President Obama addressed the nation from his holiday in Hawaii.(Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty )
Two al Qaeda Leaders Behind Northwest Flight 253 Terror Plot Were Released by U.S. -- ABC News
Former Guantanamo Prisoners Believed Behind Northwest Airlines Bomb Plot; Sent to Saudi Arabia in 2007.
Two of the four leaders allegedly behind the al Qaeda plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Detroit were released by the U.S. from the Guantanamo prison in November, 2007, according to American officials and Department of Defense documents. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the Northwest bombing in a Monday statement that vowed more attacks on Americans.
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More News On The Failed Christmas Bombing Of A Jetliner
Al Qaeda takes credit for plot to down plane -- Washington Times
Al Qaeda Takes Credit for Plot -- Wall Street Journal
Yemen: Alleged Terrorist Spent Several Weeks in the Country in 2009 -- Voice of America
US jet plot suspect 'was in Yemen in December' -- BBC
Airline attack suspect spent 2 periods in Yemen -- AP
US plane plot suspect 'still in Yemen in December' -- AFP
Pictured: The charred remains of jet bomber's underwear in which he hid explosives to blow up plane -- Mail Online
Bomb Could Have Blown Hole in Plane -- CBS
Plane bomb suspect had 'enough explosives to rip hole in aircraft' -- The Guardian
If Device On Detroit-Bound Flight Had Worked, Explosion Could Have Been 'Enormous' -- NPR
The powder at the center of Xmas Day terror alert -- CNN
In pictures: Jet bomb suspect's journey -- BBC
U.S. Struggles Anew to Ensure Safety as Gaps Are Revealed -- New York Times
Key security agencies lack permanent leaders -- Yahoo News/AP
Obama says US will pursue plane attackers -- Reuters
President Obama pledges to scour world for terror cells -- Times Online
Obama Describes Nigerian As ‘Isolated Extremist’ -- CNS News
Obama calls jet incident a 'serious reminder' -- L.A. Times
Commentaries And Analysis
Our false sense of security should end here: al-Qaeda never went away -- Times Online
Yemen ties of Northwest bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab test Guantanamo plans -- Christian Science Monitor
'For all intents and purposes, Northwest Flight 253 exploded in midair' -- The Patriot Room
Christmas Incident Renews Scanner Debate -- CBS News
On Northwest Flight 253, Overreaction -- and Racial Profiling? -- Time Magazine
The System Needs Fixing -- Eugene Robinson, Real Clear Politics
President Obama's options for airline security -- Politico
Air terrorism attempt reveals bigger 'system' failure -- Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Hard to Explain Away This Attack -- Jonathan F. Keiler, American Thinker
Al Qaeda's Clear Message -- Wall Street Journal editorial
Screening for Terrorists -- Los Angeles Times editorial.
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