Certainly, Secretary Napolitano claimed “the system worked” after the foiled “underwear bomber” attempt on Christmas 2009, but

a. the bomber was caught by alert passengers, not the DHS.
b. the bomb was a dud, anyway, and would not have caused any damage.
c. he was stopped by the TSA, an agency proven to be very inefficient, so reforms are still necessary.
d. most of the media outlets said it was a fluke and anecdotal evidence to “prove” a point.


a. the bomber was caught by alert passengers, not the DHS.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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a. justifiable b. intelligence c. unlawful d. warfare

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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