A car bomb explosion at the United Nation’s offices in the capital city of Abuja, Nigeria has killed at least 10 people and demolished an entire wing of the edifice. According to witnesses, a sedan barreled through the building’s surrounding gates before the blast occurred sometime before 11 a.m. local time. Various people at the scene reported that it “felt like” the blast came from the basement, killing all those in that part of the building.

Britain’s Sky News reports that, while the motivation behind the bombing is still unknown, Nigeria had previously experienced another bombing earlier this summer.

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President Obama stepped away from his Christmas vacation in Hawaii to hold a short press conference in order to address Friday’s averted terrorist attack aboard Northwest Flight 253 as well as the escalating conflict in Iran. The President appeared without tie, or teleprompter, to reassure the nation that “we will not rest until we find all who were involved and hold them accountable” and that “the American people should be assured that we are doing everything in our power to you keep you and your family safe and secure during this busy holiday season.”

This holiday weekend featured news of not just one, but two potential terror attacks. Had this happened during the Bush Administration, we would have had a steady diet of Tom Ridge and color-coded terror alert system bars. Under President Obama — we finally see him speak three days after news broke. Were we better off with or without the color bars (and all that came with it?) Or put another way, should we be freaking out right now or not?

It’s a good week to hate on the TSA. After thanking God that would-be terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab failed in his attempt to blow up Northwest Fligth 253 on Christmas Day, the focus has shifted to the colossal, multiple failures of the system on that day (Flying even though he was on a watch list? [...]