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  • White House Rushes to Fix Security, Intelligence Flaws

    01/01/2010 4:29:16 AM PST · by reaganaut1 · 34 replies · 1,418+ views
    Wall Street Journal ^ | December 31, 2009 | Elizabeth Williamson and Siobhan Gorman
    The Obama administration is scurrying to implement new procedures to find and keep potential terrorists off U.S.-bound planes, as results of a preliminary intelligence review flow into the White House. Emerging as a central focus are deficiencies in the U.S.'s network of watch lists, a system designed after the Sept. 11 attacks to keep tabs on potential terrorists and prevent them from boarding planes, according to a senior U.S. counterterrorism official. The official noted that government audits turned up problems in recent years, including gaps that kept suspected terrorists from being added to the U.S.'s no-fly list. President Barack Obama...