Obama Orders Security Fix
President Barack Obama ordered his top intelligence chiefs Thursday to patch gaps in the way
terrorism intelligence is distributed, analyzed and checked against watch lists used to identify potential attackers bound for the U.S. It was his strongest and most detailed response to the Christmas Day attempt to blow up an airliner bound for Detroit. “We are at war,” the president said. “We are at war with al Qaeda.” The White House also released details on how Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab allegedly managed to slip through the intelligence net, used cash to purchase a one-way ticket and, carrying a bomb sewn into his underwear, board Northwest Airlines flight with almost 300 passengers and crew/
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Question: Which worries you more? Actual flying? Or increasingly invasive airport security measures?
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