Nigerian bomber's dad warned US
US government officials said the Nigerian man charged with trying to destroy a jetliner came to the attention of U.S. intelligence in November when his father went to the US embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, to express his concerns about his son.
A congressional official said Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian, popped up in U.S. intelligence reports about four weeks ago as having a connection to both al-Qaeda and Yemen.
Another government official said Abdulmutallab's father went to the embassy in Abuja with his concerns, but did not have any specific information that would put him on the "no-fly list" or on the list for additional security checks at the airport.
Neither was the information sufficient to revoke his visa to visit the United States. His visa had been granted June 2008 and was valid through June 2010. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because neither was authorized to speak to the media.
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He probably got his visa the same day in June 2008 I got my own two-year visa. We probably stood on line same day. The guy has really offended many of us Nigerians who travel. I can't believe a crazy guy could be brainwashed as to blow himself up with others in the name of religion so as to have many virgins at his disposal in heaven. He is crazy.
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