Obama team more closely linking al Qaeda to terror attempt - CNN.com

Obama team more closely linking al Qaeda to terror attempt - CNN.com: "Honolulu, Hawaii (CNN) -- In a marked shift from previous positions, senior Obama administration officials now say they are starting to see an al Qaeda connection to the attempted terror attack on a U.S.-bound airliner.

In the days after the failed attempt on Christmas Day, administration officials steadfastly shied away from linking the incident to the terror group and, in some cases, said there was no evidence of such a connection."


What was their first clue?
That the father of the terrorist said he was now linked with the terrorist group?
that teh very same device used by an al Qaeda operative was used again?
That the same modus operandi was in play?
That the Yemman government said al Qaeda was planning to do exactly this?
or
That al Qaeda has taken responsibility for it?