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  1. Obama administration and Yemen: Close the embassy, send the Gitmo alumniRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Fausta's blog

    ... Qaeda affiliate based in Yemen. Brennan called the failed attack on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Detroit, Michigan a "unique incident" that won't affect the process of closing the Guantanamo facility. "We are making ...

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    Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US News, Camp Delta, Terrorism, Transportation, Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Netherlands, World News, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Detroit, MI

  2. Obama: Al-Qaida to be held liable in failed attackRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press

    ... trying to blow up Northwest Flight 253 as it descended into Detroit Metro Airport on a flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Obama, who ordered a full-scale review of air travel screening and other homeland security measures in the wake of the ...

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  3. No “Smoking Gun” as Evidence in Umar’S UnderwearRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Free Republic

    OBAMA OFFICIAL: 'WE ALLOWED NO LAPSE IN SECURITY' thelastcrusade.org A member of the Obama Administration says there was no lapse in security that allowed a would-be bomber, with ties to al Qaeda, from boarding a U.S. flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Detroit, Michigan on Christmas day.

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  4. New TSA travel restrictions on flights to U.S. from London,...Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | Chicago Sun-Times

    ... their flight status before departure. For updates, please visit the TSA website. For travel from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to the United States Effective December 30, 2009, customers departing from Amsterdam Airport (AMS) en route to the United States ...

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  5. Man tries to bomb U.S. plane in attempted terror attackRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Canada.com

    A Delta Airbus 330 airliner sits on a runway at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan in this video grab.

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  6. Re: Hey! Let's send more Gitmo prisoners to Yemen.Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | Village Soup

    ... Qaeda affiliate based in Yemen. Brennan called the failed attack on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Detroit, Michigan a "unique incident" that won't affect the process of closing the Guantanamo facility. "We are making ...

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  7. Air Marshal Program Garners Renewed InterestRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Post Chronicle

    ... complaint, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, a Nigerian national, boarded Northwest Flight 253 in Amsterdam, Netherlands on December 24, 2009 and had a device attached to his body. As the flight was approaching Detroit Metropolitan Airport, ...

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  8. Official: 'No smoking gun' in terror caseRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | UPI

    ... "there was no smoking gun" that would have prevented him boarding Northwest Airlines Flight 253 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. "There was no piece of intelligence that said, 'This guy's a terrorist. He's going to get on a plane.'" Brennan said. "No, not ...

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  9. U.S., Britain close embassies in YemenRead the original story w/Photo

    9 hrs ago | CNN

    ... man allegedly attempted to detonate an explosive device on board a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Detroit, Michigan. On Saturday, President Obama linked the suspect, 23-year-old Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, to an al Qaeda ...

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  10. Brennan: Failed Christmas bombing not...Read the original story w/Photo

    10 hrs ago | CNN

    ... Brennan said of the failed Christmas bombing, allegedly by a Nigerian man who boarded the flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Detroit, Michigan with explosives in his underwear. The suspect's father, a leading banker in Nigeria, warned U.S. ...

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  11. Amsterdam ... the city of sin!? - Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NetherlandsRead the original story w/Photo

    11 hrs ago | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    Amsterdam ... the city of sin!? Amsterdam , Noord-Holland , Netherlands Thursday, July 3, 2008 Got into Amsterdam and finally found our hostel.

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  12. Kathleen ParkerRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Detroit News

    ... on how he responds to the security breach that almost brought down a Detroit-bound flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, Obama's presidency is at risk of being rendered prematurely impotent. If Bush could be blamed for the dot-connecting inadequacies ...

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  13. U.S. embassy in Yemen closesRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | CNN

    ... follow a Christmas Day bombing attempt aboard a Northwest flight bound for Detroit, Michigan, from Amsterdam, Netherlands. On Saturday, President Obama linked the bombing suspect to an al Qaeda affiliate based in Yemen. Password CNN will use the ...

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  14. Kathleen Parker: Obama administration gets the blame on bomb plotRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Detroit News Online

    ... on how he responds to the security breach that almost brought down a Detroit-bound flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, Obama's presidency is at risk of being rendered prematurely impotent. If Bush could be blamed for the dot-connecting inadequacies ...

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  15. Official confirms 2nd man interviewed from Flight 253Read the original story

    20 hrs ago | Detroit News

    ... FBI agents at their law office, earlier told The Detroit News that Kurt Haskell saw Abdulmutallab in Amsterdam, Netherlands, apparently trying to board the flight without a passport. Kurt Haskell said he saw a well-dressed Indian man, who was older ...

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  16. Obama Links Al Qaeda To Flight Terror PlotRead the original story w/Photo

    22 hrs ago | Politik Ditto

    ... to a botched December 25 attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet en route from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Detroit, Michigan. Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab is accused of trying to ignite explosives smuggled aboard the plane in his ...

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  17. Top US military commander meets with Yemeni presidentRead the original story

    Yesterday | ABS-CBN News

    ... the 23-year-old Nigerian national accused of trying to blow up Northwest Flight 253 en route from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Detroit, Michigan, Obama said Saturday. The group equipped AbdulMutallab with explosives and "directed him to attack that ...

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  18. Full-body scanners: A traveler's primerRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday | St. Cloud Times Online

    WASHINGTON - Travelers still getting used to removing their shoes in public and pouring shampoo into tiny bottles may soon have to adjust to something new in the airport security line - giant machines that scan their bodies.

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  19. Dutch Art Tunnels - Zaandam Bike Path Dotted With Pixelated Community ScenesRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday | Trend Hunter Magazine

    Overtreders W , Maartje Dros and Eric Klarenbeek were commissioned by the Zaanstad City Council to design a bicycle tunnel in Zaandam, one of the Zaanstad region's largest cities.

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  20. Obama ties Nigerian terror suspect to...Read the original story

    Saturday | CNN

    ... to a botched December 25 attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet en route from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Detroit, Michigan. Authorities say 23-year-old Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab tried to ignite explosives smuggled aboard the plane in ...

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