Dec 29 Details Continue to Emerge on Terror Suspect, Botched Airline Plot New details continue to emerge over the botched Christmas Day plot to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight bound for Detroit. The dangerous explosive allegedly concealed by 23-year-old Nigerian student Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab could have blown a hole in the… Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch In Yemen, U.S. Must Get Ahead of ‘Failure Curve’ Jeffrey Brown speaks with terrorism experts about the potential threats coming out of Yemen. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch Yemen’s Ties to Terrorism a Lingering Threat Yemen has taken center stage in recent weeks for being a base of operations for Islamic extremists. Washington Post reporter Sudarsan Raghavan speaks with Jeffrey Brown about the nation's ties to terrorism. Continue watching
Dec 28 How Should the U.S. Fight Air Security Threats? A bombing attempt on a trans-Atlantic flight has raised new questions about counter-terrorism and air security. The PBS NewsHour asked experts to answer the question: Where should the U.S. focus its efforts to keep up with air security threats?… Continue reading
Dec 28 How Will Failed Bombing Affect U.S. Plane Passengers? President Barack Obama said Monday afternoon that he has ordered a review of the U.S. air travel watch list system and air safety regulations following the failed Christmas Day attempt to bring down a Northwest Airlines airliner bound for… Continue reading
Dec 28 Amid Tighter Air Security, Questions Intensify on Accused Plane Bomber By Maureen Hoch Updated 4:45pm ET According to media reports, the group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attempt to bring down the Amsterdam to Detroit jet on Christmas Day, saying the attack was retaliation for a U.S. operation… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch A Search for Answers After Attempted Attack on U.S. Flight In the wake of an attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit, Gwen Ifill speaks with a panel of terror experts about the state of U.S. counter-terror efforts and airline security. Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch Christmas Day Bomb Scare Prompts Review of Airport Security An attempted bombing aboard a transatlantic Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit on Christmas Day has raised new questions about U.S. air safety. Continue watching
Dec 26 Security Tightened at Airports Worldwide After Apparent Terror Attempt Update: Dec. 27, 2009, 9:30am ET Federal officials charged Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day. The Washington Post reports more on Abdulmutallab's background, including that the incident comes just… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch Around the World, Celebrations of Christmas This Christmas day brought all the traditional festivities and religious observances, but it was also marked by questions about the pope's safety and a harsh winter storm in the Midwest. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching