what the intelligence is behind that claim, but certainly, it does appear to be in step with u.s. intelligence. the prime minister is now in another emergency meeting. likely, he s discussing how to get all of those british stranded tourist back from sharm el sheikh to the u.s. that could start as early as tomorrow. clarissa, thank you very much. this is setting up as a simple crime analysis, you have means, motive and opportunity. it s a simple analysis here. let s bring in ambassador thomas pickerling, former ambassador to israel and jordan. and michael weis, go author of isis inside the army of terror. let s start with you, ambassador, motive, for isis to start a russian plane would be? is the most obvious would be syria.
get a bomb on the plane. when you think about all of the security at our airports, what good does it do me taking off my shoes and belt, yet, we have a giant gap in the cargo bay? meaning, you have people that have clearance to get thing on and off the plane. that s a huge vulnerability, is it not? exact list, michaela, and that s a vulnerability around the world, including in the united states. we have so many loopholes. for example, we let trusted cargo carriers, load carriers and cargo on without the full security. we allow people report to work at the airport. we make the pilots and flight attendants go through security and yet we let people who work there completely report to work without scrutiny. after 9/11, i started saying it, others, too. every person, every time, that s how you guarantee that you have security, but we ve carved out too many loopholes as does the
i would say also important to remember, sinai is still very far from the hub of isis leadership, while militants have pledged to isis, it does not mean that they re necessarily coordinating attacks together. u.s. intelligence officials still examining all angles of this disaster. of pentagon correspondent barbara starr has more. good morning, to under score what clarissa said, u.s. officials very cautious, saying nothing is definitive. but this is a direction that they re looking at heavily. and a u.s. official telling cnn, and a quote directly, saying, quote, there is a definite feeling it was an explosive device la device plants in lug avenue or somewhere on the plane. why are they saying this? they have reason to believe,
call now likely that a bomb brought down the plane. likely that isis is behind it. would be the most significant terror attack since 9/11. this certainly raises concerns. very significant. marco rubio has a disaster on
bomb on that russian jet that crashed in the sinai peninsula. there s speculation it could have been an inside. mary schiavo joins us, department of transportation. so much changes overnight in the past 24 hour, mary. this morning, we learned that the russian officials had essentially granted the entire fleet of a-321s, while they run some additional safety checks. they re looking at the plane. they re looking at technical, which is a far cry from what they were saying just days ago. while everyone else, based on uk and american intelligence is saying it s looking likely that this could have been a bomb. this is a major disconnect. well, it could be a major disconnect or could just be sensible. at this point, we don t have evidence of whether it s evidence of a bomb or mechanical failure or exactly what occurred here. i think that the fleet should be