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.
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I want to know Toilet Boy’s name.
I’m taking bets...how long until this gets blamed on Bush?
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.
Obama Orders.....
Yea, we believe that.
and then he should have never been on any flight this month.
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".
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.
“the system worked” nothing more to see.....
Being present means never having to take responsibility for anything.
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.
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