U.S Intelligence a real oxymorn w/ this Nigerian

[Mike]

Officials said he came to the attention of U.S. intelligence last month when his father, Alhaji Umar Mutallab, a prominent Nigerian banker, reported to the American Embassy in Nigeria about his son's increasingly extremist religious views.


It sounds like the father of the Nigerian that attempted to bomb the Detroit plane did all he could to alert local and US authorities. The list of possible terrorists(TIDE) has 550,000 names on it at various levels, so I can get past that, I bet a lot of those 550,000 get on planes.
It sounds like the US Embassy in Nigeria communicated the info to whomever was their contact. Some path of communication broke down disgustingly.They had a month to process this info from the guy's own concerned father?

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

funny ob will have a news confrence and mug it up for any friggin thing
but cant be disturbed for something of national importance..

derka derka.

[rpncaine]

mohammad jihad!

[alysheba4]

janet napolitano, what a joke............

Her ancestors created the ice cream flavor.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by Mike

Officials said he came to the attention of U.S. intelligence last month when his father, Alhaji Umar Mutallab, a prominent Nigerian banker, reported to the American Embassy in Nigeria about his son's increasingly extremist religious views.


It sounds like the father of the Nigerian that attempted to bomb the Detroit plane did all he could to alert local and US authorities. The list of possible terrorists(TIDE) has 550,000 names on it at various levels, so I can get past that, I bet a lot of those 550,000 get on planes.
It sounds like the US Embassy in Nigeria communicated the info to whomever was their contact. Some path of communication broke down disgustingly.They had a month to process this info from the guy's own concerned father?

maybe it was bush's fault as well ??

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by gales0678

maybe it was bush's fault as well ??

It was the fault of two groups. 1) The people who didn't at least re-look at his VISA and 2) The airport security who let him through

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by GBBob

It was the fault of two groups. 1) The people who didn't at least re-look at his VISA and 2) The airport security who let him through

in Nigeria or Amsterdam?

[Danzig]

they need to start using those full body scanners-i understand some might not relish the thought of being 'exposed' like that, but the use of scanners isn't for salacious purposes. it would reveal devices such as the one the guy was wearing-that is the more important thing, not whether someone can make out your private parts!
napolitano's repeated comment that 'the system worked' is absolute hogwash.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by gales0678

in Nigeria or Amsterdam?

European Security is good at airports, but if we are serious about flights coming into the US, we should have US Security checking all US Bound International flights. Would we let Amsterdam officials screen an O'Hare to Laguardia flight? Then why is it OK for them to screen a Detroit bound flight?

It would not be cheap and logistically very difficult, but if we want ownership of who and what is on these Intl US Bound flights, then we should do our own screening.

Now...this isn't meant as an endorsement of US TSA agents by any means...they are troublesome enough as it is, but it's about the principal.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

Originally Posted by GBBob

European Security is good at airports, but if we are serious about flights coming into the US, we should have US Security checking all US Bound International flights. Would we let Amsterdam officials screen an O'Hare to Laguardia flight? Then why is it OK for them to screen a Detroit bound flight?

It would not be cheap and logistically very difficult, but if we want ownership of who and what is on these Intl US Bound flights, then we should do our own screening.

Now...this isn't meant as an endorsement of US TSA agents by any means...they are troublesome enough as it is, but it's about the principal.

perfectly put..happy new year..

[Riot]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Now...this isn't meant as an endorsement of US TSA agents by any means...they are troublesome enough as it is, but it's about the principal.

I read an editorial that suggested that the majority of TSA employees be sent off to bag groceries, as befits their abilities; and that a slew of higher-IQ but currently unemployed college graduates be hired to take their places.

I thought it made a point.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GBBob

European Security is good at airports, but if we are serious about flights coming into the US, we should have US Security checking all US Bound International flights. Would we let Amsterdam officials screen an O'Hare to Laguardia flight? Then why is it OK for them to screen a Detroit bound flight?

It would not be cheap and logistically very difficult, but if we want ownership of who and what is on these Intl US Bound flights, then we should do our own screening.

Now...this isn't meant as an endorsement of US TSA agents by any means...they are troublesome enough as it is, but it's about the principal.

How rightwing of you to question another country's security! We are only one small part of the world order now Bob and for us to suggest that foreign security isnt good enough for us Americans or that we insult their soverignity by checking our inbound flights on their soil is appaling! Dont let Obama find out about this stance or he will have to go to the UN and apologize for you next!