Oh, mallcontent...I see how you make your mistake here. The new laws in effect for last Christmas Day's terror attack for the underwear bomber's flight qualify as such because his plane was on final approach to the Detroit airport. The US controlled airport there had authority over the flight.
The shoe bomber was hours away from Miami over the Atlantic when he pulled his cowardly crap. I'm sorry for your confusion. You see, the Bush admin changed those laws to make prosecution easier, give proper jurisdiction, and to make us safer.
