The feds have to be careful not to offend the President by "smearing" a guy from his homeland (Africa) and his religion (Islam) by calling him a "terrorist."
On Jan 7, 5:32 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/59418 > > *No Specific Mention of Terrorism in 7-Page Indictment of Abdulmutallab* > *Thursday, January 07, 2010* > By Ed White > > *Detroit (AP)* - A Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound > Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day was indicted Wednesday on charges > including attempted murder and trying to use a weapon of mass destruction to > kill nearly 300 people. > > Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, was traveling from Amsterdam when he tried to > destroy the plane by injecting chemicals into a package of pentrite > explosive concealed in his underwear, authorities say. > > The failed attack caused popping sounds and flames that passengers and crew > rushed to extinguish. The bomb was designed to detonate "at a time of his > choosing," the grand jury's indictment said. > > There is no specific mention of terrorism in the seven-page indictment. But > trying to use a weapon of mass destruction is a terrorism charge, U.S. > Attorney Barbara McQuade said. > > President Barack Obama considers the incident an attempted strike against > the United States by an affiliate of al-Qaida. > > U.S. investigators have said Abdulmutallab told them he received training > and instructions from al-Qaida operatives in Yemen. His father warned the > U.S. Embassy in Nigeria that his son had drifted into extremism in Yemen, > but that threat was never fully digested by the U.S. security apparatus. > > Since the failed attack, airlines and the Transportation Security > Administration have boosted security in airports in the U.S. and around the > world. Obama has said the government had information that could have stopped > Abdulmutallab, but intelligence agencies failed to connect the dots. > > The Los Angeles Times, citing unnamed law enforcement officials, reported > Wednesday evening that U.S. border security officials learned of > Abdulmutallab's alleged extremist links while he was en route to Detroit and > had decided to question him when he landed. > > A federal database noted State Department concern that Abdulmutallab may > have been involved with extremism in Yemen and officials decided to > interview him when he arrived in the U.S., a senior law enforcement official > who requested anonymity because the investigation is ongoing told the Times. > > The newspaper said it is not clear whether the intelligence was strong > enough for Dutch officials to stop Abdulmutallab from flying had they > learned of it before the flight's departure, the newspaper reported. > > The Department of Homeland Security had no immediate comment on the Times > report Wednesday night. > > Abdulmutallab faces up to life in prison if convicted of attempting to use a > bomb on the plane. He is being held at a federal prison in Milan, Mich., and > a message seeking comment was left Wednesday with his lawyers, Miriam Siefer > and Leroy Soles. > > "This investigation is fast-paced, global and ongoing, and it has already > yielded valuable intelligence that we will follow wherever it leads," > Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement. "Anyone we find > responsible for this alleged attack will be brought to justice using every > tool -- military or judicial -- available to our government." > > Abdulmutallab will make his first appearance in federal court on Friday for > an arraignment and a hearing to determine if he stays in custody. > > "Short of actual murder, these are some of the most serious charges in the > criminal code," said Lloyd Meyer, a former terrorism prosecutor at U.S. war > crimes tribunals at the Guantanamo Bay prison. "These charges are tailored > to the facts of what happened over the sky in Detroit." > > __._,_.___ > > Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional > Change settings via the > Web<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/grendelreport/join;_ylc=X3oDMTJndmpnczV...>(Yahoo! > ID required) > Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily > Digest<[email protected]?subject=email+delivery:+Digest>| > Switch > to Fully > Featured<[email protected]?subject=change+delivery+format:+Fully+Featured> > Visit Your Group > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/grendelreport;_ylc=X3oDMTJlYm5sdnJwBF9T...>| > Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>| Unsubscribe > <[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > __,_._,___
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