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Posted on May 5, 2010 | tags

 
 

U.S.: Oops: The U.S. closes a loophole in its no-fly list

  • 24
    hours
    the size of the
    intervals
    airlines used
    to re-check no-fly lists
    before today
  • yes
    sir
    Times Square suspect Faisal Shahzad managed to board a plane before the list was updated
  • two
    hours
    the size of the new intervals to check for individuals with “special circumstances” source
  • » Our take: Why aren’t they using a high-security equivalent to Twitter to do something like this? Why isn’t it updated to the minute? It seems silly that it’s not.