Fire This Dangerous Idiot Immediately

From Politico [emphasis added]:

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday that the thwarting of the attempt to blow up an Amsterdam-Detroit airline flight Christmas Day demonstrated that "the system worked."

No Janet. The terrorist boarded a plane with an improvised explosive device that went undetected. The only reason airplane debris and bodies didn't rain down upon Detroit is that the detonator failed to function correctly.

And Mutallab's own father reported him to US and British authorities, who apparently took no effective action.