Obama Charts Subtler Course On Homeland Security December 31, 2009 • Before the failed Christmas Day airliner attack, President Obama hadn't spent much time talking about homeland security. That's quickly changing, but his reserved approach is based on a philosophy of managing risk and an aversion to what he has called the scare tactics of his predecessor.
New Details In Failed Plane Plot December 30, 2009 • U.S. intelligence collected intercepts from Yemen referring to a Nigerian being prepared for a terrorist attack before the failed attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day. Also, the CIA met with the suspected terrorist's father last month and was warned about the Nigerian student's potential ties to extremists. New Details In Failed Plane Plot Listen · 3:57 3:57 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122074160/122042911" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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In Bomb Plot Probe, Spotlight Falls On Yemeni Cleric December 30, 2009 • Anwar al-Awlaki is believed to be targeting young men seeking guidance. He has been linked to the alleged Fort Hood shooter, among others. In Bomb Plot Probe, Spotlight Falls On Yemeni Cleric Listen · 4:30 4:30 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122062942/122074152" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Goldberg: Better Scapegoats Than Napolitano December 30, 2009 • Since the botched bomb attack on Flight 253, critics have blamed Department of Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano. They accuse her of flip-flopping. Jeffrey Goldberg, national correspondent for The Atlantic, says there are better scapegoats out there. Goldberg: Better Scapegoats Than Napolitano Listen · 17:49 17:49 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122063304/122063303" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Vote On TSA Nominee Caught Up In Union Dispute December 30, 2009 • The failed Dec. 25 airline bombing has spotlighted the fact that the Transportation Security Administration has been without a permanent leader for a year. A GOP senator put a hold on President Obama's nominee because the administration won't rule out collective bargaining for airport screeners. Vote On TSA Nominee Caught Up In Union Dispute Listen · 4:13 4:13 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122061240/122042912" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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New Focus For Airport Screening: Strange Behavior December 30, 2009 • The Christmas Day attempt to blow up a U.S. airplane has exposed critical weaknesses in airport security measures. Critics have focused on technological and intelligence gaps, but some also question whether authorities are focused enough on other measures to identify suspicious people.
New Airport Screening Described As 'Intrusive' December 30, 2009 • The Transportation Security Administration has been testing new equipment that it says could detect objects like the one used in the Christmas Day attack on a jetliner bound for Detroit. But those efforts have met strong opposition from privacy groups, which have had the backing of Congress. The screening has been described as a virtual strip search, but proponents think the latest incident will pave the way for its deployment. New Airport Screening Described As 'Intrusive' Listen · 4:09 4:09 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122043015/122043064" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Blame Game Follows Foiled Terrorist Attack December 30, 2009 • Republicans were quick to pounce on perceived missteps by the administration after the failed attempt to blow up an airliner Friday. But the holiday timing of the incident is a double-edged sword: The GOP criticism of the president has received intensive coverage, but many people aren't fully plugged in. Blame Game Follows Foiled Terrorist Attack Listen · 4:32 4:32 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122034842/122042998" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Europe Few Clues To Student's Evolution Into Terror Suspect December 29, 2009 • Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who has been charged with attempting to blow up an airliner, was a well-mannered and able student, according to his teachers at University College London. He was also president of the campus Islamic Society, but the group says he never expressed any extremist views. Few Clues To Student's Evolution Into Terror Suspect Listen · 4:11 4:11 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122010560/122018585" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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No Fear Of Flying? Makes Perfect Sense, Experts Say December 29, 2009 • In the wake of the unsuccessful Christmas Day terrorist attack on a Northwest flight bound for Detroit, many Americans seemed to react with a collective shrug and some humor. Experts say the reaction is perfectly appropriate to the risk level shown so far.
What Online Posts Reveal About Abdulmutallab December 29, 2009 • Officials are still figuring out why Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab allegedly attempted to blow up Northwest Airlines flight 253. Washington Post reporter Philip Rucker talks about the details of online posts written by the suspect, and what they reveal about him. What Online Posts Reveal About Abdulmutallab Listen · 13:06 13:06 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/122011904/122011910" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Foiled Bombing Is Similar To Past Al-Qaida Attempts December 29, 2009 • Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed responsibility for the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a jetliner over Detroit. The group says it gave powerful explosives to the suspect in FBI custody, and the patterns in the case mirror past al-Qaida-linked incidents involving an assassination plot in Saudi Arabia and the 2001 shoe bomber. Foiled Bombing Is Similar To Past Al-Qaida Attempts Listen · 4:37 4:37 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/121998639/121998610" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Passengers Cite Inconvenience As Main Concern December 29, 2009 • At Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, travelers expressed some concerns after last week's foiled attempt to bomb a plane but said flying is a necessity. An airline industry consultant added that fear isn't the main issue for most travelers: They're more concerned with the inconvenience added security brings. Passengers Cite Inconvenience As Main Concern Listen · 3:49 3:49 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/121992048/121998608" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Could Terror Suspect Have Had Outside Help? December 28, 2009 • Could Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab have had help getting on board the flight from Amsterdam to Detroit? According to two American passengers on flight 253, an older man accompanied the young Nigerian to a counter before boarding. One of those passengers, Kurt Haskell of Taylor, Mich., shares what he saw. Could Terror Suspect Have Had Outside Help? Listen · 5:21 5:21 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/121983246/121983222" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National How Did Terror Suspect Elude Security? December 28, 2009 • The 23-year-old Nigerian who was arrested Christmas Day for trying to blow up a Northwest aircraft as it prepared to land in Detroit was known to U.S. authorities. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had been placed on a watch list after his father notified U.S. authorities in November about his son's extreme views. Newsweek investigative correspondent Mark Hosenball, who has been reporting on how Abdulmutallab was able to elude security officials, offers his insight. How Did Terror Suspect Elude Security? Listen · 5:58 5:58 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/121983226/121982532" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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