Ms. Napolitano, who said repeatedly on the Sunday programs that the system had “worked” because passengers jumped on Mr. Abdulmutallab as he tried to ignite a highly explosive powder mixture, PETN, also called pentaerythritol tetranitrate, that he had taped to his leg.The enduring genius of Janet Napolitano.
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UPDATE: Speaking of dumb bunnies
A day after saying the system worked, Napolitano backtracked, saying her words had been taken out of context.**********
"Our system did not work in this instance," she said on NBC's Today show. "No one is happy or satisfied with that. An extensive review is under way."
LAST WORD: Hey... here's a thought
Is it just possible that cavity-searching 80 year-old nuns isn't the optimum use of limited security resources?
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