Story from UPI. (H/T ECM)

Excerpt:

The father of Nigerian terrorism suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab says he contacted the U.S. Embassy months ago warning of his son’s radicalism.

Alhaji Umaru Mutallab received a text from his son implying he was leaving school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, “for the course of Islam,” a family source told CNN Saturday.

Abdulmutallab had studied engineering for three years at University College London. Mutallab lost contact with his son after Abdulmutallab left London for Dubai in November 2008, CNN said. The son reportedly disowned his family members and moved on to Yemen.

First, notice how poverty doesn’t cause terrorism. Evil causes terrorism. Second, I think we need to expect more from our government. Their first duty is to keep us safe. We certainly pay them enough.