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Obama to announce new airline safety measures

President Obama is announcing new measures Tuesday to beef up airline security after an alleged terrorist attempt to destroy ...

 

Obama links plane bombing plot to Al Qaeda, defends his anti-terrorism efforts

Obama links plane bombing plot to Al Qaeda, defends his anti-terrorism efforts

The president says an affiliate of the group trained and equipped Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. He promises to hold U.S. security officials accountable for breakdowns in terrorism screening.

 

Obama: Systemic, human failures let suspect on flight

Obama: Systemic, human failures let suspect on flight

President Obama said a "mix of human and systemic human failure" allowed a terror suspect to board an airliner in the botched Christmas Day bombing attempt.

 

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