Well they caught the Idiot in the End. In these troubled times the Security Agencies all over the world are trying to look after us all,but unfortunately resouces are finite. Yeah his Father says he warned them the below explains itself.

Abdulmutallab's father went to the embassy in Abuja with his concerns, but did not have any specific information that would put him on the "no-fly list" or on the list for additional security checks at the airport.

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