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The problems of Yemen
By - 01-08-2010 04:10 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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There are two important lessons to be learned from the bungled attempt on Christmas Day to cause an explosion on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit: (1) the need to remain vigilant against the threat posed by terrorists, and (2) recognition of the importance of Yemen, a state that has proved to be a breeding ground for extremists and risks becoming another failed state. It is vitally important that the proper conclusions be drawn from the failed attack and that hysterical over-reactions be avoided.
On Christmas day, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the quiet son of a prominent Nigerian banker, flew from Lagos to Amsterdam, where he then boarded a flight for Detroit. Just before that flight landed, Abdulmutallab allegedly tried to ignite an incendiary device hidden in his underwear. Alert passengers grabbed him as the device fizzled and managed to avert an explosion.
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The Japan Times Online
By - 01-08-2010 04:10 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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There are two important lessons to be learned from the bungled attempt on Christmas Day to cause an explosion on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit: (1) the need to remain vigilant against the threat posed by terrorists, and (2) recognition of the importance of Yemen, a state that has proved to be a breeding ground for extremists and risks becoming another failed state. It is vitally important that the proper conclusions be drawn from the failed attack and that hysterical over-reactions be avoided.
On Christmas day, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the quiet son of a prominent Nigerian banker, flew from Lagos to Amsterdam, where he then boarded a flight for Detroit. Just before that flight landed, Abdulmutallab allegedly tried to ignite an incendiary device hidden in his underwear. Alert passengers grabbed him as the device fizzled and managed to avert an explosion.
Read More...
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The Japan Times Online
