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GOP: Obama admin. handling of suspect in foiled Christmas Day plane attack shows ‘blind spot’

The Obama administration’s handling of a Nigerian student who allegedly attempted to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day exposed its “blind spot” when it comes to the war on terrorism, a Republican lawmaker said Saturday.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |

Bin Laden endorses bomb attempt on US plane

Osama bin Laden endorsed the failed attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and threatened new attacks against the United States in an audio message released Sunday that appeared aimed at asserting he maintains some direct command over a…

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |
 

U.S. officials defend arrest of jet bomb suspect

The Justice Department defends its decision to treat as a criminal rather than an enemy combatant a man suspected of trying to blow up a jetliner on Christmas Day.

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |

Obama’s nominee to lead TSA withdraws

President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Transportation Security Administration withdrew his name Wednesday, a blow to an administration trying to explain how a man could attempt to blow up a commercial airliner on Christmas Day.
 

[ More ] January 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |
 

Congress Seeks Specific Fixes On Intel Failures 2hr

The Obama administration has so far used broad strokes to describe how it will repair an intelligence system that failed to stop an attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack.

[ More ] January 20th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |