Posted on 01/04/2010 1:21:45 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US terror watch lists have been radically overhauled after a foiled attack on a US-bound jet, the White House said Monday, as President Barack Obama prepared for key talks on the security scare.
The news came as tougher screening procedures for all US-bound air travelers swung into effect in airports around the world.
Obama, who has denounced "systemic" intelligence failures in the Christmas Day plot, was preparing to meet with US intelligence chiefs and security officials on Tuesday to review the findings of two probes into the incident.
But White House spokesman Bill Burton said "safety and security measures are moving forward even as the review goes on" in a bid to plug security gaps.
"There's already been a rescrubbing of all the different lists," he told journalists, referring to the lists which determine whether a person is allowed to board a US-bound flight in a foreign airport.
"Probably thousands upon thousands upon thousands of names were scrubbed, and probably dozens were moved to different lists," he added.
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All passengers heading for the United States could now face random checks, patdowns or baggage checks.
And all travelers flying from or via 14 countries including Iran, Nigeria and Yemen will have to undergo mandatory enhanced screening before boarding their US-bound flights, under the new rules.
According to US prosecutors, Abdulmutallab tried to bring down Flight 253 using a device containing the explosive PETN, also known as pentaerythritol.
Stitched into his underwear, it was not spotted by traditional metal detectors. It failed to go off properly, but sparked an on-board fire that was swiftly put out when passengers intervened.
Obama was Monday receiving a review into the incident from the CIA and was meeting with his top counter-terrorism advisor, John Brennan.
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They removed the Muslims?
Did they remove Teddy?
It wasn’t “foiled”.
Party On, Dems! You give Congre$$ional ‘Oversight’ a whole new definition.
The horses are already out the door and long gone and getting lucky again like you did with flight #253 are mighty long odds.
Correct, the plot succeeded albeit it being suspect from the get go.
He still passed by “security” and gate personnel and boarding passes were issued..
Luckily (?) ,, the explosive fizzled and did not detonate.
The horses are already out the door and long gone and getting lucky again like you did with flight #253 are mighty long odds.””””
They only have to be lucky once> By the way where is Gibbs? Burton has been the spokeshole for the WhiteHouse lately.
Passengers wait to check in at Baltimore Washington International Airport in Maryland. US authorities tightened security measures for all US-bound airline passengers, including enhanced mandatory screening of travellers from countries deemed to sponsor terrorism. (AFP/File/Jim Watson)
Michael Savage is still barred entry to England as a perceived “threatening figure” and our State Department does nothing on his behalf.
I don’t think we can expect other countries to use adequate determination as to who poses a genuine threat to national security and who does not.
Graphic fact file on full body security scanners. All passengers flying into the United States from abroad will be subject to random screening or so-called "threat-based" screens, the Transport Security Administration (TSA) said in a statement. (AFP/Graphic)
US overhauls terror watch lists
Ummmm..., I hope that means that they've decided, finally, to put all Muslims in the world on that list... LOL...
“Mr. President, an african muslim tried to blow up an airplane. What shall we do?”
president:”OK, no more white people allowed to fly. Where’s my golf clubs?”
Heck of a job Janet.
Wait a minute. Something is wrong. The system was WORKING! “Fixing it” is sort of an admission that it wasn’t working. Maybe if they’d spend a little less time trying to jam a damned health care bill down our throats and spend a little time on national security they would have a system that works!
and America takes another one in the........
to prevent all the whining about privacy and such, the image displayed on the security screen should not show the person at all. it should only display items in and on the body.
a simple programming change is all that is required...
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