President's Kenya travel schedule posted on public media

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White House dismisses Kenya release of Obama schedule | SanDiegoUnionTribune.com


Kenyan air ministry apologizes for security breach. Susan Rice, U.S. national Security Advisor, says, no problem will stay with that schedule.


I really hope they make a timely adjustment. I don't care for our current President's policies but I fear the thought of President Biden as much as a President Cheney. I hope Obama doesn't learn the hard way that that "on any given Sunday" the J.V. Can play as well as the Varsity. They don't have to win the game, just make one big play. "Sudden change" would take on new meanings from people that don't care about living.

 

[Irishman77]

this is interesting:

Kenyan Leaders To Obama: We'll Throw Rotten Eggs At You If You Talk About LGBT Rights Here | ThinkProgress

 

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Obama's trip raises security concerns - CNNPolitics.com

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent
Updated 8:18 AM ET, Thu July 23, 2015

Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama is not just heading to his father's homeland, but to a region that's a hotbed of terror.

Al-Shabaab militants in East Africa are now posing new worries for the President's trip to Kenya this week. CNN has learned that, in just the last week, the U.S. military has conducted nearly half a dozen secret air strikes in Somalia against al Qaeda's Africa affiliate because U.S. intelligence indicated an attack against Kenyan troops there was imminent, according to defense officials.

The Pentagon isn't saying much, but the strikes may be timed to the President's visit.

"This sends a very clear message to Al-Shabaab not to try to attempt anything against the President," says Seth Jones, a Rand Corporation analyst.

U.S. officials do not believe Al-Shabaab can get anywhere near the President, but there are others reasons to worry.

Jones suggested that the group would look for more vulnerable targets to attack to show Kenyans their government cannot keep them safe and to draw attention away from the Obama visit.

"What's most likely is not an attack against a U.S. government official like the President, but an attack that happens while the President is there," he said. "Security for the president is likely to be very significant and that means what Al-Shabaab is likely to do, based on what it has done very recently, is go for a soft target."

That could include shopping malls and schools, which the group has attacked in the past.

U.S. officials told CNN that in recent days there is growing social media and Internet chatter among the Somalia-based group about the President's visit.

"They all know he is coming," one official with access to the latest intelligence told CNN.

In addition, a Kenyan flight bulletin outlining some details of the President's trip has been released, including when airspace in Nairobi would be closed because of the arrival and departure of Air Force One.

Such details are usually kept secret for security reasons, but administration officials so far are brushing off the publication of this information, saying there are no public details about the President's trip that pose a risk to his security.

 

[GoIrish41]

Much ado about nothing .... Nobody is going to attack Obama in his birthplace.

 

[Irish YJ]

stupid people everywhere

 

[irishff1014]

I don't care much for Obama but with that said I hope he canels the trip. He has 2 little girls that need /want their dad to be around for a long time. Do the smart thing and don't go.

 

[Irish#1]

Much ado about nothing .... Nobody is going to attack Obama in his birthplace.

Agree.............His plane will now be surrounded by more fighter jets capable of taking out any attack.

 

[Irish YJ]

Agree.............His plane will now be surrounded by more fighter jets capable of taking out the entire continent.

fify

 

[phgreek]

al-Shabaab doesn't care about jets...takes one misguided asshole to cause the world to explode...

As for Kenyans...if they disrespect him, I'll lobby for the rest of my life to never send another penny.

When you are from a place leading the world in Aid from the rest of the world, you should STFU, and be humble. Speak your mind, but don't disrespect him by threatening him or throwing shit at him...I agree with almost nothing the man does, and if I sat next to him, how he breathes would likely piss me off...but he's my instigator. Screw Kenya and the horse they rode in on (because its probably our horse anyway).