Christmas Day Terror Attack

Fearful and Scheming Republicans Are Playing into al-Qaida's Strategy

Mitchell Bard | Posted 05.25.2011

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The "collective display of pants-wetting" and politicization of terrorism by the Republicans are making America less safe. I wish the GOP would find its inner John Wayne.

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Intelligence Community Must Build Greater Trust

Pete Contostavlos | Posted 05.25.2011

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We must keep the trust of intelligence professionals and war fighters on the front lines in order to provide timely, accurate and relevant information to policymakers and those who need it.

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If We Want to Protect America's Airports, We Must Profile

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Christmas Day attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 brought our minds sharply back to the threat our nation faces on a daily basis.

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The FBI Is Getting it Right

Matthew Alexander | Posted 05.25.2011

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The FBI are leveraging their experience interrogating multiple terrorists over the past two decades along with knowledge gained since 9/11. The result is that the would-be Christmas Day bomber is talking.

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Bin Laden Claims Responsibility For Flight 253 Christmas Day Bombing Attempt

AP | JASON KEYSER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — Osama bin Laden endorsed the failed attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and threatened new attacks against the United St...

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PolitiFact: Dick Cheney Falsely Says Obama Won't Admit The U.S. Is At War Against Terrorists

PolitiFact.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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In his latest attack on President Barack Obama, former Vice President Dick Cheney seized on the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound jetliner to sugge...

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The Twisted and Dangerous Republican Record on Terrorism

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011

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We all understand that Americans have a short attention span, and an even shorter memory, but the Republicans are really counting on it as they exploit the post-underpants bomber freakout.

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Melinda Dennis, Northwest Flight 253 Passenger, Describes Attempted Terror Attack (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Melinda Dennis, one of the passengers on Northwest Airlines Flight 253, the plane that was the scene of an attempted terror attack on Christmas day, s...

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Full-Body Scans v. Nude Screenings: A Back-of-the-Envelope Calculation

David Colarusso | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm currently trapped in an airport terminal waiting for my delayed flight, and in the wake of the Christmas day terrorist attempt, I can't help but ponder the question of full-body scans.

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Northwest Airlines Flight 253: Passengers Help Foil Attack On Detroit-Bound Plane

AP | LARRY MARGASAK and COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — A 23-year-old Nigerian man who claimed ties to al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner, just a m...

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