New Vision Online : Counter-terrorism: Is the US sending the right message?: "THE events of September 11, 2001 terrorist attack in the United States served as a wake-up call not only to the US but to all nations, for the need to better manage risks posed by terrorists. The magnitude of the attack had social, political and economic effects globally with businesses, both public and private, having to invest in security and safety than ever before.
As reported by The New York Times of December 7, 2009, US President Barack Obama on Thursday last week directed the Homeland Security Department to accelerate the installation of $1b in advanced-technology equipment for the screening of passengers that include body scanners at American airports and to work with international airports to see that they upgrade their own equipment to protect passengers on flights headed to the United States.
The recent botched terror attack by a Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab left many puzzled in what turned out to be a lucky escape for passengers on board a Nothern West Airlines Flight 253 enroute to Detroit, Michigan from Amsterdam, Netherlands on December 25. According to the media, if it was not for a courageous passenger who subdued Abdulmutallab, as he tried to detonate explosives sewn into his underwear as the plane prepared to land, the fate of the 278 passengers and 11 crew members could have been worse."
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