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Obama Orders Air Security Review After Jet Bomb Attempt [But Review Began Before Order]
BBC News ^ | December 28th 2009

Posted on 12/27/2009 3:48:01 PM PST by Steelfish

Obama Orders Air Security Review After Jet Bomb Attempt

US President Barack Obama has ordered a review of air security after a Nigerian man was charged with trying to blow up a transatlantic jet on Christmas Day. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said Mr Obama wanted to know how a man carrying explosives had managed to board a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. Airport security measures in the US and internationally have been tightened.

On Sunday, a passenger on the same Northwest Airlines route triggered a brief security scare. The FBI later said the passenger had locked himself in a toilet, but the incident had not been serious. Mr Gibbs told ABC News the system of watch-lists used by US government agencies would be examined, after it emerged that the Christmas Day suspect was listed and known to officials.

A US record for 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was created last month.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: flight253; thesystemworked

1 posted on 12/27/2009 3:48:02 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

I want to know Toilet Boy’s name.


2 posted on 12/27/2009 3:51:35 PM PST by bergmeid (obama. With a small o.)
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To: Steelfish

I’m taking bets...how long until this gets blamed on Bush?


3 posted on 12/27/2009 3:51:42 PM PST by jen0517
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To: Steelfish
Relax, Steelfish.

The man whom Allah The All Wise has for some reason placed in charge of our infidel destinies, will handle this in the usual way, that is as soon as the Divinely Inspired Words appear on his teleprompter.

4 posted on 12/27/2009 3:53:16 PM PST by Kenny Bunk (Just because they are the "Stupid" Party, doesn't mean they can't be evil, too.)
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To: Steelfish

Obama Orders.....

Yea, we believe that.


5 posted on 12/27/2009 3:54:29 PM PST by machogirl (First they came for my tagline.)
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To: Steelfish
***A US record for 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was created last month.***

and then he should have never been on any flight this month.

6 posted on 12/27/2009 3:54:40 PM PST by tobyhill
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To: Steelfish

It took the brainiac TWO DAYS to reach this decision?


7 posted on 12/27/2009 3:57:43 PM PST by savedbygrace (You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
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To: savedbygrace
It took the brainiac TWO DAYS to reach this decision?

He isn't a fast thinker.

Besides, didn't DHS unbelievably say today that the "system worked"?

Why review what "works"? < / sarc > Unless you get a lot of bad press and need to "do something".

8 posted on 12/27/2009 4:02:58 PM PST by SteamShovel (When hope trumps reality, there is no hope at all.)
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To: Steelfish


It's our Feckless Leader's Hawaiian Holiday!


Get your stonewall pieces while they're Hot!

9 posted on 12/27/2009 4:03:36 PM PST by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress!)
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To: Steelfish
I love the way they call him, “Mr.” Obama, See they know he is not citizen, there fore can't be President.
10 posted on 12/27/2009 4:04:06 PM PST by lolhelp
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To: Steelfish
US President Barack Obama has ordered a review of air security after a Nigerian man was charged with trying to blow up a transatlantic jet on Christmas Day.

Yeah right after the Mai Tais and before heading off to the luau. If this were Bush the outrage from the MSM would be as deafening as their current silence.

Personally I'm still outraged that my Christmas plans were greatly reduced due to unemployment while this Bozo is off on yet ANOTHER vacation on our dime.

11 posted on 12/27/2009 4:07:58 PM PST by RedStateGuyTrappedinCT
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To: Steelfish

“the system worked” nothing more to see.....


12 posted on 12/27/2009 4:08:11 PM PST by Vaquero (BHO....'The Pretenda from Kenya')
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To: Steelfish

Being present means never having to take responsibility for anything.


13 posted on 12/27/2009 4:12:30 PM PST by Carley (OBAMA IS A MALEVOLENT FORCE IN THE WORLD)
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To: Steelfish

Sure, the tighter security he’s ordered will result in grandmas getting rectal exams at the airport, but we wouldn’t want to profile mideasterners because it might offend them.


14 posted on 12/27/2009 4:21:24 PM PST by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
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To: RedStateGuyTrappedinCT
Personally I'm still outraged that my Christmas plans were greatly reduced due to unemployment while this Bozo is off on yet ANOTHER vacation on our dime.

Me too.
15 posted on 12/27/2009 5:18:46 PM PST by visualops (Freepin' on my Pre!)
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