[HiTech RedNeck]

But Dutch authorities have dismissed claims that Abdulmutallab boarded the flight without a passport. A spokesman for its counter-terrorism office said: “He had a passport and a valid visa for the United States and KLM had clearance on the passenger list to carry him to the US.”

So if he did have the documents they say he did, what was all the song-and-dance concerning trying to get him on board without them all about? Could KLM mean that they had a record of a passport that was shown in the past rather than seeing the actual thing now?

[afraidfortherepublic]

Why isn’t anyone (as far as news reports go) looking for the Dutch manager who spoke to the tall Indian and the Nigerian terrorist behind closed doors? Not only do you need a passport to get ON the plane, you also need one to get OFF in the USA + a visa. So, what difference would it make to allow him to BOARD? Unless it is a wider conspiracy, that is, and they didn’t expect him to get off in the normal way.

[Mac from Cleveland]

Maybe this is an invisible passport, like a certain other Muslim’s Hawaiian Birth Certificate......