Excitement today as the foiling of a plot on the scale of 9/11 is announced. News reports said terrorists planned to bring down 10 airplanes in flight between England and the United States using bombs. British officials gave few specifics, but reported the terrorists were days away from a "test run", to be followed days later with the actual attacks. The announcement came two days after the first major vote leading up to the mid-term elections, where voters unseated Democrat Joe Lieberman, a supporter of the Bush war effort in Iraq.
No mention whether the group had obtained materials required to make the bombs, or had made reservations for the supposed flights.
Follow-up:
Time Magazine reported initial claims of a pending attack within days was inaccurate. No airline tickets had been purchased. Several of those arrested didn't even have passports. Sources said the Bush Administration pressured the British to make the arrests when they did, following the Lieberman primary loss, strictly for political purposes.
Another Follow-up:
The apparent ringleader was released after footage was released of him working in the family grocery store two days before the supposed test run. Turns out the guy simply works in a grocery store...
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