President Barack Obama received a high-level briefing produced by US intelligence agencies which included a written report entitled “Key Homeland Threats” only three days before Christmas about possible holiday-period terrorist threats against the US. Newsweek is reporting that a senior Administration official, who asked for anonymity, reported that there was no mention of Yemen.
Top counter-terrorism representatives present at the briefing included:
Attorney General Eric Holder
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano
FBI Director Robert Mueller
CIA Deputy Director Steven Kappes
Principal Deputy to National the National Intelligence Czar David Gompert
National Intelligence Czar Dennis Blair
Director of National Counter-terrorism Center Michael Leiter
Wikipedia: Attorney General Eric Holder | Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano | FBI Director Robert Mueller | CIA Deputy Director Steven Kappes | Principal Deputy to National the National Intelligence Czar David Gompert | National Intelligence Czar Dennis Blair | Director of National Counter-terrorism Center Michael Leiter
SOURCE: Newsweek EXCLUSIVE: Obama Got Pre-Christmas Intelligence Briefing About Terror Threat to “Homeland” – Declassified Blog