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Alleged NYC terror plot buried in major newspapers

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    Former CIA official Michael Scheuer reacts

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Active terrorist ties what kind of an Atlanta but not eleven to same with -- thousand pound bomb meant to topple the Federal Reserve Bank of New York -- Corzine -- But Nancy Drew today's newspapers you wonder if the whole thing even happened.

Because forget front page news this thing was barely any -- strike takes 26.

In the New York Times it was page nine.

In the Washington Post at least slightly more promising dates three in USA today so essentially read it in -- to terror expert -- -- -- on our collective shrug.

My good man -- man I mean obviously had it happen to have been a very different reaction but are we that -- No I don't think so Neil I I think I have a little problem myself but this kind of FBI sting operation because it doesn't really let us know what's going on in the country.

But I think the most important thing here is it -- on does the Obama scenario if you will that al-Qaeda died with.

With Osama.

Because the gentlemen that they enticed into doing this was clearly entice because he thought he was dealing with al-Qaeda and the memory or at least the inspiration of Osama bin Laden and it's it really is.

The media.

Especially the post in the New York Times.

And that in the major news channels have really hidden.

The expansion of al-Qaeda in the years since President Obama has taken office.

Now I.

Always wondered if you follow this -- closer more expertly that I ever would that.

We see some of the idiots who -- of what this guy.

Probably not a wise move if you're trying to be under covered -- -- announcer the Internet you wanna started Jihad.

-- -- the sharpest.

Attacks but.

I -- -- underwear -- are to get his shoe bomber you know these guys are not Mensa candidates but I really -- saying -- to be dismissed it.

That for every one of them there is a Mohammed -- -- I'm not trying to praise him that mastermind.

Among them -- on the 9/11 attacks.

Cool art -- -- planning stuff.

With far more earnest -- an intelligence and deadly accuracy and that I wonder cynically it's sometimes these guys are deflection.

Well I'm not sure if they're deflection is -- the thirst of the law enforcement community to show that it's earning its money.

-- again we are -- in America we're really at a dead end to know really what's real and what's not real anymore.

But what we'll see -- -- not cooperate or add an undercover agent would this particular guy.

Would you found another guy would he had succeeded or it was a good thing the FBI did what it did.

-- -- -- of course is a good thing they did what they did but it it just it clouds that -- -- the issue Neil I think the real issue for the United States.

Is in no one has done it is simply did put a world map up from 2001.

And took to put one up for 2000 -- twelve.

And the expansion and the geographical region the numbers of people fighting.

For al-Qaeda and its allies his growing a great deal in the last decade in.

There's no one who's reporting it really they it the poster.

At the New York Times and of course we -- providing air support to her we did in Libya and it looks like we want to win Syria.

To people who -- really and Afghanistan would be called the Taliban.

The Obama era in terms of Islamic.

Islamist militancy has been and it.

I had your head in the sand era.

And America's going to pay it forward very good very dearly.

And -- be wrong Michael but he didn't.

-- quality prescient.

Always good seeing you Michael -- well.

My pleasure sir thank you.

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