The Abdulmutallab Dots that Should Have Been Connected

January 25th, 2010 admin

The notion that U.S. intelligence should have “connected the dots,” and caught Abdulmutallab, isn’t going away. This is a typical example: So you’d need come “articulable facts” which could “reasonably warrant a determination” that the guy may be a terrorist based on his behavior. And one assumes his behavior would have to catch the attention of the authorities, correct? Well…


Originally posted on Schneier

 
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