US Military

	Military Working to Unleash Laser Weapons on the Battlefield
	Army Wife's Blog About Her Injured Soldier Becomes a Window Into Sacrifice
	Army Rethinks How It Teaches Ethics to Soldiers

News, December 28, 2009

	Report: Al-Qaeda Claims Failed Terror Attack
	Did Bomber Board Plane Without a Passport?   Dutch Probe Claims of Nigerian Bomber Accomplice   From the Lap of Luxury to a Lap of Explosives

Frontline

	Al-Qaeda Wing Says Will Avenge Yemen Raids
	White House Warns Foes on Terror Politics
	Sen. Lieberman: US Must Preemptively Act in Yemen
	Al-Qaeda Group in Yemen Gaining Prominence
	Uninvestigated Terrorism Warning About Detroit Suspect Called Not Unusual

The 'Lap Bomber'

Contractor: Al-Qaeda in Yemen Threatened Airliner Attack 5 Days Ago Nigerian in Aircraft Attack Linked to London Mosque Wealthy, Quiet, Unassuming: The Christmas Day Bomb Suspect Bomb Suspect Came From Elite Family, Best Schools Profile: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Nigerian Bomber's Home Town Blames Foreign Schooling Detroit Explosive Common, Easily Detectable

Air Travel Aftermath

Another Nigerian, Another Flight 253 From Amsterdam, Another Arrest Guy Who Got Sick on Detroit Plane 'A Legitimate Businessman' TSA: 2 Passengers Detained After Flight to Phoenix Security Heightened for Flights Bound for United States For Airline Passengers, Pat-Downs, Searches, and Restroom Monitors Passengers Face Security Crackdown After Failed Airliner Bomb Plot Obama Addresses Airline Security in Low-Key Fashion Airlines: TSA Wants Your Hands Where We Can See Them Equipment to Detect Explosives Is Available

News, December 27, 2009

	Al-Qaeda Wannabe Kept 'Bomb' on His Lap
	US Charges Suspect, Eyeing Link to Qaeda in Yemen   Source: US Knew of Terror Suspect   Officials Investigate Suspect's Travel, No Proof of al-Qaeda Link   Passengers' Halted Attack That Billions Spent Failed to Prevent   Al-Qaeda Has Changed Its Face and Operates From a Different Base

Airliner Attack

	Father of Nigerian Terror Suspect Warned US About Son
	Official: Explosive PETN Used in Attack
	Passengers Help Foil Attack on Detroit-Bound Plane
	Dutch Tourist Says He Stopped Detroit Plane Attack
	Militants Probe Aviation Security Weak Points
	European Security Agencies: US Seeks Global Security Stepup on US-Bound Travel
	Bomb Squad Searches Lufthansa Jet in Iceland
	TSA Declines to Confirm New and 'Unpredicatable' Airline Restrictions
	Nigeria Reacts to Attempted Terrorist Attack on US Airline
	Europe Tightens Security After US 'Attack'
	DOJ: 'Destructive Device' Placed on US Aircraft (pdf)

Frontline

	Yemen Says Receiving US Help Against al-Qaeda
	Pentagon Reviewing Strategic Information Operations
	Contractor's Detention Highlights US Push for Democracy in Cuba
	Kucinich: Obama Should Fire Generals Who Spoke Publicly for Afghan Surge
	365 of UK's Most Eminent Photographers Attack Anti-Terror Legislation
	US Bomb Suspect Was Denied British Visa: Source