on the MEANING’ MOTIVE and METHODS of JIHAD TERRORISM and not ONE of them believes that the bull that claims Islam is a peaceful religion … yeah, sure, the peace of Islam is the peace of graveyard, they will probably reply.
James Lincoln says
Yes Mortimer, these are amazing and extraordinary people.
I got to know a former Secret Service agent firsthand – who is now retired and runs his own private security firm.
Thank God they were able to protect President Trump.
Elisha says
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD. – Proverbs 16:33
Rob says
Clearly Pres Duterte has the same shoe fetish as Imelda Marcos.
Andy says
LOL! Good one Rob! I have been to the Philppines and I also noticed a lot of Philipno’s love shoes, especially the Filipina’s. i LOVE the Philippines by the way and the majority of the people are very very nice people.
Here is another sad story of a young lady who left the Philippines and west to work in an ARAB country.
Joanna Demafelis’s body arrived home from Kuwait
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/16/asia/philippines-domestic-workers-kuwait-intl/index.html
Mac-101 says
At least Trump can count on the Secret Service to protect him. Maybe not so much from the CIA and FBI!
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However, this article should not have been written and the means of them foiling the plot should NOT have been disclosed!
StellaSaidSo says
Fair point, Mac. I understand that there have been several credible threats on Trump’s life. Let’s hope the details of the foilings thereof remain confidential.
Andy says
The less the ENEMY knows the better!
Andy says
I went to Manila to pay our respects to all the fallen at the AMERICAN CEMETERY and Memorial, Philippines
The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila, within the boundaries of the former Fort William McKinley. The cemetery, 152 acres (62 ha) or 615,000 square metres in area, is located on a prominent plateau, visible at a distance from the east, south and west. With a total of 17,206 graves, it has the largest number of graves of any cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II and holds war dead from the Philippines and other allied nations.
US Army Soldiers in Combat on Luzon & Mindanao Battle of Philippine Islands WW2 Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUtx3c2naTg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwse9tx1bpE
J D S says
We on JW know WHO the ENEMY is and apparently the Secret Service also knows but there are so many in the government that just don’t know or want to know and those people need to be replaced immediately.
Andy says
+1
Z says
Well done good people of the Secret Service
Andy says
+1
Sons of Liberty says
Clinton’s codename should have been ( codename : TRAITOR ) not Eagle !
clap says
I wonder what Obama’s code name was? I can think of quite a few.
gravenimage says
clap, Obama’s Secret Service codename was “Renegade”. No, I am not joking:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Service_code_name
gravenimage says
Secret Service foiled Islamic State assassination plot against Trump in the Philippines
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*So glad* to learn this plot was foiled!
Vicky says
I remember several years ago when Philippine cities came under savage attack by muslims in their quest to take the world. Now look what’s happened.
UNCLE VLADDI says
I’m surprised Rodrigo hasn’t throw them out of a helicopter. Yet.
Ibrahim itace muhammed says
Mr spencer, it is not conceivable. How can Isis and other terrorist groups plot to kill their mentor savage mad devil Trump representing evil United States arming terrorist groups?such plot is just a Cover up. If Americans are fools, we are not.
Andy says
Hey Ibby, the Satan Lover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DSNfC2EJhU
LOOK IN THE MIRROR YOU’LL SEE A FOOL!!!