[diamondjoe]

As with so many things, we may never know whether or not DHS actually foiled a plot, or if they simply over-reacted. The true story won't be known for 50 years or so, when we'll start hearing about all the scary plots that were thwarted back in the early part of this century.

[flying Elvis]

The warnings combined with the attempted assasination of Musharrif of Pakistan are straight out of the AQ playbook for a big operation. I believe we foiled a big one this time around. If this all turns out to be for real, then it was a significant strategic mistake by AQ to use the French to get to us, after all the frogs are their closest allies in Europe.