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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab

How Would John O. Brennan Change the CIA?

Today John O. Brennan will face his Senate confirmation hearing for the position of C.I.A. director. Brennan served as President Obama’s chief counter-terrorism adviser in the President’s first term, and he quickly learned the threats posed by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. On Christmas Day 2009, on a plane traveling from Amsterdam to Detroit, […]

New Bill Would Redefine ‘Enemy Combatant’

Underwear Bomber Pleads Guilty to All Charges

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Intelligence and flight security in 2009

Conflict & Justice
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International backlash at new US airline security

Conflict & Justice

Air travelers from 14 countries will be subjected to extra security procedures if they wish to fly into the U.S. Eric Lipton (New York Times) says that many of the countries are accusing the U.S. of racial and ethnic profiling and calling it unfair.

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Security questions after Christmas bomb attempt

Development & Education

We talk with Micheline Maynard, who is covering the story of this recent attempted terrorist attack for the New York Times and to Georgetown’s Paul Pillar about how this incident may change procedure around U.S. airport security.

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Feds charge Nigerian man with bombing attempt

Over the weekend, federal authorities charged a 23-year-old Nigerian man with trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day. For an update on the case, we speak with reporter Scott Shane.

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Why is PETN the terrorist tool of choice?

Environment

So, why does it seem to be the explosive of choice for these terrorists? To help explain this is Jimmie Oxley, a professor of chemistry at the University of Rhode Island, whose specialty is explosives.