* YEMEN connection?

Farouk Abdul Mudallad (or "Mutallab" - depending on the news source), a Nigerian student who is studying (or "did" study - depending on the news source) in London, is on the US government's "terrorist watch list," but not on the "no fly list." Farouk decides to fly from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport (or from Nigeria - depending on the news source). The Amsterdam airport has super security scans that sees through clothes. The scan can outline the body contours and makes it easy for airport security personel to see if anyone is carrying drugs, weapons or smuggling money. He is allowed on a Northwest Airline Airline flying from Amsterdam to Detroit. Waiting right before the plane is to land, he is accused of setting off fireworks.. but later on (depending on the news source), he is accused of attempting to set off an incendiary device to  attempt a terrorist attack.
"The suspect has claimed that he was acting of behalf of al-Qaeda, according to an unidentified police source, reports Associated Press news service." (1)

"A federal “situational awareness” bulletin said: “The subject is claiming to have extremist  affiliation and that the device was acquired in Yemen along with instructions as to when it should be used.” (2)

"The man had “some kind of incendiary device he tried to ignite” in a bag strapped to his body, U.S. officials told NBC News. Other officials told NBC station WDIV-TV of Detroit that the device was a mixture of powder and liquid, which failed to ignite when the passenger tried to detonate it during the plane’s descent into Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport." (3)


Amsterdam airport's new X-ray security scan reveals all

(1) Explosion on plane from Schiphol to US

(2) Nigerian man with "links to al-Qaeda" arrested over US airliner bomb plot

(3) Terrorist attack foiled aboard US jetliner - MSNBC

My note: How did he get through the x-ray security body scan in Amsterdam? How come the scan for the carry on bags didn't pick up on the  "fire-works" or "incendary" device? "Device was acquired in YEMEN?" Yemen sure seems to be getting it's share of attention lately. Will this incident be used to demonize Yemen, especially the northern area bordering Saudi Arabia? Or will this incident be used to demonize oil rich Nigeria? Stay tuned.