CIA Knew of Impending ISIS Attack ‘Days Before’ Paris

Posted by | February 15, 2016 07:03 | Filed under: Politics


U.S. intelligence knew that Islamist group Islamic State (ISIS) was trying to carry out an attack “just in the days before” the group’s operatives killed 130 in a series of mass shootings in Paris, CIA director John Brennan told broadcaster CBS. Speaking on the channel’s 60 Minutes program, which was broadcast on Sunday, Brennan said that…

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7 responses to CIA Knew of Impending ISIS Attack ‘Days Before’ Paris

  1. larry d February 15th, 2016 at 07:15

    Well, this excuse sounds a little better than the usual, ” We have foiled ‘x’ amount of threats”. We just can’t tell the people the specifics of the results.

  2. Budda February 15th, 2016 at 08:48

    So did they know ‘something’ was up or did they know specifically that an attack on Paris civilians using bombs was planned? Headline is a little misleading.

    • Gina Bousquet February 15th, 2016 at 12:50

      Bottom line, they didn’t know enough…

  3. fahvel February 15th, 2016 at 10:07

    fascinating how the isis crowd has better computer coordination than the fn NSA.

  4. StoneyCurtisll February 15th, 2016 at 14:25

    The bottom line here is…
    The NSA and all other law enforcement wants access to your communications, no matter how inconsequential..

  5. mistlesuede February 15th, 2016 at 14:46

    There was a piece linked here last week about ISIS having basically a “help desk” now to make it easier to learn how to use all the latest methods of encryption and basically what Mr. Brennan is saying is true.
    I think something will happen, but they will take the time to get it ready to happen just before the election for President. They want to see a moron with an itchy trigger finger like those on the right get elected so that more of our troops will become their target practice when ground troops are sent to Syria and back into Afghanistan.

  6. mcalleyboy February 16th, 2016 at 18:08

    The Philippine NBI warned the US about the planes but? So Trump does have a case against the Bush administration, there were more red flags even at the flight school.

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