Thread: Homage to all victims of 26/11 Mumbai

Heck it seems like yesterday ,, RIP .

To answer your Q Mjr , i think its the biggest challenge ever , and virtually impossible to battle , better security ,(intel ) the worlds security services i believe do work together, but with security like this below , im in doubt, this is not just a dig at the Yanks as the Brits are as bad allowing strangers to walk around the Queens bedroom . .

The Secret Service is investigating how an uninvited couple was admitted to U.S. President Barack Obama's White House state dinner, penetrating layers of security, a spokesman said on Wednesday.



The agency charged with protecting the president and other high-level officials is conducting a comprehensive review of the security breach on Tuesday at the dinner in honour of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, U.S. Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan said.

The Washington Post first reported that a northern Virginia couple, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, not on the official guest list, crashed the White House party but were never seated at a table in the South Lawn tent where the dinner was held.

The White House has asked the Secret Service for a full review of what happened, an official said.

"An initial finding has identified one of our checkpoints that did not follow proper procedures to ensure that the two individuals that were named in the Washington Post story were on the invited guests list," Donovan said. But he said no was at the dinner was ever in danger.

"I want to stress that these individuals went through magnetometers and several other levels of screenings just as all of the guests attending the dinner did," he said.

"We don't rely on just magnetometers or the level of screenings," he added." That's why we have the agents with our protectees at all times."

The couple, described by The Washington Post as aspiring reality-TV stars and polo-playing socialites, were seen arriving at the White House.

According to the Post, the uninvited guests were in the same room as the Obamas and Prime Minister Singh, but it is not known if they met.

A dozen pictures posted on Facebook appear to show the couple posing with dinner guests including Vice President Joe Biden, Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty, CBS News anchor Katie Couric, and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel

RIP

Lest we forget

RIP

Lets hope we have another quiet year.

Originally Posted by bolo121

RIP

Lets hope we have another quiet year.

Amen , lets hope the whole world has a quiet year and stays that way

An evil day and one that merits eternal remembrance.

There are dark forces loose in this world. Men and women of good will and stout heart must hold these memories close if certainly not cherished. Pray for us that we shall always remember why we hurt and why we fight for something better.