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Author of The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents,  Ron Kessler went on CSPAN's Washington Journal today to discuss the lapse, and lack of, security at the White House -- calling it a "corrupt" and "mismanaged" culture. As news of yet another security breach at the White House, potentially putting the lives of the the President of the United States and the First Family in jeopardy is revealed, Kessler says that "an assassination could happen pretty easily." Earlier this summer, Secret Service (SS) came under fire for being too lax when a broken window was found by a staff member, that later revealed the White House had been shot at several times by one Oscar Ortega  -- (see also Michelle Obama furious over Ortega event).   The latest security lapse came when it was revealed that a knife-wielding Omar J. Gonzalez   jumped the White House fence, in broad day light, bolted up the front lawn, i...

Sixteen hundred Pennsylvania Avenue narrowly came under siege last weekend when 21-year-old Oscar Ramiro Ortega fired shots at the White House. Oscar Ortega wanted for firing shots at White House. Photo collage/Politics. On Point. Further examination revealed a bullet smashed a White House glass window, but didn't not penetrate due to its anti-ballistic properties. It is believed that Ortega fired the shots last Friday night around 9pm using an AK-47-style rifle.  The rifle was later recovered from an abandoned car Friday thought to belong to Ortega.  Additional rounds of weaponry were also found. Ortega is described as a 5'11" tall, 160 pound Hispanic man with a medium build. He has brown eyes and black hair. Officers obtained an arrest warrant for Ortega on a felony charge of carrying a dangerous weapon. This charge should be increased from 'carrying a dangerous weapon' to 'firing a dangerous weapon' into a residence, and other relate...