AP source: US knew of terror suspect

By GottaLaff

AP – This picture provided by J.P. Karas shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving …

I just heard this on the Tee Vee Machine, too, along with hours upon hours of meaningless speculation:

An official briefed on the attack on a Detroit airliner says the U.S. has known for at least two years that the suspect in the attack could have terrorist ties.

The official tells The Associated Press that the suspect, Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, has been on a list that includes people with known or suspected contact or ties to a terrorist or terrorist organization.

So the questions they're asking are: If they did know about him, why didn't he show up on the list? If he didn't show up on the list, why not?

Whatever the answers are, we do know this: It's all Obama's fault. No matter what. His fault. Impeach now. (sarcasm)

UPDATE: Per CNN just now, although he was on a list, there was no specific information to red flag him. The information was too general.