Barack Obama to unveil reforms to anti-terrorist policies
U.S. officials say President Barack Obama will announce a series of reforms to the nation's counterterrorism policies Tuesday, following the attempted December 25, bombing of a U.S. jetliner
Mr. Obama will outline the new measures, including changes to the nation's terrorist watch list, after meeting with senior members of his national security team.
Officials say the president will receive an update from FBI Director Robert Mueller on the investigation into the attempted bomb attack and will also discuss with Attorney General Eric Holder the prosecution of the Nigerian man suspected in the incident.
Mr. Obama will also receive updates on a review of the terrorist detection techniques from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and CIA Director Leon Panetta will also hold discussions with the president.
Mr. Obama ordered an inter-agency review to determine how Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was was able to bring explosives onto a Northwest Airlines jetliner headed to Detroit from Amsterdam . The explosives failed to detonate, and passengers and plane crew managed to restrain Abdulmutallab.
On Sunday, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration issued new rules requiring people traveling from or through high-risk countries to go through tighter screening on flights headed for the U.S. The countries include Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria, which are listed by the State Department as state sponsors of terrorism.
Also subject to more stringent screening are travelers from Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Yemen.
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