TPMMuckraker Senate Intelligence Committee
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
Senate Releases Report On Attempted Christmas Day Bombing
Jillian Rayfield | May 18, 2010, 5:12PM
Flight 253 bomb attack suspect Umar Abdulmutallab
The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a report today on the alleged attack attempt on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.
The Committee concluded that there were 14 points of failure by the intelligence community in its inability to detect the Christmas Day bombing attempt.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (6) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: Senate Intelligence Committee, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
Bond On Detroit Case: Obama Didn't Learn From Bush's Mistakes
Justin Elliott | January 4, 2010, 12:47PM
Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO)
In a statement to TPMmuckraker, Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO) elaborates on his position that the Bush Administration made a mistake in not classifying shoebomber Richard Reid as an "enemy combatant" -- and that President Obama is now repeating that mistake in handling Umar Abdulmutallab.
But Bond, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, does not explain why he did not speak out against Bush's handling of Reid at the time.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (21) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (2)Topics: Barack Obama, George Bush, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Richard Reid, Senate Intelligence Committee, Terror Plot, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
Follow us!
Most Popular
TPM Stories Now Surging on Digg.com
TPM Top News
© 2010 TPM Media LLC. All Rights Reserved.
