had no passport, and was aided by a sharp-dressed man who claimed Mutallab was a Sudanese refugee.
This is just one of many inconsistencies surrounding the incident, which led to the cry for more airport security. Every single fact which has come to light since the attempted bombing on Christmas Day indicates the bomber was deliberately allowed to board the plane and that his attack would have succeeded if not for the brave reactions of the passengers and flight crew. According to Kurt Haskell, an attorney with the Haskell Law Firm in Taylor, Michigan, “He and his wife were sitting on the ground near their boarding gate in Amsterdam, which is when they saw Mutallab approach the gate with an unidentified man.” Mutallab was a poorly dressed, young looking individual, but he was accompanied by a man in an expensive suit.
“He says the suited man asked ticket agents whether Mutallab (the plane bomber) could board without a passport. “The guy said, ‘He’s from Sudan and we do this all the time.’” Although Mutallab is Nigerian, Haskell said the well-dressed man portrayed him as a desperate Sudanese refugee in an attempt to elicit sympathy and bypassing his lack of documents. “The ticket agent referred Mutallab and his companion to her manager down the hall, and Haskell didn’t see Mutallab again until after he allegedly tried to detonate an explosive on the plane,” states the report. Crucially, Haskell said after the plane landed he saw another man being taken into custody by the FBI along with Mutallab. However, the FBI later said that Mutallab was the only individual taken into custody. Mutallab was a known security threat who was on the terror watch list. He is barred from entering Britain after being refused a new visa due to applying for a fake university course. Separate reports said that he did hold a valid visa, which begs the question, how can someone on a terror watch list be allowed to fly?
It has also been revealed that Mutallab’s father contacted U.S. intelligence officials a month ago and warned them his son was a threat. The bomber’s father, Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, was a a former minister and chairman of First Bank in Nigeria. The bomber does not fit the image of a disgruntled, rag-tag terrorist. His considerable wealth allowed him to live in luxury at an imposing London mansion. As a result of the failed attack, new security directives have been introduced for anyone traveling into America. Intense body and hand-luggage searches and sniffer dogs have been beefed up at departure gates and passengers have been ordered not to stand during the final hour of the flight and are not allowed access to any of their hand luggage during the final hour. However, if you’re a suspicious looking man on a terror watch list with no passport carrying explosives, you should breeze through security with no questions asked, just be sure to have a sharp-dressed man with you at all times. More airport security?
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