Abdulmutallab's Travel Route

By Jeralyn, Section War on Terror
Posted on Mon Dec 28, 2009 at 06:49:29 PM EST
Tags: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (all tags)

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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab' travel route:

Mr Abdulmutallab's route began in Yemen, from where he travelled to Ethiopia, Ghana and Nigeria. On 24 December, he flew from Lagos to Amsterdam, where he boarded the flight to Detroit.

He bought the ticket to Detroit on Dec. 16 in Ghana. So how could the plot have been retaliation for U.S. participation in Yemen's Dec 17 and 23 attacks on al Qaida as the group claims? They hadn't happened yet. Here's a link to the released statement in Arabic, with photos of Abdulmutallab and an airliner.

His roommate told the Yemen paper Abdulmutallab was in Yemen from July to October. The Yemen Government says he was there from early August to early December.

Did he train in Ethiopia or Ghana? Did he just stop in Nigeria to get the underwear? Where was the device actually made? Lots of questions still.

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Lots of questions still. (none / 0) (#1)
by Abdul Abulbul Amir on Mon Dec 28, 2009 at 06:59:10 PM EST

Then telling this guy that he need not answer questions is just nuts. Our priority should not be a conviction of this guy, but foiling the next attack.

More pieces to the pattern. (none / 0) (#2)
by KeysDan on Mon Dec 28, 2009 at 07:12:24 PM EST

Purchase ticket in Ghana ($2831 in cash), no luggage checked, only a small carry-on, travel just prior to fateful flight to Yemen, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Lagos, father turns son in based on extremist behaviors. We should be a little smarter than these guys, after all they are not always working with a full emotional deck. Remember the Ft. Dix plotters who were caught when they returned to Ryder to retrieve the deposit on the rental truck loaded with explosives? After all, aren't we in Iraq etc. so that we can fight them over there rather over here---I think that is the way it goes.

Slightly different take (none / 0) (#3)
by ruffian on Mon Dec 28, 2009 at 07:35:31 PM EST

On one of the NPR shows this afternoon a reporter said that the father did not really 'turn him in' in the sense that has been previously reported. He was asking for state department help in finding his son, and mentioned his turn to extremism as one of a few things he was worried about. Of course, that report probably came from an embassy official trying to save his own neck.


: Seems like a lot of that going around. (none / 0) (#4)
by KeysDan on Mon Dec 28, 2009 at 07:39:39 PM EST

: that's what I've read as well (none / 0) (#5)
by Jeralyn on Mon Dec 28, 2009 at 07:40:49 PM EST

the dad was worried and they wanted to go to Yemen and bring him back and he told them to stay away. Then, they lost touch with him and called authorities. Maybe that's when he left for Ethiopia or Ghana.

Heh (none / 0) (#6)
by cawaltz on Mon Dec 28, 2009 at 09:12:05 PM EST

Yeah- because I mean- it's like two people right -and they couldn't possibly be in more than one place at a time.

I never understood how anyone could buy that fight them over there so we don't have to do it over here bunk.

It's actually possible for groups of people to be in more than one place at a time so I think the idea that fighting them over there precludes them actually coming here to fight us is rather dumb.


Regarding the claims.. (none / 0) (#7)
by kdog on Tue Dec 29, 2009 at 10:30:58 AM EST

of retaliation for US attacks...who the hell knows what the CIA is up to over there....they coulda been busy before the 16th.

Not that anything justifies attacks on innocents, by all sides.