U.S. Had Early Signals of Terror Plot From Yemen
The New York Times is reporting that two officials said the government had intelligence from Yemen before Friday that leaders of a branch of Al Qaeda there were talking about “a Nigerian” being prepared for a terrorist attack. While the information did not include a name, officials said it would have been evident had it This story comes to us via Homeland Security – National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America’s trusted
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ACI - Northwest Airlines Flight 253...Air Crash Investigation (ACI) - Northwest Airlines Flight 253 HD Part 1 (al qaida suicide bombing attack on delta airlines) Northwest Airlines Flight 253 was an international passenger flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The flight was the target of a failed al-Qaeda bombing attempt on December 25, 2009. In the attempt, a passenger attempted to set off plastic explosives sewn to his underwear while the plane, a Delta Air Lines liveried Airbus A330-323E operated by Northwest Airlines, was on its final descent, 20 minutes before landing, with 289 other people on board. The plane made an emergency landing in Detroit without any fatalities. The suspected bomber in the incident was Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Muslim Nigerian passenger who had studied engineering in England and came from a wealthy family. The plastic explosives Abdulmutallab concealed in his underwear failed to detonate properly, resulting only in flames and popping sounds. A Dutch passenger, Jasper Schuringa, tackled and restrained him as others put out the fire. Abdulmutallab was then handcuffed while the pilot safely landed the plane. In all, three people were injured: Abdulmutallab, Schuringa, and one other passenger. Upon landing in Detroit, Abdulmutallab was arrested and taken to a hospital for treatment of his burns. On December 26, the day after the attempted attack, investigators <b>...</b>
Flight 253 Report to be Released...As federal prosecutors formally charged suspected terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the preliminary report on the failed bombing of flight 253 is about to be made public. Bill Plante reports.
CNN - Northwest Airlines Flight 253...CNN Airs Witness Testimony that 'Well Dressed' Indian accomplice helped Abdulmutallab board without passport and that man on plane filmed entire flight and bombing attempt Evidence is emerging that clearly indicates Abdulmutallab was able to board only with the help of an unidentified well dressed man seen at the boarding gate. Kurt Haskell and his wife, who were witnesses on board Northwest Airlines Flight 253 saw Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab at the boarding gate in Amsterdam. Haskell told CNN that the accused bomber appeared strikingly 'poor' next to the well-dressed man he said was obviously wealthy and appeared to be of Indian ethnicity. According to Haskell, that man did the talking for him, explaining to the flight personnel at the gate that Abdulmutallab needed to board without a passport, claiming that he was a Sudanese refugee. The gate attendee referred the odd-couple to the manager. Haskell said that was the last he saw of the wealthy man, but later recognized Abdulmutallab after the incident occurred on the plane. That's when he says he put two and two together about the unusual connection. His wife found it 'odd' that authorities have not yet followed up on their witness account, as they were the only ones known to have witnessed Abdulmutallab with the 'Indian' man prior to boarding the flight. If he had help getting on the flight with no passport after having been reported to the authorities by his own father, what is the true explanation for the man seen <b>...</b>
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One 'clue' wasn't true: Terrorist DID buy round-trip ticket
[World News]In a remarkable example of how bad information can travel far and wide, dozens of media outlets around the world have said Umar Abdulmutallab was traveling on a one-way ticket to Detroit when he allegedly tried to blow up Flight 253, even though that has never been substantiated and appears to be flat wrong.
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Schwarzenegger Praises Obama's Handling Of National Security
[Political Opinion]Not all Republicans are slamming President Barack Obama's handling of the failed Christmas day bombing of Northwest Airlines flight 253. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger offered praise for the president Sunday.....
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Obama: Software Flaws Let Christmas Bomber Get Through
[Security]Crappy government software — and failure to use that software right — almost got 289 people killed in the botched Christmas day bombing. The Department of Homeland Security did run Northwest Airlines flight 253’s passenger manifest against terrorism databases. But only after the flight took off. Ugh.
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Olbermann: Cheney 'is nothing more or less' than a traitor
[Political News]Days after the attempted downing of Northwest flight 253, Cheney told Politico that "we are at war and when President Obama pretends we aren't, it makes us less safe." That statement, Olbermann argued, amounts to treason by Cheney's own logic.
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For Obama, terrorism is a four-letter word: Bush
[Political Opinion]The attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 was more than just al Qaeda's latest attempt to bring death and destruction to American shores. It was also, in its still-unfolding political aftermath, a head-on collision between Barack Obama's soaring rhetoric and the reality of terrorism.
