News, December 29, 2009

The 'Lap Bomber'

Yemen Confirms Airline Suspect Was in the Country 'No Idea Why' Bomb Suspect Quit Dubai College In Online Posts Apparently by Detroit Suspect, Religious Ideals Collide Obama: 'Full Investigation' Launched on Lap Bomber Terror Suspect's Family Sought, Got No Help 'I'm the First of Many,' Warns Airline 'Bomber' Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Dutch Probe Claims of Nigerian Bomber Accomplice Photos of the Lap Bomb Anti-Terror Officials Let Terror Suspect Keep Visa Homeland Committee Plans Hearing on Lap Bomber More Questions on Why Terror Suspect Was Not Stopped Sources: Nigeria Failed to Use US Body Scanners

Air Travel Aftermath

Obama Orders Review of No-Fly List Over Airline Bomb Threat US Air Security System Failed, Top Official Says Feds Assess Terror Watchlists After Airline Attack In-Flight Security Rules Eased Safety Gaps Revealed, a New Surge in Security Rules Are Topsy-Turvy After Terror Attempt New Air Scare Brings Renewed Travel Hassles FBI: Man Flew Into LaGuardia With Firecracker Lufthansa Steps Up Checks After Failed Bombing TSA Wants to Know Why You Take So Long on the Toilet

	Airline Stocks Hurt After Detroit Incident
	Explosive in Detroit Terror Case Could Have Blown Hole in Airplane, Sources Say

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