Topic: National Counterterrorism Center
Getty Images | 2010-01-20 17:21:00
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 20: National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, on January 20, 2010 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the attempted bombing of ...
AP News | 2010-01-20 16:12:11
From left, National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20,2010, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing ...
AP News | 2010-01-10 17:34:28
Senators favor punishing US officials for security failures in Christmas Day airliner plot
As the Obama administration begins to address the failings behind the Christmas Day airliner attack, two senators said Sunday the U.S. needs to punish officials, correct security lapses and limit opportunities to join jihad overseas. Sens. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and John McCain, R-Ariz., took issue with ...
AFP American Edition | 2010-01-02 23:10:13
The recent failed bid to blow up a US airliner is a reminder of "insidious terrorist threats" faced by the United States according to a top US counterterrorism official, who vowed Saturday to redouble efforts to prevent further attacks. Michael Leiter, the director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, warned the recent attempt by a young Nigerian man to blow ...
