TERRORISM : TRANSPORTATION: AIR AIRLINE AIRPLANE AVIATION : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT: Obama: Al-Qaeda Trained Alleged Jet Bomber
David P. Dillard
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TERRORISM :
TRANSPORTATION: AIR AIRLINE AIRPLANE AVIATION :
UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT:
Obama: Al-Qaeda Trained Alleged Jet Bomber
Obama: Al-Qaeda Trained Alleged Jet Bomber
Robin Henry
Times Online
January 2, 2010
<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/
world/middle_east/article6973740.ece>
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Barack Obama claims the suspect who tried to blow up a transatlantic
flight on Christmas Day was a member of al-Qaeda.
The US president said Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who was a student in the
UK, was trained and equipped by an al Qaeda affiliate while in Yemen.
Speaking in his weekly radio and internet address Obama said: The
investigation into the Christmas Day incident continues, and were learning
more about the suspect.
We know that he travelled to Yemen, a country grappling with crushing
poverty and deadly insurgencies.
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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release January 02, 2010
Weekly Address: President Obama Outlines Steps Taken to Protect the Safety
and Security of the American People
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/weekly-address-
president-obama-outlines-steps-taken-protect-safety-and-security-ame>
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WASHINGTON In his weekly address, President Barack Obama discussed his
solemn responsibility to protect the nation and the steps the
administration has taken to that end. From ordering reviews into the
attempted act of terrorism in Detroit to a comprehensive strategy that has
refocused our efforts on the fight against al Qaeda in Afghanistan and
Pakistan and strengthened international partnerships to keep unrelenting
pressure on extremists across the globe, the President will continue to do
everything in his power to uphold the nations security.
The audio and video will be available online at www.whitehouse.gov.
Remarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address
January 2, 2010
It has now been more than a week since the attempted act of terrorism
aboard that flight to Detroit on Christmas Day. On Thursday, I received
the preliminary findings of the reviews that I ordered into our terrorist
watchlist system and air travel screening. I've directed my
counterterrorism and homeland security advisor at the White House, John
Brennan, to lead these reviews going forward and to present the final
results and recommendations to me in the days to come.
As I said this week, I will do everything in my power to make sure our
hard-working men and women in our intelligence, law enforcement and
homeland security communities have the tools and resources they need to
keep America safe. This includes making sure these communities-and the
people in them-are coordinating effectively and are held accountable at
every level. And as President, that is what I will do.
Meanwhile, the investigation into the Christmas Day incident continues,
and we're learning more about the suspect. We know that he traveled to
Yemen, a country grappling with crushing poverty and deadly insurgencies.
It appears that he joined an affiliate of al Qaeda, and that this group-al
Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula-trained him, equipped him with those
explosives and directed him to attack that plane headed for America.
This is not the first time this group has targeted us. In recent years,
they have bombed Yemeni government facilities and Western hotels,
restaurants and embassies-including our embassy in 2008, killing one
American. So, as President, I've made it a priority to strengthen our
partnership with the Yemeni government-training and equipping their
security forces, sharing intelligence and working with them to strike al
Qaeda terrorists.
And even before Christmas Day, we had seen the results. Training camps
have been struck; leaders eliminated; plots disrupted. And all those
involved in the attempted act of terrorism on Christmas must know-you too
will be held to account.
But these efforts are only part of a wider cause. It's been nearly a year
since I stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and took the oath of office
as your President. And with that oath came the solemn responsibility that
I carry with me every moment of every day-the responsibility to protect
the safety and security of the American people.
On that day I also made it very clear-our nation is at war against a
far-reaching network of violence and hatred, and that we will do whatever
it takes to defeat them and defend our country, even as we uphold the
values that have always distinguished America among nations.
And make no mistake, that's exactly what we've been doing. It's why I
refocused the fight-bringing to a responsible end the war in Iraq, which
had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks, and dramatically increasing our
resources in the region where al Qaeda is actually based, in Afghanistan
and Pakistan. It's why I've set a clear and achievable mission-to
disrupt, dismantle and defeat al Qaeda and its extremist allies and
prevent their return to either country.
And it's why we've forged new partnerships, as in Yemen, and put
unrelenting pressure on these extremists wherever they plot and train-from
East Africa to Southeast Asia, from Europe to the Persian Gulf. And
though often out of sight, our progress has been unmistakable. Along with
our partners, we've disrupted terrorist financing, cut off recruiting
chains, inflicted major losses on al Qaeda's leadership, thwarted plots
here in the United States, and saved countless American lives.
Yet as the Christmas Day attempt illustrates, and as we were reminded this
week by the sacrifices of more brave Americans in Afghanistan-including
those seven dedicated men and women of the CIA-the hard work of protecting
our nation is never done. So as our reviews continue, let us ask the
questions that need to be asked. Let us make the changes that need to be
made. Let us debate the best way to protect the country we all love.
That is the right and responsibility of every American and every elected
official.
But as we go forward, let us remember this-our adversaries are those who
would attack our country, not our fellow Americans, not each other. Let's
never forget what has always carried us through times of trial, including
those attacks eight Septembers ago.
Instead of giving in to fear and cynicism, let's renew that timeless
American spirit of resolve and confidence and optimism. Instead of
succumbing to partisanship and division, let's summon the unity that this
moment demands. Let's work together, with a seriousness of purpose, to do
what must be done to keep our country safe.
As we begin this New Year, I cannot imagine a more fitting resolution to
guide us-as a people and as a nation.
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The complete Times article may be read at the URL provided for it.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
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