links for 2010-02-08

• FOXNews.com – Brennan Fed Up With Politics Played Over Christmas Day Bomber
  President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser expressed frustration with Washington on Sunday, saying Republicans are playing politics on national security and making ignorant allegations about the investigation into the Christmas airliner plot.
  Saying congressional Republicans are using a "500-mile screwdriver" to criticize the administration about its response to the failed attack in Detroit, Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan said the GOP is motivated by partisan purposes and second-guessing the case.
  (tags: Brennan Christmas_Day Christianity John_Brennan US Pantybomber Obama Abdulmutallab)
• Elder of Ziyon: Iranian leader calls Israel's destruction "imminent"
  "I am very optimistic about the future of Palestine and believe that Israel is moving on the precipice of wane and demise, and God willing its annihilation is for sure," Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting with Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement Ramadan Abdullah Shallah here in Tehran.
  (tags: Israel Islamic_Jihad Ramadan_Abdullah_Shallah Iran)