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  • The System Worked: An Historical Perspective

    01/06/2010 9:06:08 AM PST · by Delta Man · 1 replies · 231+ views
    His Majesty’s Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, has been taking a lot of flak lately for her recent comments about the failed Christmas Day attack on an Amsterdam to Detroit Northwest Airlines flight. More specifically, she claimed that the fact that the attack failed showed that “the system worked.” Napolitano Comments Conservative commentators couldn’t believe that His Majesty’s servant could make such a claim in light of the fact that: The terrorist’s father had warned American embassy staff several times about his son’s radical intentions.The terrorist was subsequently placed on a terrorist watch list but was allowed to board the...
  • Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address January 2, 2010

    01/02/2010 12:17:21 PM PST · by onyx · 34 replies · 1,089+ views
    The White House ^ | January 2, 2010 | Office of the Press Secretary
    Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address January 2, 2010 It has now been more than a week since the attempted act of terrorism aboard that flight to Detroit on Christmas Day. On Thursday, I received the preliminary findings of the reviews that I ordered into our terrorist watchlist system and air travel screening. I've directed my counterterrorism and homeland security advisor at the White House, John Brennan, to lead these reviews going forward and to present the final results and recommendations to me in the days to come. As I said this week, I will do everything in my...