Obama administration security lapses: incompetence or willful ignorance?

Once again, Secretary Janet Napolitano's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is under scrutiny in the wake of the failed terrorist bombing attempt on Northwest Airlines flight 253. Apparently, DHS had plenty of opportunities to prevent this attack and chose instead to do nothing. http://www.examiner.com/x-25466-DC-Independent-Examiner~y2009m12d27-Obama-administration-security-lapses-incompetence-or-willful-ignorance [4]