Obama directs national security team to keep up pressure on terrorists aiming to attack US
By Philip Elliott, APMonday, December 28, 2009
Obama: Security team to keep pressure on enemies
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama says he has ordered a review of the nation’s watchlist system and of its air safety regulations, and has asked his national security team to keep up the pressure on terrorists aiming to attack the U.S.
Obama says U.S. officials are doing everything in their power to ensure Americans are safe in the wake of the Christmas Day attack on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit.
The president, issuing a statement Monday during his holiday vacation in Honolulu, says U.S. authorities will not rest until they find everyone involved in the attack in Detroit and hold them accountable.
Obama’s remarks were his first in public about a Nigerian man’s alleged attempt to bring down the airliner.
