Officials were reviewing video of a man walking away from the area where the S.U.V. had been parked, and they said they were treating the attempt as a potential terrorist attack.
Surveillance footage showed a white man who appeared to be in his 40s.
Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/nyregion/03timessquare.html?hp
A Louisiana sheriff plans to arm volunteers with shotguns, riot shields, batons, and a 50-caliber machine gun mounted on a "war wagon," as part of "Operation Exodus," a plan to provide security in the event of a terrorist attack or civic unrest. "It's a calling," he says.
Rudy Giuliani, the man who was mayor of New York City during the 9/11 attacks, appeared on Good Morning America today to say President Obama should take lessons from former President George W.
Bush on how to prevent a terrorist attack. "We had no domestic attacks under Bush. We've had one under Obama,"
The Netherlands said Wednesday it will begin using full body scanners on all passengers taking flights to the United States, following the attempted terrorist attack on a U.S.-bound flight on Christmas Day.
Source:
http://us.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/12/30/airline.terror.schiphol/index.html
A reasonable response to the TSA's weak attempts to respond to the latest failed terrorist attack involving a plane - that it only punishes the public further while failing to provide any actual safety.
Source:
http://gizmodo.com/5435675/president-obama-its-time-to-fire-the-tsa
