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Michael E Leiter

Type: Person

Name: Michael E Leiter

Title: Director (June 2008)

Organization: National Counterterrorism Center

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for Michael E Leiter

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Michael E Leiter

Are ‘lone wolf’ attacks the new path to terror?

LONDON The horrific public slaying of a soldier in London, five weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, illustrates the possible emergence of a new terror trend towards unsophisticated attacks that are practically impossible to prevent, intelligence ... [Published NBCNews.com - May 24 2013]

Entities: London, Michael E Leiter, Boston (Massachusetts, United States)

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

Terror database too unwieldy to flag Boston suspect, critics say

WASHINGTON When a Russian intelligence service told the CIA that Tamerlan Tsarnaev had become an Islamic radical looking to join underground groups, the agency put his name in the government's catch-all database for terrorism suspects.The Terrorist Identities ... [Published Los Angeles Times - May 03 2013]

Entities: Database, FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation, Watch List

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Stanley McChrystal

2 Years After bin Laden Raid, Special Ops Sorts Out Its Future

Warrick Page /Osama bin Laden's lair in Abbottabad, Pakistan, shortly after Navy SEALs killed him on the top floor. It has since been demolished.The raid that took out Osama bin Laden two years ago Wednesday was only a few minutes old when it nearly fell ... [Published Time - May 02 2013]

Entities: Special Operations, Operating Forces, Stanley McChrystal

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Al-Qaeda's Inspire magazine editor sought over Boston marathon bombing

The US and Britain are intensifying a search for the editor of al-Qaeda's English-language magazine, after its bomb-making recipes were followed by the Boston marathon bombers to devastating effect. The CIA is believed to have stepped up efforts to find ... [Published Telegraph - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Boston Marathon, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Al-Qaeda

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

First Impulse: Blame the "Right Wing" and Hope the Bomber Is a "White American"

First Impulse: Blame Right Wing for Boston Bombings The list of potential suspects could be long because investigators know this stretch of April is one with a dark history. This Friday, April 19th, is also the anniversary of two of the most traumatic ... [Published Newsvine - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Right Wing, Bomber, David Koresh, Branch Davidians

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 2 reports

MSNBC

Programming notes

*** Friday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up : Syria latest with The Atlantic’s Steve Clemons and Foreign Policy’s Josh Rogin… NBC’s Michael Isikoff with an update from Boston on Tsarnaev’s move… a Deep Dive into the tricky business of legacy politics with ... [Published First Read - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Alex Witt, MSNBC, Chris Jansing, Tamron Hall, Andrea Mitchell

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Leiter: Bombings appear to be Sunni extremist terrorism

Michael Leiter, NBC National Security analyst and former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, tells NBC’s Brian Williams that the recent events in Boston are another reminder that the fight against terrorism isn’t over. ... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Michael E Leiter, Terrorism, Bombing, National Counterterrorism Center, Brian Williams

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 2 reports

President Obama Will Travel to Boston For Memorial Service

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with FBI Director Robert Mueller in the White House to receive an update on the explosions that occurred in Boston on April 15, 2013. President Obama plans to visit Boston Thursday and make remarks at an interfaith ... [Published US News & World Report - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Boston (Massachusetts, United States), Barack Obama, Michael E Leiter

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 2 reports

How to protect a 26-mile race? London hikes security

LONDON -- British authorities ordered more police on the streets for Sunday's London Marathon in the wake of the Boston bombings, but experts warned it was "virtually impossible" to guarantee the safety of the hundreds of thousands who will attend the ... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Security, London, Boston (Massachusetts, United States), Police

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 2 reports

Programming notes

*** Wednesday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up : NBC’s Michael Isikoff with the latest on the investigation in Boston… Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) on the state of immigration and gun legislation… NBC’s Pete Williams and former National Counterterrorism Center ... [Published First Read - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: MSNBC, Chris Jansing, Martin Bashir, Tamron Hall, PETE WILLIAMS

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 2 reports

Officials: Bombs were pressure cookers in backpacks

Investigators believe the bombs at the Boston Marathon were shrapnel-studded pressure cookers, hidden in backpacks and set off by timers, law enforcement officials told NBC News on Tuesday.The disclosure came as authorities pleaded with spectators from ... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: NBC News Channel, Back Pack, FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bombing

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 2 reports

Chris Matthews on Boston Bombing: Domestic...

(Billy Hallowell) -- MSNBC’s Chris Matthews wasted no timein questioning whether today’s horrific bombing of the Boston Marathon was a politically-motivated attack.On “Hardball” tonight, the host openly questioned whether at least a portion of the horror ... [Published Talk 650 KSTE - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Chris Matthews, Bombing, Boston (Massachusetts, United States), Democratic Party (US), Michael E Leiter

Quotes

...is inaccurate? Yeah, that's why it's called intelligence and not facts," said Michael Leiter, former head of the National Counterterrorism Center. "but think about the idea that the cia gets information that then is accessible to a cop on the street when he pulls somebody over. nobody else in the world has anything remotely like that."

Terror database too unwieldy to flag Boston suspect, critics say [Published Los Angeles Times - May 03 2013]

But the man on the other end of that video was cool and collected, as if it were just a small glitch in a training exercise. "he was almost like the voice of walter cronkite, completely calm" Michael Leiter, who was present as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, told

2 Years After bin Laden Raid, Special Ops Sorts Out Its Future [Published Time - May 02 2013]

"the current aumf is too broad, too narrow and too vague" Michael Leiter, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in March

Amid new security threats, some in U.S. [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 02 2013]

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Are ‘lone wolf’ attacks the new path to terror? [Published NBCNews.com - May 24 2013]
Terror database too unwieldy to flag Boston sus... [Published Los Angeles Times - May 03 2013]
2 Years After bin Laden Raid, Special Ops Sorts... [Published Time - May 02 2013]
Two Years After bin Laden Raid, the Future of S... [Published Time - May 02 2013]
Some think it is time to revamp counterrrorism law [Published Capitol Hill Blue - May 02 2013]
Amid new threats, Congress looks to update 9/11... [Published Rewind 103.5/104.3 - May 02 2013]
Amid new security threats, some in U.S. [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 02 2013]
Al-Qaeda's Inspire magazine editor sought over ... [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - Apr 30 2013]
Al-Qaeda's Inspire magazine editor sought over ... [Published Telegraph - Apr 29 2013]
First Impulse: Blame the "Right Wing" and Hope ... [Published Newsvine - Apr 29 2013]
Programming notes [Published First Read - Apr 26 2013]
Programming notes [Published First Read - Apr 26 2013]
Terrorist suspect may have traveled to Russia 2... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 21 2013]
Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread [Published Crooks and Liars - Apr 21 2013]
Sunday Talking Heads: April 21, 2013 [Published Firedoglake - Apr 21 2013]
Expert: FBI has strong case against bombers [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 20 2013]
Leiter: Bombings appear to be Sunni extremist t... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 20 2013]
Pictures and pieces comprise Boston bomb scene ... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 19 2013]
Ahead on the 4/18 Maddow show [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 19 2013]
Video: Terrorism's tools within reach of the in... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 18 2013]
Ahead on the 4/17 Maddow show [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 18 2013]
Programming notes [Published First Read - Apr 17 2013]
President Obama Will Travel to Boston For Memor... [Published US News & World Report - Apr 17 2013]
Inside a bomb investigation: the hunt for foren... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 17 2013]
How to protect a 26-mile race? London hikes sec... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 17 2013]
How to protect 500,000 along a 26-mile route? L... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 17 2013]
Boston bombings test post-9/11 confidence [Published Gnom.es - Apr 17 2013]
Video: No detail too small as FBI gathers bombi... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 17 2013]
Video: Detection of ricin alarms authorities al... [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 17 2013]
Ahead on the 4/16 Maddow show [Published NBCNews.com - Apr 17 2013]

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Al-Qaeda's Inspire magazine editor sought over ... [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - Apr 30 2013] religion of peace???? BULLLSHITTTTTTTT!!!!! Al-Qaeda's Inspire magazine editor sought over Boston marathon bombing http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/al-qaeda/10026315/Al-Qaedas-Inspire-magazine-editor-sought-over-Boston-marathon-bombing.html ...
Programming notes [Published First Read - Apr 26 2013] *** Friday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up : Syria latest with The Atlantic’s Steve Clemons and Foreign Policy’s Josh Rogin… NBC’s Michael Isikoff with an update from Boston on Tsarnaev’s move… a Deep Dive into the tricky business of legacy politics with ...
Programming notes [Published First Read - Apr 26 2013] *** Friday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up : Syria latest with The Atlantic’s Steve Clemons and Foreign Policy’s Josh Rogin… NBC’s Michael Isikoff with an update from Boston on Tsarnaev’s move… a Deep Dive into the tricky business of legacy politics with ...
Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread [Published Crooks and Liars - Apr 21 2013] Apropos of nothing, but after the week we've had, I needed some levity. Clearly the stars were in some catastrophic alignment and it just seemed like an endless level of stress to endure. But now that it's calmed down a bit, I feel the need to give ...
Sunday Talking Heads: April 21, 2013 [Published Firedoglake - Apr 21 2013] The Vivaldi is courtesy of DrDave from yesterday’s stressbusting thread. Dakine01 reviews the lineup for us: OK, so it seems the Clinton Guy Who Was Shocked by Blowjobs gets to seem almost reasonable with his guests this week [ABC]. Bob Schieffer, ...