AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION TO DETROIT'S CHRISTMAS DAY TERROR SUSPECT

Christmas Day failed Nigerian bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, had Australian connections. The 23 year old Muslim with alleged links to Islamic extremists al Qaeda, was a student at a campus of the University of Wollongong in Dubai before leaving for Yemen. Abdulmutallab was allegedly planning to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Europe to Detroit on Christmas Day, with over 270 passengers on board.

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[DaedalusReturned]

lol? They described our president as an "angry president"? The fuck.

[AustraliaProud]

What's funny....unless you're another conspiracy theorist? He is clearly livid at this matter under his tenure. The intelligence was in position but failed miserably due to the age old problem of lack of cohesion between the various agencies. This man had been tracked for some time, yet this near miss was still able to occur in the most politically embarrassing way! The ineffective security simply nudges the door open a little further to encourage another attempt.

[DaedalusReturned]

What's funny at this point is how you pulled the label "conspiracy theorist" out of your ass. There was no connection between what I said and that kind of thinking whatsoever, lol.

I just found it interesting how the outside world perceives us is all. Don't get personal now, I know it's the internet and all..

[AustraliaProud]

What's even funnier is your almost hysterical overreaction at my comment, quite laughable!

I simply asked why you find it funny that some have described Obama as angry over this matter? He is!!

I'm also aware that there are numerous of your countrymen that support a conspiracy viewpoint, apparently you're not one of them, but it's highly likely that they would also sarcastically find humour in this issue.

[DaedalusReturned]

Wow, that's just sad man, lol. If you call that last response "hysterical" you must be a really old fart with a waning ticker.

I can see how foreigners find humor in the issue and I can't blame them. Hell, I might even agree with them. But calling him an "angry" president over the news, a "professional" news source and not a late night comedy show, seems rather silly. That's all.

[AustraliaProud]

lol....What's a really old fart? I guess someone over 25....right?

[molitor2005]

What the U.S. government agencies did NOT count on was the persistence & courage of Kurt Haskell and his wife, 2 attorneys, who witnessed this "bomber" being allowed on the plane without the proper paperwork!!& then witnessing what took place IN the plane & after when the passengers were interrogated.They were not going to lie,be gagged,or intimidated to changing their story.As a result, the U.S. State Dept had to admit that this man WAS ALLOWED on the plane by the U.S., Power to the Haskells!

[molitor2005]

Reports say the agency was either an "Intelligence or a law enforcement" agency that overrode the State Dept.Their plan had to be either(1)explode that plane over Detroit& terrorize us,Islamaphobia,or (2)be the hero's&stop a "terrorist" who in reality was really a patsy for their cause.Either way,the reasoning was so that they could continue infringing on Constitution&continue the WAR on TERROR! As of 5-24-11,Senators are encouraging focus on Pakistan,Somalia,Yemen,North Africa! Sounds familiar?

[molitor2005]

The U.S. agency that OVERRODE" THE STATE DEPT. & allowed this man onto the plane was planning a false flag attack on America in the skies over Detroit.Was the plan to explode the plane over Detroit&kill everyone on that plane?Was it by sheer luck that the bomb did not work properly?If so, whoever ordered the "bomber" into our country without the proper paperwork,should be charged with "AIDING&ABETTING ATTEMPTED MASS MURDER."What U.S. agency has that kind of power to override the State Dpt?

[molitor2005]

The U.S. State Dept. was supposedly 'prevented' from revoking this mans VISA! We need to know what agency demanded that he NOT be interfered with! WHO GAVE THAT ORDER?What was HIS/HER NAME?In all of the hearings I saw, they said they would talk in private, away from the media.We,as Americans should not put up with this deceit. Someone needs to be expose&fired! A U.S. AGENCY was willing to put the lives of everyone on that plane at risk, in order to "so-called" track him here in America?Get real.

[MrSelidor7]

Wow, this guy was on a suspect list of over HALF A MILLION PEOPLE!!!!

Despite being a "suspect" and the heightened airport security in the USA the only thing that stopped this being a horrific incident was the man's own incompetence.

As terrorism is more about creating fear and hysteria than actual body counts, this halfwit has actually achieved his objective. He has shown that US citizens are not safe on aeroplanes.

[gwald]

they should look for Tim Osman, in LA :)

[jrmcmahon94]

Obama needs to take a chill pill and actually do the stuff he promised to do in his campaign, not pretend to do it

[almostsk81]

So your saying you would not be angry whatsoever if a Nigerian terrorist tried to kill over 270 people in your country?