Obama Administration Barred Officials From Screening Foreign Visa Applicants' Social Media

[tinydancer]

Aye carumba! These people are whacked out. They feared bad public relations that cost 14 people their lives?

Everything to them is optics. Freaking optics. Unreal. They really don't give a damn about protecting the American public. This proves it.

UPDATE: Fearing 'Bad Public Relations,' Obama Administration Barred Officials From Screening Foreign Visa Applicants' Social Media
Guy Benson | Dec 14, 2015

UPDATE: It gets worse. ABC News is reporting that Homeland Security officials have been bound by a secret US policy not to scrutinize visa applicants' social media footprint because the Obama administration feared bad press over "civil liberties." This represents an stunning, intentional dereliction of duty -- all for PR:

Fearing a civil liberties backlash and "bad public relations" for the Obama administration, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson refused in early 2014 to end a secret U.S. policy that prohibited immigration officials from reviewing the social media messages of all foreign citizens applying for U.S. visas, a former senior department official said.

"During that time period immigration officials were not allowed to use or review social media as part of the screening process," John Cohen, a former acting under-secretary at DHS for intelligence and analysis. Cohen is now a national security consultant for ABC News.

One current and one former senior counter-terrorism official confirmed Cohen's account about the refusal of DHS to change its policy about the public social media posts of all foreign applicants.

Insane: US 'Doesn't Routinely Review' Social Media Posts in Visa Background Checks

 

[Compost]

With "vetting" like that, it sure looks like obama wants to let terrorists in.

 

[TheOldSchool]

A lot of USMB conservatives would likely get a knock on the door if the government scrutinized social media a little more closely.

 

[TNHarley]

A lot of USMB conservatives would likely get a knock on the door if the government scrutinized social media a little more closely.

Like all those people threatening to kill Trump?
Where is Lynch on that anyways?

 

[Compost]

A lot of USMB conservatives would likely get a knock on the door if the government scrutinized social media a little more closely.

Uh huh. All those USMB conservatives marrying terrorists from Pakistan and bringing them to America.

 

[depotoo]

We are talking foreigners , coming from war zones.

A lot of USMB conservatives would likely get a knock on the door if the government scrutinized social media a little more closely.

 

[TheOldSchool]

A lot of USMB conservatives would likely get a knock on the door if the government scrutinized social media a little more closely.

Like all those people threatening to kill Trump?
Where is Lynch on that anyways?

She's probably swamped by threats against the President and teapers calling for genocide against Muslims.

 

[TheOldSchool]

A lot of USMB conservatives would likely get a knock on the door if the government scrutinized social media a little more closely.

Uh huh. All those USMB conservatives marrying terrorists from Pakistan and bringing them to America.

One of them shot up a theater in Louisianna. I hate to say this, but it actually happened.

 

[tinydancer]

A lot of USMB conservatives would likely get a knock on the door if the government scrutinized social media a little more closely.

Non citizens are being granted rights that they shouldn't be. It's a no brainer.

 

[NYcarbineer]

But we HAVE to leave loopholes in the gun purchase background check laws...

...you people are a joke, an old worn bad joke.

 

[Compost]

A lot of USMB conservatives would likely get a knock on the door if the government scrutinized social media a little more closely.

Uh huh. All those USMB conservatives marrying terrorists from Pakistan and bringing them to America.

One of them shot up a theater in Louisianna. I hate to say this, but it actually happened.

Prove it.

 

[NYcarbineer]

A lot of USMB conservatives would likely get a knock on the door if the government scrutinized social media a little more closely.

Non citizens are being granted rights that they shouldn't be. It's a no brainer.

How do they do it in your country, Alien?

 

[TheOldSchool]

A lot of USMB conservatives would likely get a knock on the door if the government scrutinized social media a little more closely.

Uh huh. All those USMB conservatives marrying terrorists from Pakistan and bringing them to America.

One of them shot up a theater in Louisianna. I hate to say this, but it actually happened.

Prove it.

Look up Rusty Houser

 

[Compost]

A lot of USMB conservatives would likely get a knock on the door if the government scrutinized social media a little more closely.

Uh huh. All those USMB conservatives marrying terrorists from Pakistan and bringing them to America.

One of them shot up a theater in Louisianna. I hate to say this, but it actually happened.

Prove it.

Look up Rusty Houser

No. You prove it.

 

[TheOldSchool]

A lot of USMB conservatives would likely get a knock on the door if the government scrutinized social media a little more closely.

Uh huh. All those USMB conservatives marrying terrorists from Pakistan and bringing them to America.

One of them shot up a theater in Louisianna. I hate to say this, but it actually happened.

Prove it.

Look up Rusty Houser

No. You prove it.

Rusty Houser, a crazed conservative terrorist, posted here under the name of... Rusty Houser.

Rusty Houser | US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum

 

[tinydancer]

Unreal. Both declared allegiance to ISIS. So when they reassure us that everyone will be vetted properly, we better question the freaking vetting process.

"The F.B.I. has said it had no incriminating information about Ms. Malik or Mr. Farook in its databases. The State Department and the Department of Homeland Security have said they followed all policies and procedures.


Several stunners. She passed three separate, "extensive" background screenings, none of which examined her social media footprint, which was rife with posts promoting radical Islamism, dating back years.

Shortly before carrying out their deadly mission, both Malik and Farook pledged allegiance to ISIS on social media"

Fearing Bad Public Relations, Obama Admin Barred Officials From Screening Applicants Social Media

 

[TheOldSchool]

Unreal. Both declared allegiance to ISIS. So when they reassure us that everyone will be vetted properly, we better question the freaking vetting process.

"The F.B.I. has said it had no incriminating information about Ms. Malik or Mr. Farook in its databases. The State Department and the Department of Homeland Security have said they followed all policies and procedures.


Several stunners. She passed three separate, "extensive" background screenings, none of which examined her social media footprint, which was rife with posts promoting radical Islamism, dating back years.

Shortly before carrying out their deadly mission, both Malik and Farook pledged allegiance to ISIS on social media"

Fearing Bad Public Relations, Obama Admin Barred Officials From Screening Applicants Social Media

Farook was a U.S. citizen, born and raised here.

 

[Compost]

Uh huh. All those USMB conservatives marrying terrorists from Pakistan and bringing them to America.

One of them shot up a theater in Louisianna. I hate to say this, but it actually happened.

Prove it.

Look up Rusty Houser

No. You prove it.

Rusty Houser, a crazed conservative terrorist, posted here under the name of... Rusty Houser.

Rusty Houser | US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum

How is this proof that he shot up a theater?

 

[TheOldSchool]

One of them shot up a theater in Louisianna. I hate to say this, but it actually happened.

Prove it.

Look up Rusty Houser

No. You prove it.

Rusty Houser, a crazed conservative terrorist, posted here under the name of... Rusty Houser.

Rusty Houser | US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum

How is this proof that he shot up a theater?

Lafayette theater shooter bought gun legally - CNN.com


"Elsewhere, on the U.S. Message Board, a political discussion forum, he wrote, “Hitler accomplished far more than any other through ‘pragmatically forming.’”"
Lafayette gunman cased theater prior to rampage, but motive remains unknown


There. Satisfied?

 

[Compost]

Prove it.

Look up Rusty Houser

No. You prove it.

Rusty Houser, a crazed conservative terrorist, posted here under the name of... Rusty Houser.

Rusty Houser | US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum

How is this proof that he shot up a theater?

Lafayette theater shooter bought gun legally - CNN.com


"Elsewhere, on the U.S. Message Board, a political discussion forum, he wrote, “Hitler accomplished far more than any other through ‘pragmatically forming.’”"
Lafayette gunman cased theater prior to rampage, but motive remains unknown


There. Satisfied?

Interesting. Thank you. Now, what does this have to do with the obama administration's vetting of Islamoterrorists exactly?